The stock of CuriosityStream Inc (NASDAQ: CURI) has increased by 17.42 when compared to last closing price of 1.55.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 18.95% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-12-19 that SILVER SPRING, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Curiosity Inc. (Nasdaq: CURI), a leading global factual media and entertainment company, today announced details on its continued aggressive expansion into Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) with the launch of channels on Fubo, DirecTV, Xumo, Sky UK, STARZ ON, and Fawsome TV. Curiosity’s growth in the FAST space reflects the surging demand for high quality ad-supported factual content and gives Curiosity opportunities to expand its digital footpri.
Is It Worth Investing in CuriosityStream Inc (NASDAQ: CURI) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.10. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CURI is 29.36M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.89% of that float. On January 10, 2025, the average trading volume of CURI was 246.37K shares.
CURI’s Market Performance
CURI stock saw an increase of 18.95% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 5.81% and a quarterly increase of -5.70%. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.27%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.18% for CuriosityStream Inc (CURI).. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 14.61% for CURI’s stock, with a 24.48% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CURI
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CURI reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for CURI stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 17th, 2021.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Underperform” to CURI, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on June 18th of the previous year.
CURI Trading at 1.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CURI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -39.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.18%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.27%, as shares surge +10.98% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -30.53% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CURI rose by +18.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +102.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.5880. In addition, CuriosityStream Inc saw 18.95% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CURI starting from Hayden Phillip Brady, who purchase 2,000 shares at the price of $1.67 back on Dec 12 ’24. After this action, Hayden Phillip Brady now owns 38,000 shares of CuriosityStream Inc, valued at $3,340 using the latest closing price.
Hayden Phillip Brady, the Chief Financial Officer of CuriosityStream Inc, purchase 1,000 shares at $1.69 during a trade that took place back on Dec 13 ’24, which means that Hayden Phillip Brady is holding 25,000 shares at $1,690 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CURI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for CuriosityStream Inc stands at -0.29. The total capital return value is set at -0.21. Equity return is now at value -21.25, with -15.25 for asset returns.
Based on CuriosityStream Inc (CURI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.06 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.65. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -16.63.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -2.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at -4.61. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.84. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.51for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.59. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.90.
Conclusion
To sum up, CuriosityStream Inc (CURI) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
