Sirius XM (SIRI) Competitors

Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SIRI or LBTYA?

Sirius XM received 115 more outperform votes than Liberty Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.54% of users gave Liberty Global an outperform vote while only 61.46% of users gave Sirius XM an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sirius XM	Outperform Votes 716 61.46%	Underperform Votes 449 38.54%
Liberty Global	Outperform Votes 601 70.54%	Underperform Votes 251 29.46%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SIRI or LBTYA?

10.7% of Sirius XM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Sirius XM shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SIRI or LBTYA more profitable?

Sirius XM has a net margin of 14.38% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -37.27%. Liberty Global's return on equity of -14.07% beat Sirius XM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sirius XM	14.38%	-47.17%	12.36%
Liberty Global	-37.27%	-14.07%	-6.66%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SIRI or LBTYA?

Sirius XM has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Global. Liberty Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sirius XM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sirius XM	$8.97B	1.10	$1.26B	$0.33	7.76
Liberty Global	$7.49B	0.90	-$4.05B	-$6.47	-2.80

Does the media favor SIRI or LBTYA?

In the previous week, Sirius XM had 5 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Sirius XM and 5 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Sirius XM's score of 0.79 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sirius XM	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Liberty Global	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, SIRI or LBTYA?

Sirius XM has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SIRI or LBTYA?

Sirius XM presently has a consensus price target of $4.33, suggesting a potential upside of 69.03%. Liberty Global has a consensus price target of $24.25, suggesting a potential upside of 34.05%. Given Sirius XM's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sirius XM is more favorable than Liberty Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sirius XM	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Liberty Global	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Summary

Sirius XM beats Liberty Global on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.