BuzzFeed (BZFD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BuzzFeed, Inc. operates as a digital media and technology company specializing in news, entertainment, and social content. The company produces articles, videos and quizzes that target diverse audiences across web, mobile and social platforms. In addition to editorial content, BuzzFeed offers a suite of advertising solutions, including native advertising, branded content and programmatic display, designed to blend seamlessly with its editorial offerings and engage consumers at scale.

Founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III, BuzzFeed first gained traction through shareable listicles and viral quizzes before expanding into hard-news reporting, video production and commerce. Over time, the company has grown to encompass multiple content verticals—among them BuzzFeed News, BuzzFeed Video and the food-focused brand Tasty. In 2021, BuzzFeed completed a business combination with 890 Fifth Avenue Acquisition Corp., marking its transition to a publicly traded entity on the Nasdaq under the ticker BZFD.

BuzzFeed serves a global audience, with editorial teams and production studios located in major cities including New York, Los Angeles and London. Its content reaches consumers in North America, Europe, Australia and parts of Asia, and is distributed through its own websites, mobile apps and third-party social media channels. The company also operates a commerce platform that integrates product recommendations and direct-to-consumer sales, leveraging data analytics to optimize engagement and monetization.

Jonah Peretti continues to lead BuzzFeed as Chief Executive Officer, drawing on his background in viral media and technology innovation. Under his stewardship, the company has made strategic investments in original reporting, video production and e-commerce initiatives. BuzzFeed’s management team places an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration between editorial, creative and technology departments to drive audience growth and expand advertising and commerce revenue streams.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.41 to $1.80
• 50-Day Range: $0.57 to $0.87
• 52-Week Range: $0.54 to $2.68
• Volume: 80.52 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $56.27 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $1.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

BuzzFeed Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BuzzFeed scored higher than 3% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 217th out of 275 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: 0.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

BuzzFeed has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

BuzzFeed has a consensus price target of $1.00, representing about 36.6% downside from its current price of $1.58.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BuzzFeed has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BuzzFeed is -1.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BuzzFeed is -1.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BuzzFeed has a P/B Ratio of 1.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.62% 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 10.35, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BuzzFeed has recently increased by 24.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.09

News Sentiment

BuzzFeed has a news sentiment score of 0.09. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for BuzzFeed this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BuzzFeed insiders have not sold or bought any 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

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/11/2026
• Today: 5/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BuzzFeed: $1.00
• High Price Target: $1.00
• Low Price Target: $1.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -29.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.53)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$57.72 million
• Net Margins: -31.16%
• Pretax Margin: -30.74%
• Return on Equity: -75.23%
• Return on Assets: -28.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.56
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $185.27 million
• Price / Sales: 0.29
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.34 per share
• Price / Book: 1.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 37,640,000
• Free Float: 29,995,000
• Market Cap: $53.60 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.40