Filed under: Earnings reports, XM Satellite Radio (XMSR), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI)
Add Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) to the list of stocks Wall Street thinks are undervalued. You heard that right.
If anyone wants to take the advice of these analysts, I have a bridge in Brooklyn I would like to sell you. Sirius, which reports earnings next week, is expected to lose 7 cents per share, down from 11 cents a year earlier, according to Thomson Financial. Revenue is due to rise more than 33% to $272.3 million. Their average price target is $3.86, higher than the $2.80 where the stock currently trades. The high target is a whopping $8.
I am still not convinced this is a good stock. Even if the XM Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: XMSR) merger happens, I don’t see the company’s prospects improving.
First of all, people aren’t buying cars of any sort including those that come with satellite radio pre-installed. Moreover, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a device called the iPod. Perhaps you have heard of it.
“Now that many new cars offer input jacks to broadcast media player content through car stereo systems, won’t that compete with the commercial-free digital music that makes satellite radio so appealing?” asks Rick Aristotle Munarriz of the Motley Fool.
Good point. Keep in mind that I am a satellite radio subscriber. In fact, I am listening to Howard 100 over the Internet right now. I also like my iPod. I find Howard Stern as amusing as most people and enjoy the commercial-free music such as the Grateful Dead Channel. But I am not sure whether I am going to need both devices in the future.
Until its future is cleared up, investors should avoid satellite radio even if they are fans of Howard.
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