Head to Head Contrast: CuriosityStream (CURI) vs. Its Competitors

CuriosityStream (NASDAQ:CURI) is one of 186 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare CuriosityStream to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

CuriosityStream has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CuriosityStream’s competitors have a beta of 0.93, suggesting that their average share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for CuriosityStream and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CuriosityStream	0	1	2	2	3.20
CuriosityStream Competitors	1782	4390	9418	243	2.51

CuriosityStream currently has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 93.66%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 22.43%. Given CuriosityStream’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe CuriosityStream is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CuriosityStream and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CuriosityStream	$75.96 million	-$6.43 million	284.00
CuriosityStream Competitors	$4.85 billion	$76.31 million	13.00

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

Dividends

CuriosityStream pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. CuriosityStream pays out 3,400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Entertainment” companies pay a dividend yield of 18.7% and pay out 80.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. CuriosityStream has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CuriosityStream lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.8% of CuriosityStream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 31.1% of CuriosityStream shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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	0.03%	0.06%	0.03%
CuriosityStream Competitors	9.10%	-61.46%	-3.19%

Summary

CuriosityStream beats its competitors on 8 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.