SIRI vs. LBTYA, AMCX, CMCSA, CHTR, IHRT, TSQ, SGA, UONE, UONEK, and CMLS
Should you be buying Sirius XM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sirius XM include Liberty Global (LBTYA), AMC Networks (AMCX), Comcast (CMCSA), Charter Communications (CHTR), iHeartMedia (IHRT), Townsquare Media (TSQ), Saga Communications (SGA), Urban One (UONE), Urban One (UONEK), and Cumulus Media (CMLS).
Sirius XM vs.
Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) and Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking.
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 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Sirius XM has a net margin of -23.02% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -54.02%. Sirius XM's return on equity of 68.38% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.
Liberty Global currently has a consensus target price of $18.13, suggesting a potential upside of 52.57%. Sirius XM has a consensus target price of $27.42, suggesting a potential upside of 24.88%. Given Liberty Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than Sirius XM.
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 is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Sirius XM had 25 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Sirius XM and 8 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Sirius XM's score of 0.55 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Sirius XM received 117 more outperform votes than Liberty Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.34% of users gave Liberty Global an outperform vote while only 59.74% of users gave Sirius XM an outperform vote.
Summary
Sirius XM beats Liberty Global on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SIRI) was last updated on 1/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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