** Shares of satellite-radio co SiriusXM SIRI.O up 3.6%
premarket at $25.82 as Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
BRKa.N increases stake
** SIRI could rise for 6th straight session on Mon, if gains
hold
** Berkshire bought ~3.6 mln shares from Weds-Fri last week,
bringing total holdings to ~108.7 mln shares, per SEC filing
late Fri
** Buffett now holds ~32% of the 339.1 mln SIRI shares
outstanding
** On Sept 10, SiriusXM began trading as an independent
public co after completing split-off and merger transaction with
billionaire John Malone's Liberty Media
** SIRI, which ended 2023 at $54.70, hit 2024 intraday low
of $22.18 last Mon
** 13 Wall Street analysts cover SIRI and recommendation
breakdown is 3 "strong buy", 2 "buy", 3 "hold", 4 "sell" and 1
"strong sell" with median PT of $28, LSEG data shows
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
((lance.tupper@thomsonreuters.com
lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))