CuriosityStream (CURI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CuriosityStream, Inc. is a factual-media and streaming company that provides on-demand programming focused on science, technology, history, nature, society and related subjects. Its service features documentary films, series, short-form videos and educational content, including original productions and licensed programming from third-party creators.

The company distributes its content through its direct-to-consumer streaming platform and digital applications, as well as through partnerships and bundled offerings with other media and technology providers. CuriosityStream has served subscribers internationally, with its programming made available across multiple geographic markets through internet-connected devices and platforms.

CuriosityStream was founded in 2015 by John Hendricks, who also founded the Discovery Channel. The company went public through a business combination and began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol CURI in 2020. Its business is centered on expanding access to specialized factual content through subscription-based and other digital distribution models.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.76 to $2.84
• 50-Day Range: $2.35 to $3.99
• 52-Week Range: $2.30 to $5.51
• Volume: 664,212 shs
• Average Volume: 970,907 shs
• Market Capitalization: $166.75 million
• P/E Ratio: 281.00
• Dividend Yield: 12.10%
• Price Target: $5.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

CuriosityStream Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CuriosityStream scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th 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 95.7% upside from its current price of $2.81.

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 281.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CuriosityStream is 281.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 23.26.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CuriosityStream has a P/B Ratio of 3.96. 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 12.19%, 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 0.70 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

19 people have searched for CURI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 46% 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 0.0771% 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: 9/16/2026
• 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: 42
• 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: +95.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 281.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.05
• 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: 2.33
• Cash Flow: $0.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.20
• Book Value: $0.71 per share
• Price / Book: 3.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,340,000
• Free Float: 40,884,000
• Market Cap: $166.75 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.76