Reviewing CuriosityStream (CURI) & Its Competitors

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

Risk and Volatility

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CuriosityStream and its competitors, 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	1764	4362	9393	239	2.51

CuriosityStream currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 114.29%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 23.57%. Given CuriosityStream’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CuriosityStream is more favorable than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CuriosityStream and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CuriosityStream	$71.73 million	-$6.43 million	-21.54
CuriosityStream Competitors	$5.63 billion	$74.17 million	-6.18

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.8% of CuriosityStream shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 31.1% of CuriosityStream shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares CuriosityStream and its competitors’ 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%	-3.69%	-2.96%

Dividends

CuriosityStream pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. CuriosityStream pays out -261.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Entertainment” companies pay a dividend yield of 19.2% and pay out 80.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. CuriosityStream has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

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

About CuriosityStream

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.