Sirius XM (SIRI) Competitors $21.67 +0.31 (+1.45%) Closing price 04/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.62 -0.05 (-0.21%) As of 04/25/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SIRI vs. LBTYA, AMCX, CMCSA, CHTR, TME, IHRT, TSQ, SGA, UONE, and SALMShould 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), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), iHeartMedia (IHRT), Townsquare Media (TSQ), Saga Communications (SGA), Urban One (UONE), and Salem Media Group (SALM). Sirius XM vs. Liberty Global AMC Networks Comcast Charter Communications Tencent Music Entertainment Group iHeartMedia Townsquare Media Saga Communications Urban One Salem Media Group Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SIRI or LBTYA? 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 59.80% of users gave Sirius XM an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSirius XMOutperform Votes72959.80% Underperform Votes49040.20% Liberty GlobalOutperform Votes60870.37% Underperform Votes25629.63% Do analysts rate SIRI or LBTYA? Sirius XM currently has a consensus price target of $26.81, indicating a potential upside of 23.71%. Liberty Global has a consensus price target of $17.43, indicating a potential upside of 60.19%. Given Liberty Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than Sirius XM.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sirius XM 5 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.07Liberty Global 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Is SIRI or LBTYA 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 Sirius XM-24.03% 13.44% 3.03% Liberty Global 23.09%9.83%4.49% Which has more volatility & risk, SIRI or LBTYA? Sirius XM has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SIRI or LBTYA? In the previous week, Sirius XM had 18 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Sirius XM and 11 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Sirius XM's score of 0.69 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sirius XM 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Liberty Global 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SIRI or LBTYA? 10.7% of Sirius XM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Sirius XM shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SIRI or LBTYA? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSirius XM$8.90B0.82-$1.67B-$6.41-3.38Liberty Global$4.34B0.87-$4.05B$4.192.60 SummaryLiberty Global beats Sirius XM on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sirius XM News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SIRI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart SIRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSirius XMRadio broadcasting stations IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.34B$11.29B$7.43B$7.80BDividend Yield5.32%6.76%3.50%4.30%P/E Ratio-3.3825.2016.1918.40Price / Sales0.820.807.39101.30Price / Cash6.9710.4616.4234.62Price / Book0.664.044.374.18Net Income-$1.67B-$137.08M$258.87M$247.71M7 Day Performance6.72%2.58%4.62%6.45%1 Month Performance-10.60%12.65%-5.15%-3.14%1 Year Performance-28.25%6.95%-3.57%5.40% Sirius XM Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SIRISirius XM3.6498 of 5 stars$21.67+1.5%$26.81+23.7%-28.2%$7.34B$8.90B-3.385,515Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionLBTYALiberty Global3.3104 of 5 stars$10.29-3.2%$17.43+69.4%-32.6%$3.59B$4.34B2.4610,100Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsAMCXAMC Networks2.1428 of 5 stars$6.00-1.6%$6.50+8.3%-42.3%$264.82M$2.42B-1.141,950Positive NewsCMCSAComcast4.9401 of 5 stars$33.36-1.9%$42.50+27.4%-10.5%$126.13B$123.73B8.04186,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCHTRCharter Communications3.9139 of 5 stars$320.73-5.4%$387.88+20.9%+44.2%$45.53B$55.09B9.17101,700Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpTMETencent Music Entertainment Group3.2808 of 5 stars$11.87-3.4%$15.00+26.4%+5.2%$20.37B$28.40B21.985,970News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpIHRTiHeartMedia1.9148 of 5 stars$0.99+1.2%$2.83+184.8%-51.4%$146.41M$3.85B-0.1511,000Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsTSQTownsquare Media4.4888 of 5 stars$6.61-4.6%$18.00+172.3%-44.9%$106.55M$450.98M-2.442,340Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageSGASaga Communications4.6694 of 5 stars$11.76+2.9%N/A-50.6%$75.76M$112.92M16.33570Positive NewsGap DownUONEUrban One1.2966 of 5 stars$1.35-0.4%N/A-29.6%$64.43M$449.67M-0.791,160News CoverageSALMSalem Media GroupN/A$1.11-14.6%N/A+360.2%$30.21M$261.57M-3.261,340 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LBTYA Alternatives AMCX Alternatives CMCSA Alternatives CHTR Alternatives TME Alternatives IHRT Alternatives TSQ Alternatives SGA Alternatives UONE Alternatives SALM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SIRI) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s tariffs just split the AI market in twoTrump’s tariff just split the AI market – among others – in two. 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