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Sirius XM (SIRI) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Facts

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In the latest trading session, Sirius XM (SIRI - Free Report) closed at $21.78, marking a +1.62% move from the previous day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.65%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.48%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.82%.

The stock of satellite radio company has fallen by 2.94% in the past month, lagging the Consumer Discretionary sector's gain of 2.38% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.15%.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Sirius XM in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on February 5, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.77, marking a 7.23% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $2.18 billion, down 0.58% from the year-ago period.

SIRI's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $2.77 per share and revenue of $8.54 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +55.62% and 0%, respectively.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Sirius XM. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.

Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.49% upward. Sirius XM is currently a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Sirius XM has a Forward P/E ratio of 6.95 right now. This represents a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 11.69.

Also, we should mention that SIRI has a PEG ratio of 0.29. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Broadcast Radio and Television industry held an average PEG ratio of 0.72.

The Broadcast Radio and Television industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 110, finds itself in the top 45% echelons of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.


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