SIRI vs. BRK.A, BRK.B, SPOT, LBTYA, AMCX, CMCSA, CHTR, FOXA, FOX, and ROKU
Should you be buying Sirius XM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sirius XM include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Spotify Technology (SPOT), Liberty Global (LBTYA), AMC Networks (AMCX), Comcast (CMCSA), Charter Communications (CHTR), FOX (FOXA), FOX (FOX), and Roku (ROKU).
Sirius XM vs. Its Competitors
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) and Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
Berkshire Hathaway has a net margin of 17.00% compared to Sirius XM's net margin of -26.41%. Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity of 6.96% beat Sirius XM's return on equity.
Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sirius XM has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than Sirius XM. Sirius XM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Berkshire Hathaway, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sirius XM has a consensus target price of $26.70, suggesting a potential upside of 14.74%. Given Sirius XM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sirius XM is more favorable than Berkshire Hathaway.
23.0% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Sirius XM shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Sirius XM shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 19 more articles in the media than Sirius XM. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 12 mentions for Sirius XM. Berkshire Hathaway's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Sirius XM's score of 0.48 indicating that Berkshire Hathaway is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Berkshire Hathaway beats Sirius XM on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:SIRI) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
