CuriosityStream (CURI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CuriosityStream Inc. is a media and entertainment company that operates a subscription streaming service focused on factual and nonfiction programming. Its content covers subjects such as science, technology, history, nature, space, engineering and society, with documentaries, series and other educational video programs available through digital platforms.

The company distributes its programming through its own streaming service and through third-party distribution and technology partners. CuriosityStream has served viewers internationally, offering content through online and connected-TV platforms in multiple markets and making programming available in several languages through subtitles or dubbing.

CuriosityStream was founded in 2015 by John Hendricks, who also founded the Discovery Channel. The company became publicly traded through a business combination with a special purpose acquisition company in 2020. Its operations have included direct-to-consumer subscriptions, bundled offerings and licensing or distribution arrangements for its nonfiction content.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.33 to $2.46
• 50-Day Range: $2.37 to $3.12
• 52-Week Range: $2.30 to $5.10
• Volume: 1.70 million shs
• Average Volume: 513,597 shs
• Market Capitalization: $140.63 million
• P/E Ratio: 237.00
• Dividend Yield: 14.35%
• Price Target: $4.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CuriosityStream Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CuriosityStream scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 232 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CuriosityStream has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

CuriosityStream has a consensus price target of $5.00, representing about 111.0% upside from its current price of $2.37.

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 237.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CuriosityStream is 237.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 24.44.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CuriosityStream has a P/B Ratio of 3.34. 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

5.02% 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 4.02.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CuriosityStream has recently decreased by 17.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

CuriosityStream is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.60%, 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: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

CuriosityStream has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for CuriosityStream this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for CURI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 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 0.0914% 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 9/18 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/11/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• 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: $4.50
• High Price Target: $5.00
• Low Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +89.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 237.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.17
• 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: $75.96 million
• Price / Sales: 1.85
• Cash Flow: $0.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.31
• Book Value: $0.71 per share
• Price / Book: 3.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,338,000
• Free Float: 40,884,000
• Market Cap: $140.63 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.81