Sen. John W. Hickenlooper Sells Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) Stock

Senator John W. Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) recently sold shares of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. NASDAQ: SIRI. In a filing disclosed on May 26th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $50,001 and $100,000 in Sirius XM stock on April 25th.

Senator John W. Hickenlooper also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $250,001 - $500,000 in shares of Liberty Broadband NASDAQ: LBRDK on 5/9/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Formula One Group NASDAQ: FWONK on 5/9/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Liberty Broadband NASDAQ: LBRDK on 5/9/2025.
• Sold $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Liberty Broadband NASDAQ: LBRDK on 5/9/2025.
• Sold $250,001 - $500,000 in shares of Formula One Group NASDAQ: FWONK on 5/9/2025.
• Sold $250,001 - $500,000 in shares of Liberty Broadband NASDAQ: LBRDK on 5/9/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Formula One Group NASDAQ: FWONK on 5/9/2025.
• Sold $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Formula One Group NASDAQ: FWONK on 3/18/2025.

Sirius XM Price Performance

Shares of SIRI stock remained flat at $22.39 during trading hours on Thursday. The stock had a trading volume of 2,029,015 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,143,069. Sirius XM Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $18.69 and a one year high of $41.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.90. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $21.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $23.26.

Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by ($0.11). Sirius XM had a positive return on equity of 13.44% and a negative net margin of 24.03%. The firm had revenue of $2.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.09 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.07 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Sirius XM Holdings Inc. will post 3.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sirius XM Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 9th were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.82%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 9th. Sirius XM's payout ratio is -16.56%.

Insider Transactions at Sirius XM

In related news, Director Kristina Salen sold 1,651 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.27, for a total value of $36,767.77. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 15,471 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $344,539.17. This represents a 9.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 3.32% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on SIRI. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Sirius XM from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Guggenheim cut their price target on Sirius XM from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price target on Sirius XM from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $28.00 price target on shares of Sirius XM in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sirius XM currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $26.65.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sirius XM

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SIRI. Berkshire Hathaway Inc grew its position in shares of Sirius XM by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc now owns 117,468,573 shares of the company's stock worth $2,678,283,000 after buying an additional 12,313,544 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Sirius XM by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,914,785 shares of the company's stock worth $89,284,000 after buying an additional 154,765 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Sirius XM by 661.3% during the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,577,176 shares of the company's stock valued at $80,630,000 after purchasing an additional 3,107,313 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its holdings in Sirius XM by 41.5% in the 1st quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 3,197,800 shares of the company's stock worth $72,094,000 after buying an additional 937,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sirius XM by 42.0% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,345,364 shares of the company's stock valued at $52,876,000 after purchasing an additional 693,473 shares during the last quarter. 10.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Senator Hickenlooper

John Hickenlooper (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Colorado. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Hickenlooper (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Colorado. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Hickenlooper also ran for election for President of the United States. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic convention on August 18, 2020. Hickenlooper was the 42nd governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019. He was prevented by term limits from seeking re-election in 2018. On March 4, 2019, Hickenlooper announced that he was running for president of the United States. On August 15, 2019, Hickenlooper suspended his presidential campaign. Hickenlooper previously served as mayor of Denver from 2003 to 2011, during which time the city hosted the 2008 Democratic National Convention. John Hickenlooper was born in Narberth, Pennsylvania. Hickenlooper earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in geology from Wesleyan University in 1974 and 1980, respectively. His career experience includes working with Buckhorn Petroleum and founding a brewpub.

About Sirius XM

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.