Sen. John W. Hickenlooper Sells Off Shares of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI)

Senator John W. Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) recently sold shares of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. NASDAQ: SIRI. In a filing disclosed on May 26th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $50,001 and $100,000 in Sirius XM stock on April 25th.

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Senator John W. Hickenlooper also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $250,001 - $500,000 in shares of Liberty Broadband NASDAQ: LBRDK on 5/9/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Formula One Group NASDAQ: FWONK on 5/9/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Liberty Broadband NASDAQ: LBRDK on 5/9/2025.
• Sold $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Liberty Broadband NASDAQ: LBRDK on 5/9/2025.
• Sold $250,001 - $500,000 in shares of Formula One Group NASDAQ: FWONK on 5/9/2025.
• Sold $250,001 - $500,000 in shares of Liberty Broadband NASDAQ: LBRDK on 5/9/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Formula One Group NASDAQ: FWONK on 5/9/2025.
• Sold $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Formula One Group NASDAQ: FWONK on 3/18/2025.

Sirius XM Stock Performance

Sirius XM stock opened at $22.26 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The company has a market capitalization of $7.52 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.47, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.90. The stock's 50 day moving average is $21.49 and its 200 day moving average is $23.27. Sirius XM Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $18.69 and a twelve month high of $41.60.

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Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $2.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.09 billion. Sirius XM had a positive return on equity of 13.44% and a negative net margin of 24.03%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.07 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Sirius XM Holdings Inc. will post 3.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sirius XM Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Investors of record on Friday, May 9th will be paid a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 9th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.85%. Sirius XM's payout ratio is currently -16.56%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sirius XM

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A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Sirius XM by 36.7% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,836 shares of the company's stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 493 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in shares of Sirius XM by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 16,273 shares of the company's stock worth $367,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in Sirius XM by 11.1% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 925,313 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,861,000 after purchasing an additional 92,111 shares in the last quarter. Everstar Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Sirius XM during the first quarter valued at $248,000. Finally, Gotham Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Sirius XM by 50.1% during the first quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 664,530 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,982,000 after purchasing an additional 221,851 shares during the period. 10.69% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SIRI has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Guggenheim cut their target price on Sirius XM from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Rosenblatt Securities cut their target price on Sirius XM from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $28.00 target price on shares of Sirius XM in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Sirius XM from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Sirius XM currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $26.65.

Check Out Our Latest Report on SIRI

About Senator Hickenlooper

John Hickenlooper (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Colorado. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Hickenlooper (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Colorado. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Hickenlooper also ran for election for President of the United States. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic convention on August 18, 2020. Hickenlooper was the 42nd governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019. He was prevented by term limits from seeking re-election in 2018. On March 4, 2019, Hickenlooper announced that he was running for president of the United States. On August 15, 2019, Hickenlooper suspended his presidential campaign. Hickenlooper previously served as mayor of Denver from 2003 to 2011, during which time the city hosted the 2008 Democratic National Convention. John Hickenlooper was born in Narberth, Pennsylvania. Hickenlooper earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in geology from Wesleyan University in 1974 and 1980, respectively. His career experience includes working with Buckhorn Petroleum and founding a brewpub.

Sirius XM Company Profile

Sirius XM Holdings Inc operates as an audio entertainment company in North America. It operates in two segments, Sirius XM, and Pandora and Off-platform. The company's Sirius XM segment provides music, sports, entertainment, comedy, talk, news, traffic and weather channels, and other content, as well as podcast and infotainment services on subscription fee basis; and live, curated, and exclusive and on demand programming services through satellite radio systems and streamed through applications for mobile and home devices, and other consumer electronic equipment.

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