CuriosityStream (CURI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CuriosityStream, Inc. (NASDAQ: CURI) is a global streaming media company specializing in factual content across science, nature, history and technology. Founded in 2015 by John Hendricks, the founder of the Discovery Channel, CuriosityStream offers on-demand documentaries, series and short-form programming designed to inform and entertain viewers with high-quality educational content. The company’s library features both original productions and licensed titles, covering topics such as space exploration, wildlife conservation, archaeology and cutting-edge scientific research.

Since its launch, CuriosityStream has expanded its reach to subscribers in more than 175 countries, delivering content in multiple languages and via a range of platforms. Viewers can access the service through smart TVs, mobile devices, streaming set-top boxes and through partnerships with pay-TV providers and FAST (free ad-supported television) channels. This broad distribution network enables CuriosityStream to engage audiences in North America, Europe, Asia and emerging markets around the world.

In October 2021, CuriosityStream became a publicly traded company through a merger with Software Acquisition Group II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and began trading under the ticker symbol CURI. This transaction marked a significant milestone in the company’s growth strategy, providing capital to expand its content slate and invest in new technology and distribution partnerships. CuriosityStream continues to pursue strategic alliances with major platforms and broadcasters to amplify its reach and diversify its revenue streams.

CuriosityStream is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, and is led by CEO Clint Stinchcomb, who joined the company in 2017. Under his leadership, CuriosityStream has focused on scaling its operations, enhancing its technology platform and growing its library of original documentaries. The company remains committed to its founding mission of making high-quality factual storytelling accessible to curious minds around the globe.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.62 to $2.80
• 50-Day Range: $2.35 to $3.99
• 52-Week Range: $2.30 to $5.51
• Volume: 791,141 shs
• Average Volume: 1.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $165.56 million
• P/E Ratio: 279.00
• Dividend Yield: 12.19%
• Price Target: $5.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

CuriosityStream Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CuriosityStream scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 246 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

CuriosityStream has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.20, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

CuriosityStream has a consensus price target of $5.50, representing about 97.1% upside from its current price of $2.79.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CuriosityStream has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 45.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CuriosityStream are expected to grow by 45.00% in the coming year, from $0.20 to $0.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CuriosityStream is 279.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CuriosityStream is 279.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 232.09.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CuriosityStream has a P/B Ratio of 3.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.46% of the float of CuriosityStream has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CuriosityStream has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.86, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CuriosityStream has recently decreased by 0.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

CuriosityStream is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 12.78%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

CuriosityStream has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CuriosityStream is 3,400.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, CuriosityStream will have a dividend payout ratio of 117.24% in the coming year. This indicates that CuriosityStream may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.85

News Sentiment

CuriosityStream has a news sentiment score of 1.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for CuriosityStream this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

20 people have searched for CURI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added CuriosityStream to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $128,500.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0776% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CuriosityStream insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $128,500.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

31.10% of the stock of CuriosityStream is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

6.79% of the stock of CuriosityStream is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/19 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/19 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/19/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Record date for 9/18 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Entertainment
• Sub-Industry: Movies & Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CURI
• CIK: 1776909
• Web: www.curiositystream.com
• Phone: 301-755-2050
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 90
• Year Founded: 2014

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CuriosityStream: $5.50
• High Price Target: $6.00
• Low Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +97.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 279.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.95
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$6.43 million
• Net Margins: 0.03%
• Pretax Margin: 0.77%
• Return on Equity: 0.06%
• Return on Assets: 0.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $71.66 million
• Price / Sales: 2.31
• Cash Flow: $0.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.21
• Book Value: $0.71 per share
• Price / Book: 3.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,340,000
• Free Float: 40,884,000
• Market Cap: $165.56 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.76