BuzzFeed (BZFD) Competitors

BuzzFeed (NASDAQ:BZFD) and The Arena Group (NYSE:AREN) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

Is BZFD or AREN more profitable?

BuzzFeed has a net margin of 4.75% compared to The Arena Group's net margin of -70.59%. The Arena Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat BuzzFeed's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BuzzFeed	4.75%	-28.11%	-11.14%
The Arena Group	-70.59%	N/A	-15.23%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BZFD or AREN?

37.6% of BuzzFeed shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of The Arena Group shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of BuzzFeed shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 74.2% of The Arena Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BZFD or AREN?

In the previous week, BuzzFeed had 2 more articles in the media than The Arena Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BuzzFeed and 1 mentions for The Arena Group. The Arena Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat BuzzFeed's score of 0.83 indicating that The Arena Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BuzzFeed	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Arena Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BZFD or AREN?

BuzzFeed has a beta of 3.4, indicating that its stock price is 240% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Arena Group has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BZFD or AREN?

The Arena Group has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 153.16%. Given The Arena Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Arena Group is more favorable than BuzzFeed.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BuzzFeed	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
The Arena Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BZFD or AREN?

BuzzFeed has higher revenue and earnings than The Arena Group. The Arena Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BuzzFeed, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BuzzFeed	$189.89M	0.32	-$10.10M	$0.25	6.64
The Arena Group	$146.61M	1.53	-$55.58M	$2.61	1.82

Summary

The Arena Group beats BuzzFeed on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.