CuriosityStream, Inc. (CURI)
NASDAQCommunication ServicesBroadcastingSnapshot 2026-10-30
$2.59+2.37%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NASDAQCommunication ServicesBroadcastingSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Communication Services is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 25% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 132% growth a year, above the roughly 14% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 49% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskCURI’s reason to own it is steady financial performance despite a difficult sector backdrop. Revenue grew 22% year over year in Q2 FY2026, when GAAP earnings beat consensus. CURI trades at 2× sales versus a 1× peer median, near its 2× historical multiple. The market is pricing in more growth than our forecast. A 36% next-quarter miss probability and the premium over peers threaten the case. Peer multiples imply a price about 132% below where it trades; our read remains intact. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. CURI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 3 analysts currently covering CURI (as of Oct 2026).
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Broadcasting — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Achieve full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA of $18-$22 million
Record EBITDA supports growth towards 2026 targets.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Achieve full-year 2026 revenue of $75-$80 million
Earnings beat supports revenue growth objective.
Advances: Achieve full-year 2026 revenue of $75-$80 million
Forecast aligns with management's revenue and EBITDA targets.