Sirius XM Holdings Inc. $SIRI Stock Holdings Trimmed by Maverick Capital Ltd.

Maverick Capital Ltd. lessened its position in shares of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) by 87.3% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 31,602 shares of the company’s stock after selling 216,989 shares during the quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd.’s holdings in Sirius XM were worth $729,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Sirius XM by 262.1% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,301,181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,426,000 after acquiring an additional 4,560,821 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Sirius XM by 165.2% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,191,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,327,000 after purchasing an additional 3,233,922 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Sirius XM in the fourth quarter worth $57,124,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in Sirius XM by 858.4% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 2,076,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,726,000 after purchasing an additional 1,859,872 shares during the period. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Sirius XM during the fourth quarter valued at $34,548,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.69% of the company’s stock.

Key Sirius XM News

Here are the key news stories impacting Sirius XM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed its Buy rating and set a $45 price target, implying substantial potential upside. The bullish view adds support to the recent rally. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded Sirius XM from Underweight to Equal Weight and raised its price target from $18 to $30. The firm said it had previously missed a major revaluation of Sirius XM’s spectrum, increasing its estimated value from approximately $1 billion to $5 billion. This was the key catalyst behind the recent share-price strength. Sirius XM Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street estimates for Sirius XM’s second quarter, ended June 2026, are being reviewed ahead of results. Analysts are focusing on operating metrics beyond revenue and earnings, but the article does not provide actual results or a clear estimate revision, making this more of a watch item than a current catalyst. Curious about Sirius XM Q2 Performance
• Neutral Sentiment: The broader analyst consensus is approximately Hold, indicating that optimism about the spectrum asset is offset by concerns about Sirius XM’s mature subscription business and limited growth profile. Sirius XM Receives Average Hold Recommendation
• Negative Sentiment: Although Wells Fargo’s upgrade reduced bearish pressure, its $30 price target is below the stock’s recent trading level. That valuation gap could limit near-term upside unless the company’s second-quarter results or additional analyst actions provide stronger support.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Citigroup reissued a “sell” rating and set a $22.00 target price (up from $19.00) on shares of Sirius XM in a report on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Sirius XM from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Sirius XM from $24.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating on shares of Sirius XM in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $30.00 target price on Sirius XM and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $29.09.

Sirius XM Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SIRI opened at $31.68 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.44 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.66 billion, a PE ratio of 13.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 0.95. Sirius XM Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $19.76 and a 1-year high of $31.78. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $29.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.15.

Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.07 billion. Sirius XM had a net margin of 9.86% and a return on equity of 9.19%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.59 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Sirius XM Holdings Inc. will post 3.1 EPS for the current year.

Sirius XM Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Investors of record on Monday, August 10th will be given a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 10th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. Sirius XM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 45.57%.

Insider Transactions at Sirius XM

In other Sirius XM news, insider Scott Andrew Greenstein sold 20,744 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.83, for a total transaction of $618,793.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 20,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $601,462.29. The trade was a 50.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 3.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Sirius XM Profile

Sirius XM Holdings Inc is a leading audio entertainment company specializing in subscription-based satellite and streaming radio services. Formed in 2008 through the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the company delivers a broad range of programming across music, sports, news, talk and comedy channels. Sirius XM’s offerings include exclusive live sports play-by-play, artist-curated music channels, news coverage from major networks and original talk and entertainment series.

Headquartered in New York City, Sirius XM serves listeners throughout the United States and Canada, reaching tens of millions of subscribers.