SIRI vs. AAPL, BRK.A, BRK.B, SPOT, LBTYA, AMCX, CMCSA, CHTR, FOXA, and FOX
Should you be buying Sirius XM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sirius XM include Apple (AAPL), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Spotify Technology (SPOT), Liberty Global (LBTYA), AMC Networks (AMCX), Comcast (CMCSA), Charter Communications (CHTR), FOX (FOXA), and FOX (FOX).
Sirius XM vs. Its Competitors
Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.
Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Sirius XM's net margin of -26.41%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Sirius XM's return on equity.
Sirius XM currently has a consensus price target of $24.89, suggesting a potential upside of 16.41%. Apple has a consensus price target of $248.29, suggesting a potential downside of 1.58%. Given Sirius XM's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sirius XM is more favorable than Apple.
10.7% of Sirius XM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Sirius XM shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Sirius XM has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Apple had 220 more articles in the media than Sirius XM. MarketBeat recorded 236 mentions for Apple and 16 mentions for Sirius XM. Apple's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Sirius XM's score of 0.67 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Sirius XM. Sirius XM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sirius XM pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Sirius XM pays out -16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sirius XM has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Sirius XM is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Apple beats Sirius XM on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SIRI) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff