Sirius XM (SIRI) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LBTYA or SIRI?

Sirius XM received 121 more outperform votes than Liberty Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.37% of users gave Liberty Global an outperform vote while only 59.75% of users gave Sirius XM an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Liberty Global	Outperform Votes 608 70.37%	Underperform Votes 256 29.63%
Sirius XM	Outperform Votes 729 59.75%	Underperform Votes 491 40.25%

Which has better earnings and valuation, LBTYA or SIRI?

Sirius XM has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Global. Sirius XM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Global, 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
Liberty Global	$4.34B	0.77	-$4.05B	$4.19	2.29
Sirius XM	$8.90B	0.78	-$1.67B	-$6.41	-3.19

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

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

Is LBTYA or SIRI more profitable?

Liberty Global has a net margin of 23.09% compared to Sirius XM's net margin of -24.03%. Sirius XM's return on equity of 13.44% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Global	23.09%	9.83%	4.49%
Sirius XM	-24.03%	13.44%	3.03%

Which has more volatility & risk, LBTYA or SIRI?

Liberty Global has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sirius XM has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to LBTYA or SIRI?

In the previous week, Sirius XM had 35 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Sirius XM and 11 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Sirius XM's score of 0.46 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sirius XM	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer LBTYA or SIRI?

Liberty Global presently has a consensus price target of $17.43, suggesting a potential upside of 81.45%. Sirius XM has a consensus price target of $26.65, suggesting a potential upside of 30.24%. Given Liberty Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than Sirius XM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Global	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Sirius XM	5 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07

Summary

Liberty Global beats Sirius XM on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.