CuriosityStream's (CURI) "Outperform" Rating Reiterated at Barrington Research

Key Points

• Barrington Research has reiterated an "outperform" rating for CuriosityStream (NASDAQ:CURI) with a price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.39%.
• Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective for CuriosityStream from $4.80 to $5.50 and also assigned a "buy" rating.
• Insider trading activity included Director John S. Hendricks and CEO Clinton Larry Stinchcomb selling a combined total of over 180,000 shares recently.

Barrington Research reiterated their outperform rating on shares of CuriosityStream (NASDAQ:CURI - Free Report) in a research note published on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. Barrington Research currently has a $6.00 target price on the stock. Barrington Research also issued estimates for CuriosityStream's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS.

Separately, Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of CuriosityStream from $4.80 to $5.50 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday.

CuriosityStream Trading Up 4.0%

Shares of CURI traded up $0.17 on Wednesday, reaching $4.42. 972,012 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 637,571. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $4.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.91. CuriosityStream has a 12 month low of $1.07 and a 12 month high of $7.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $254.72 million, a P/E ratio of -49.11 and a beta of 1.74.

CuriosityStream (NASDAQ:CURI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.01. The business had revenue of $19.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.75 million. CuriosityStream had a negative net margin of 7.84% and a negative return on equity of 8.37%. Equities research analysts predict that CuriosityStream will post -0.2 EPS for the current year.

CuriosityStream Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.2%. CuriosityStream's payout ratio is currently -355.56%.

Insider Transactions at CuriosityStream

In other CuriosityStream news, Director John S. Hendricks sold 150,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.20, for a total transaction of $780,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 20,570,585 shares in the company, valued at $106,967,042. This trade represents a 0.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Clinton Larry Stinchcomb sold 252,486 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.68, for a total value of $1,181,634.48. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,085,827 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,761,670.36. This represents a 10.80% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 932,486 shares of company stock valued at $4,645,504 in the last quarter. 49.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new stake in shares of CuriosityStream in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Merit Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in CuriosityStream in the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Algert Global LLC acquired a new position in shares of CuriosityStream during the 1st quarter worth approximately $39,000. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey bought a new position in shares of CuriosityStream during the second quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of CuriosityStream by 65.3% in the fourth quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 27,130 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 10,722 shares in the last quarter. 6.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.