CuriosityStream (CURI) and Its Peers Financial Contrast

CuriosityStream (NASDAQ:CURI) is one of 188 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare CuriosityStream to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for CuriosityStream and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CuriosityStream	0	2	3	1	2.83
CuriosityStream Competitors	1766	4363	9397	240	2.51

CuriosityStream presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.45%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 21.33%. Given CuriosityStream’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe CuriosityStream is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CuriosityStream and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CuriosityStream	$71.66 million	-$6.43 million	-32.40
CuriosityStream Competitors	$4.09 billion	$74.17 million	-6.22

CuriosityStream’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than CuriosityStream. CuriosityStream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

CuriosityStream has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CuriosityStream’s rivals have a beta of 1.06, suggesting that their average share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares CuriosityStream and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CuriosityStream	-11.26%	-18.46%	-10.83%
CuriosityStream Competitors	10.40%	-3.84%	-3.26%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.8% of CuriosityStream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 31.1% of CuriosityStream shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.2% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

CuriosityStream pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. CuriosityStream pays out -261.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Entertainment” companies pay a dividend yield of 19.1% and pay out 79.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. CuriosityStream has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

CuriosityStream rivals beat CuriosityStream on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

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. It offers streaming content through devices, including televisions, set-top boxes, computers, streaming media players, game consoles, and mobile devices. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Silver Spring, Maryland.