Buckingham Research Boosts Sirius XM (SIRI) Price Target to $7.00

Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) had its target price upped by research analysts at Buckingham Research from $6.50 to $7.00 in a report issued on Friday. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Buckingham Research’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 14.57% from the company’s previous close.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on SIRI. Barclays boosted their target price on Sirius XM from $4.50 to $5.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Zacks Investment Research lowered Sirius XM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. BidaskClub upgraded Sirius XM from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Bank of America set a $7.00 target price on Sirius XM and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 12th. Finally, Piper Jaffray Companies set a $7.00 target price on Sirius XM and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $6.05.

Shares of Sirius XM (SIRI) remained flat at $$6.11 during trading on Friday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 20,630,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,350,000. The firm has a market capitalization of $27,450.00, a P/E ratio of 43.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.17. Sirius XM has a twelve month low of $4.67 and a twelve month high of $6.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -4.42, a current ratio of 0.17 and a quick ratio of 0.18.

Sirius XM declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, January 23rd that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

In related news, CEO James E. Meyer sold 172,704 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.68, for a total transaction of $980,958.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,377,085 shares in the company, valued at $19,181,842.80. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Patrick L. Donnelly sold 1,374,479 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.70, for a total value of $7,834,530.30. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 227,430 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,296,351. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.06% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Macquarie Group Ltd. grew its position in Sirius XM by 476.2% during the second quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. now owns 18,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,000 after buying an additional 15,200 shares in the last quarter. Colony Group LLC purchased a new position in Sirius XM during the second quarter worth about $102,000. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its position in Sirius XM by 9.7% during the second quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 20,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,000 after buying an additional 1,799 shares in the last quarter. Kalos Management Inc. purchased a new position in Sirius XM during the third quarter worth about $114,000. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Sirius XM during the fourth quarter worth about $113,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 19.62% of the company’s stock.

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Sirius XM Company Profile

Sirius XM Radio Inc broadcasts its music, sports, entertainment, comedy, talk, news, traffic and weather channels in the United States on a subscription fee basis through its two satellite radio systems. Subscribers can also receive certain of its music and other channels over the Internet, including through applications for mobile devices.

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