Barrington Research Comments on CuriosityStream Q2 Earnings

Key Points

• Barrington Research anticipates that CuriosityStream will report earnings per share of $0.01 for Q2 2025, maintaining an "Outperform" rating with a target price of $6.00.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share, representing an annualized yield of 6.6%, despite a negative dividend payout ratio.
• Insider trading activity included CEO Clinton Larry Stinchcomb selling 80,000 shares and Director John S. Hendricks selling 102,810 shares on June 16, reflecting a notable insider stake reduction.

CuriosityStream Inc. (NASDAQ:CURI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CuriosityStream in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl expects that the company will earn $0.01 per share for the quarter. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $6.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for CuriosityStream's current full-year earnings is ($0.20) per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for CuriosityStream's Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.01) EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

CuriosityStream (NASDAQ:CURI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.02. CuriosityStream had a negative net margin of 13.99% and a negative return on equity of 12.49%. The business had revenue of $15.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.95 million.

Separately, Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of CuriosityStream from $2.95 to $4.80 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th.

CuriosityStream Stock Performance

CURI stock traded down $0.15 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $4.70. 702,927 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 481,879. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $5.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.82. CuriosityStream has a 52 week low of $0.99 and a 52 week high of $7.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $270.86 million, a PE ratio of -33.57 and a beta of 1.74.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CuriosityStream

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CURI. Evernest Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of CuriosityStream during the second quarter valued at about $624,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC bought a new position in shares of CuriosityStream during the second quarter valued at about $74,000. Wealth Effects LLC bought a new position in shares of CuriosityStream during the second quarter valued at about $102,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of CuriosityStream by 657.3% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 125,743 shares of the company's stock valued at $337,000 after buying an additional 109,138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of CuriosityStream by 121.8% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 198,278 shares of the company's stock valued at $529,000 after buying an additional 108,891 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 6.79% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at CuriosityStream

In other news, Director John S. Hendricks sold 150,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.20, for a total value of $780,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 20,570,585 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $106,967,042. This represents a 0.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Clinton Larry Stinchcomb sold 252,486 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.68, for a total transaction of $1,181,634.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,085,827 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,761,670.36. The trade was a 10.80% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 933,486 shares of company stock worth $4,650,394. Insiders own 49.60% of the company's stock.

CuriosityStream Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th were issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.8%. CuriosityStream's dividend payout ratio is presently -228.57%.

About CuriosityStream

CuriosityStream Inc operates as a factual content streaming service and media company. The company provides premium video and audio programming services in various categories of factual entertainment, including science, history, society, nature, lifestyle, and technology through direct subscription video on-demand (SVoD) platforms accessible by internet connected devices, or indirectly via distribution partners who deliver CuriosityStream content via distributor's platform or system, as well as through bundled content licenses for SVoD and linear offerings, talks and courses, and partner bulk sales.