CURI vs. BOWL, LUCK, FUBO, ACEL, FBYD, GDEN, RSVR, XPOF, GAMB, and SEAT
Should you be buying CuriosityStream stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CuriosityStream include Bowlero (BOWL), Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK), FuboTV (FUBO), Accel Entertainment (ACEL), Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD), Golden Entertainment (GDEN), Reservoir Media (RSVR), Xponential Fitness (XPOF), Gambling.com Group (GAMB), and Vivid Seats (SEAT). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry.
CuriosityStream vs. Its Competitors
CuriosityStream (NASDAQ:CURI) and Bowlero (NYSE:BOWL) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking and valuation.
CuriosityStream received 4 more outperform votes than Bowlero when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.91% of users gave Bowlero an outperform vote while only 64.41% of users gave CuriosityStream an outperform vote.
Bowlero has a net margin of -6.63% compared to CuriosityStream's net margin of -28.56%. CuriosityStream's return on equity of -22.18% beat Bowlero's return on equity.
CuriosityStream pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Bowlero pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. CuriosityStream pays out -228.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bowlero pays out -36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CuriosityStream has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CuriosityStream is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, CuriosityStream had 16 more articles in the media than Bowlero. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for CuriosityStream and 1 mentions for Bowlero. CuriosityStream's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Bowlero's score of 0.00 indicating that CuriosityStream is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CuriosityStream has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowlero has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
CuriosityStream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bowlero. CuriosityStream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bowlero, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
6.8% of CuriosityStream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Bowlero shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.6% of CuriosityStream shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 79.9% of Bowlero shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
CuriosityStream currently has a consensus price target of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 6.09%. Bowlero has a consensus price target of $15.60, indicating a potential upside of 73.72%. Given Bowlero's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bowlero is more favorable than CuriosityStream.
Summary
CuriosityStream beats Bowlero on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:CURI) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
