iHeartMedia vs Sirius XM
IHRT and SIRI side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IHRT and SIRI compare
Sirius XM is the larger company, worth 34 times as much as iHeartMedia ($9.8B against $285M).
iHeartMedia grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.1% versus 0.51% for Sirius XM).
Sirius XM keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.5% compared with −7.2% at iHeartMedia.
Sirius XM pays a dividend yielding 3.7%; iHeartMedia does not pay one.
Sirius XM scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 5 for iHeartMedia), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | IHRT | SIRI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $285M | $9.8B |
| Share price | $1.84 | $29.01 |
| Change, 1 year | −39.1% | 37.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −90.9% | −54.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.57 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 9,550 | 5,119 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 11.9× |
| P/S | 0.1× (better) | 1.1× |
| P/B | – | 0.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.0× | 8.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 7.9× | 6.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | 12.7% | 16.2% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $43.39 |
| Margin of safety | – | 33.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.1% (better) | 0.51% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% (better) | 1.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −9.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −14.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 45.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 52.9% |
| Operating margin | 0.16% | 19.0% (better) |
| Net margin | −7.2% | 10.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.91% | 18.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 7.6% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 5.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.77 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 14.16 | 4.28 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.7× |
| Current ratio | 1.41 (better) | 0.32 |
| Altman Z-score | −0.50 | 1.42 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.7% |
| Buyback yield | – | 1.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 4.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 64.3% | 85.5% |
| Held by insiders | 10.9% | 7.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $154K (better) | −$1.3M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 12.1% |
Go deeper
- IHRT stock overview
- IHRT income statement
- IHRT valuation and score
- SIRI stock overview
- SIRI income statement
- SIRI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.