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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	$7.49B	0.63	-$4.05B	-$10.15	-1.31
Sirius XM	$8.95B	0.96	$1.26B	-$6.34	-3.98

Does the media favor LBTYA or SIRI?

In the previous week, Sirius XM had 2 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Sirius XM and 9 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Sirius XM's score of 0.24 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sirius XM	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is LBTYA or SIRI more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Global	-54.02%	-22.30%	-10.03%
Sirius XM	-23.02%	68.38%	4.33%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LBTYA or SIRI?

Sirius XM received 116 more outperform votes than Liberty Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.55% of users gave Liberty Global an outperform vote while only 59.97% of users gave Sirius XM an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Liberty Global	Outperform Votes 606 70.55%	Underperform Votes 253 29.45%
Sirius XM	Outperform Votes 722 59.97%	Underperform Votes 482 40.03%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LBTYA or SIRI?

37.2% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Sirius XM shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Sirius XM shares are held by 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, LBTYA or SIRI?

Liberty Global has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sirius XM has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LBTYA or SIRI?

Liberty Global currently has a consensus target price of $22.90, suggesting a potential upside of 72.57%. Sirius XM has a consensus target price of $28.96, suggesting a potential upside of 14.88%. Given Liberty Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than Sirius XM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Global	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Sirius XM	5 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93

Summary

Sirius XM beats Liberty Global on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.