FY2025 EPS Estimates for CuriosityStream Lifted by Analyst

CuriosityStream Inc. (NASDAQ:CURI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Barrington Research lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for CuriosityStream in a report released on Wednesday, August 6th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.03 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of ($0.01). Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $6.00 target price 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 Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.02) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.09 EPS.

Separately, Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of CuriosityStream from $4.80 to $5.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th.

CuriosityStream Trading Up 4.0%

Shares of CURI traded up $0.17 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $4.28. 607,990 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 583,659. The firm has a market cap of $246.35 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -47.49 and a beta of 1.74. CuriosityStream has a 12-month low of $1.08 and a 12-month high of $7.15. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $4.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $3.93.

CuriosityStream (NASDAQ:CURI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01. The firm had revenue of $19.01 million during 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%.

CuriosityStream Dividend Announcement

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 of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.5%. CuriosityStream's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -355.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director John S. Hendricks sold 102,810 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.71, for a total transaction of $484,235.10. Following the sale, the director owned 20,262,775 shares of the company's stock, valued at $95,437,670.25. This trade represents a 0.50% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Clinton Larry Stinchcomb sold 80,000 shares of CuriosityStream stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.70, for a total transaction of $376,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,005,827 shares in the company, valued at $9,427,386.90. This represents a 3.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 932,486 shares of company stock worth $4,645,504 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 52.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of CuriosityStream

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC grew its position in shares of CuriosityStream by 65.3% during the fourth quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 27,130 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 10,722 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CuriosityStream in the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of CuriosityStream by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 330,615 shares of the company's stock worth $506,000 after purchasing an additional 7,669 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in shares of CuriosityStream by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 470,900 shares of the company's stock worth $720,000 after purchasing an additional 41,454 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Informed Momentum Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CuriosityStream during the first quarter worth approximately $788,000. 6.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CuriosityStream Company Profile

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.