BuzzFeed (BZFD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BuzzFeed, Inc., a digital media company, distributes content across owned and operated, as well as third-party platforms. The company offers BuzzFeed, a go-to authority for entertainment, pop culture, and Internet with articles, lists, quizzes, videos, and original series; BuzzFeed News, a pocket friendly newsroom; Tasty, a platform for food content; HuffPost, media platform for news, politics, opinion, entertainment, features, and lifestyle content. It also provides display, programmatic, and video advertising on its owned and operated sites and applications. BuzzFeed, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.90 to $1.98
• 50-Day Range: $1.96 to $2.56
• 52-Week Range: $1.61 to $5.68
• Volume: 189,498 shs
• Average Volume: 354,059 shs
• Market Capitalization: $70.74 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.64
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

BuzzFeed Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BuzzFeed scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 195th out of 290 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for BuzzFeed.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BuzzFeed is 7.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BuzzFeed is 7.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.71.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BuzzFeed has a P/B Ratio of 0.84. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.88% of the float of BuzzFeed has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BuzzFeed has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BuzzFeed has recently decreased by 3.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

BuzzFeed does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

BuzzFeed does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.88% of the float of BuzzFeed has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BuzzFeed has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BuzzFeed has recently decreased by 3.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.28

News Sentiment

BuzzFeed has a news sentiment score of -0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for BuzzFeed this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for BZFD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BuzzFeed insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $174,140.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

20.31% of the stock of BuzzFeed is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 37.64% of the stock of BuzzFeed is held by institutions.

BZFD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BZFD shares performed this year?

BuzzFeed's stock was trading at $2.67 at the start of the year. Since then, BZFD shares have decreased by 28.5% and is now trading at $1.91.

How were BuzzFeed's earnings last quarter?

BuzzFeed, Inc. (NASDAQ:BZFD) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported ($0.28) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.23) by $0.05. The company earned $46.39 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $39.43 million. BuzzFeed had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.11% and a net margin of 4.75%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did BuzzFeed's stock split?

Shares of BuzzFeed reverse split on the morning of Monday, May 6th 2024.The 1-4 reverse split was announced on Monday, May 6th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Monday, May 6th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 25 shares after the split.

Who are BuzzFeed's major shareholders?

BuzzFeed's top institutional investors include Geode Capital Management LLC (0.66%), Group One Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC and Panagora Asset Management Inc. (0.10%). Insiders that own company stock include Enterprise Associates 13 L New, Corp Comcast, John S Johnson III and Janet L Rolle.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of BuzzFeed?

Shares of BZFD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of BuzzFeed own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BuzzFeed investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Coinbase Global (COIN) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Today: 8/20/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: MEDIA CONGLOM
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BZFD
• CIK: 1828972
• Web: www.890fifthavenue.com
• Phone: 646-589-8592
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,520
• Year Founded: 2006

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$10.10 million
• Net Margins: 4.75%
• Pretax Margin: -11.90%
• Return on Equity: -28.11%
• Return on Assets: -11.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.46
• Current Ratio: 1.23
• Quick Ratio: 1.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $189.89 million
• Price / Sales: 0.37
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.27 per share
• Price / Book: 0.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 37,040,000
• Free Float: 29,515,000
• Market Cap: $71.12 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.46