Barrington Research Weighs in on CuriosityStream Q1 Earnings

CuriosityStream Inc. (NASDAQ:CURI) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CuriosityStream in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 7th. Barrington Research analyst J. Goss expects that the company will earn $0.01 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for CuriosityStream’s current full-year earnings is ($0.15) per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for CuriosityStream’s Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

Separately, Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on CuriosityStream from $1.35 to $3.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday.

CuriosityStream Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of CURI stock opened at $1.97 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $107.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.21 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $2.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1.45. CuriosityStream has a 12-month low of $0.45 and a 12-month high of $3.00.

CuriosityStream (NASDAQ:CURI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by $0.01. The business had revenue of $12.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.30 million. CuriosityStream had a negative return on equity of 21.70% and a negative net margin of 28.56%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.19) EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CuriosityStream

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CURI. Oldfield Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of CuriosityStream during the second quarter worth $417,000. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of CuriosityStream by 310.7% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 297,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $569,000 after buying an additional 225,188 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC raised its position in shares of CuriosityStream by 782.8% in the 1st quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 151,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,000 after buying an additional 134,132 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of CuriosityStream by 28.9% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 402,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $458,000 after buying an additional 90,126 shares during the period. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of CuriosityStream in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 6.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Michael Nikzad sold 32,226 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.20, for a total value of $38,671.20. Following the sale, the director now owns 217,774 shares in the company, valued at $261,328.80. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, Director Jonathan Huberman sold 120,861 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.47, for a total transaction of $177,665.67. Following the sale, the director now owns 1,433,576 shares in the company, valued at $2,107,356.72. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Michael Nikzad sold 32,226 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.20, for a total value of $38,671.20. Following the sale, the director now owns 217,774 shares in the company, valued at $261,328.80. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 283,673 shares of company stock worth $379,977 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 49.60% of the company’s stock.

CuriosityStream Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.025 dividend. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. CuriosityStream’s dividend payout ratio is currently -35.71%.

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.