CuriosityStream (CURI) Competitors

CuriosityStream (NASDAQ:CURI) and Vivid Seats (NASDAQ:SEAT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CURI or SEAT?

6.8% of CuriosityStream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Vivid Seats shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.6% of CuriosityStream shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 57.2% of Vivid Seats shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CURI or SEAT more profitable?

Vivid Seats has a net margin of 4.56% compared to CuriosityStream's net margin of -28.56%. Vivid Seats' return on equity of 21.29% beat CuriosityStream's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CuriosityStream	-28.56%	-22.18%	-15.81%
Vivid Seats	4.56%	21.29%	2.43%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CURI or SEAT?

Vivid Seats has higher revenue and earnings than CuriosityStream.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CuriosityStream	$51.13M	3.08	-$48.90M	-$0.24	-11.83
Vivid Seats	$775.59M	0.77	$74.54M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, CURI or SEAT?

CuriosityStream has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivid Seats has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CURI or SEAT?

CuriosityStream presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.63%. Vivid Seats has a consensus target price of $5.49, indicating a potential upside of 91.83%. Given Vivid Seats' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vivid Seats is more favorable than CuriosityStream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CuriosityStream	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vivid Seats	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Does the media refer more to CURI or SEAT?

In the previous week, Vivid Seats had 26 more articles in the media than CuriosityStream. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Vivid Seats and 2 mentions for CuriosityStream. CuriosityStream's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Vivid Seats' score of 0.43 indicating that CuriosityStream is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CuriosityStream	Positive
Vivid Seats	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CURI or SEAT?

Vivid Seats received 1 more outperform votes than CuriosityStream when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave CuriosityStream an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave Vivid Seats an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CuriosityStream	Outperform Votes 35 62.50%	Underperform Votes 21 37.50%
Vivid Seats	Outperform Votes 36 46.15%	Underperform Votes 42 53.85%

Summary

Vivid Seats beats CuriosityStream on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.