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  • SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INC Profile

    Sirius Satellite Radio will be your faithful companion from sea to shining sea. The company operates a satellite radio system serving more than 8.5 million subscribers with about 70 channels of commercial-free CD-quality music and 60 channels of news, sports, and talk shows. It also offers sports content from the National Football League and NASCAR, as well as specialty channels featuring shock-jock Howard Stern and home entertaining guru Martha Stewart. Sirius has alliances with several carmakers, including AUDI, BMW, and Ford, as well as with retailers Best Buy, Sears, and others. In 2007 Sirius agreed to acquire rival XM Satellite Radio.
    Mel Karmazin
    CEO
    1221 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Fl.

    New York, NY 10020

    http://www.sirius.com

    Phone: 212-584-5100

    Fax: 212-584-5200
    Sector: Services Industry: Media
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $922,100,000 44.7% $-565,300,000 973
  • Key Executives: SIRI

    Name Title Officer Since
    Mel Karmazin CEO 11/1/04
    David J. Frear CFO -
    Adrienne E. Calderone Chief Accounting Officer -
    Patrick L. Donnelly General Counsel -
    Leon D. Black Director 6/1/01
    James F. Mooney Director 7/1/03
    James P. Holden Director 8/1/01
    Lawrence F. Gilberti Director 9/1/93
  • Top Competitors: SIRI

  • Insider Trends: SIRI

    Sentiment for SIRI is NEGATIVE

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    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: SIRI

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    05/16/08 DONNELLY PATRICK L 45,573 Sale $123,958.56
    03/25/08 CLAYTON JOSEPH PAUL 25,000 Stock Gift $0.00
    03/14/08 FREAR DAVID J 110,351 Planned Sale $301,258.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : SIRI

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 359.00
     
    Mutual Fund 310.00
    Other Major 16.00
  • Short Interest Volume: SIRI

    Data as of 6/25/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 301.99 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 3.40
    Float 1.42 B
    Short Interest as % of Float 10.90
    Average Daily Volume 34.64 M
    Outstanding Shares 1.50 B