Better Buy: Sirius XM vs. Apple

There was a time -- a decade ago -- when penny stock traders speculating in Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI) talked up the potential of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) buying up the then-fledgling premium radio monopoly. Sirius XM had completed the long overdue combination of the country's two satellite radio providers in early 2008, but it was still losing money with big debt repayments around the corner. By early 2009, it seemed as if it was only a matter of time before it would file for bankruptcy, until a timely investment gave it just enough rope to pull itself up into being the consistently profitable media giant that it is today.

By the time Jim Cramer was talking up Apple buying Sirius XM on CNBC's Mad Money three years ago, it was Sirius XM and its well-rewarded investors who would likely balk at an exit strategy. Though Apple has been a monster investment over the past decade, Sirius XM has fared even better. Now, the two market darlings are going head-to-head in the premium radio market. There's a lot at stake here, but let's size up each stock to see which one will be the bigger market beater in the future. 

Image source: Sirius XM Holdings.

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