BZFD vs. SPIR, SSP, AREN, IHRT, CXDO, CRGE, TSQ, VOCL, SGA, and UCL
Should you be buying BuzzFeed stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BuzzFeed include Spire Global (SPIR), E.W. Scripps (SSP), The Arena Group (AREN), iHeartMedia (IHRT), Crexendo (CXDO), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), Townsquare Media (TSQ), Creatd (VOCL), Saga Communications (SGA), and uCloudlink Group (UCL). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.
BuzzFeed vs. Its Competitors
Spire Global (NYSE:SPIR) and BuzzFeed (NASDAQ:BZFD) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.
In the previous week, Spire Global's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat BuzzFeed's score of 0.00 indicating that Spire Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Spire Global presently has a consensus price target of $18.20, suggesting a potential upside of 52.75%. Given Spire Global's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Spire Global is more favorable than BuzzFeed.
BuzzFeed has higher revenue and earnings than Spire Global. Spire Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BuzzFeed, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Spire Global has a beta of 2.4, indicating that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BuzzFeed has a beta of 3.46, indicating that its stock price is 246% more volatile than the S&P 500.
20.0% of Spire Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% of BuzzFeed shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Spire Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of BuzzFeed shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
BuzzFeed has a net margin of 6.37% compared to Spire Global's net margin of -98.42%. BuzzFeed's return on equity of -24.44% beat Spire Global's return on equity.
Summary
BuzzFeed beats Spire Global on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BZFD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:BZFD) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
