Q1 Earnings Estimate for Sirius XM Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has increased its Q1 2026 EPS estimate for Sirius XM from $0.67 to $0.68, anticipating an eventual full-year earnings of $3.20 per share.
• Sirius XM recently posted quarterly earnings of $0.57 per share, falling short of expectations by $0.22, with a negative net margin of 26.41%.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, reflecting an annual yield of 4.6%, with a payout ratio reported at -16.00%.

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Sirius XM in a research note issued on Wednesday, September 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.68 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.67. The consensus estimate for Sirius XM's current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Sirius XM's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS.

Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.22). Sirius XM had a negative net margin of 26.41% and a positive return on equity of 3.73%. The company had revenue of $2.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.80 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Sirius XM has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on SIRI. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on shares of Sirius XM from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Sirius XM from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 1st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Sirius XM from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Sirius XM from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $28.00 target price on shares of Sirius XM in a report on Friday, August 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $26.18.

Sirius XM Price Performance

NASDAQ:SIRI traded up $0.48 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $24.06. 3,678,042 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,440,967. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.41. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $23.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.44. Sirius XM has a 1 year low of $18.69 and a 1 year high of $29.18. The company has a market cap of $8.10 billion, a PE ratio of -3.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 0.95.

Sirius XM Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 8th were issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 8th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. Sirius XM's payout ratio is -16.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sirius XM

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SIRI. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sirius XM in the fourth quarter worth approximately $622,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in shares of Sirius XM by 55.5% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,842 shares of the company's stock worth $88,000 after acquiring an additional 1,371 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of Sirius XM by 94.9% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 26,925 shares of the company's stock worth $614,000 after acquiring an additional 13,112 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of Sirius XM by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,309,442 shares of the company's stock worth $29,855,000 after acquiring an additional 72,172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Comerica Bank boosted its position in shares of Sirius XM by 12.0% in the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 39,723 shares of the company's stock worth $906,000 after acquiring an additional 4,266 shares during the last quarter. 10.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sirius XM Company Profile

Sirius XM Holdings Inc operates as an audio entertainment company in North America. It operates in two segments, Sirius XM, and Pandora and Off-platform. The company's Sirius XM segment provides music, sports, entertainment, comedy, talk, news, traffic and weather channels, and other content, as well as podcast and infotainment services on subscription fee basis; and live, curated, and exclusive and on demand programming services through satellite radio systems and streamed through applications for mobile and home devices, and other consumer electronic equipment.