BuzzFeed (BZFD) Competitors $2.00 -0.07 (-3.38%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.00 0.00 (-0.25%) As of 09/12/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BZFD vs. SSP, CXDO, TSQ, CRGE, UCL, VOCL, SGA, UONE, MDIA, and UONEKShould you be buying BuzzFeed stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BuzzFeed include E.W. Scripps (SSP), Crexendo (CXDO), Townsquare Media (TSQ), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), uCloudlink Group (UCL), Creatd (VOCL), Saga Communications (SGA), Radio One (UONE), MediaCo (MDIA), and Radio One (UONEK). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. BuzzFeed vs. Its Competitors E.W. Scripps Crexendo Townsquare Media Charge Enterprises uCloudlink Group Creatd Saga Communications Radio One MediaCo Radio One E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) and BuzzFeed (NASDAQ:BZFD) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Is SSP or BZFD more profitable? BuzzFeed has a net margin of 4.75% compared to E.W. Scripps' net margin of 4.25%. E.W. Scripps' return on equity of 17.68% beat BuzzFeed's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets E.W. Scripps4.25% 17.68% 2.98% BuzzFeed 4.75%-28.11%-11.14% Which has more volatility & risk, SSP or BZFD? E.W. Scripps has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BuzzFeed has a beta of 3.45, suggesting that its share price is 245% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SSP or BZFD? In the previous week, BuzzFeed had 5 more articles in the media than E.W. Scripps. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BuzzFeed and 4 mentions for E.W. Scripps. E.W. Scripps' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat BuzzFeed's score of 0.24 indicating that E.W. Scripps is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment E.W. Scripps 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BuzzFeed 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SSP or BZFD? 67.8% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% of BuzzFeed shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of E.W. Scripps shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of BuzzFeed shares are owned by 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. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SSP or BZFD? E.W. Scripps has higher revenue and earnings than BuzzFeed. E.W. Scripps is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BuzzFeed, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioE.W. Scripps$2.44B0.11$87.60M$0.486.06BuzzFeed$189.89M0.39-$10.10M$0.258.00 Do analysts recommend SSP or BZFD? E.W. Scripps presently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 89.00%. Given E.W. Scripps' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe E.W. Scripps is more favorable than BuzzFeed.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score E.W. Scripps 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50BuzzFeed 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 SummaryE.W. Scripps beats BuzzFeed on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BuzzFeed News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BZFD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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.Skip Chart BZFD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBuzzFeedMEDIA CONGLOM IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$76.67M$16.67B$8.40B$10.14BDividend YieldN/A2.71%2.99%4.60%P/E Ratio8.0035.5918.5525.98Price / Sales0.393.165.23181.19Price / CashN/A19.8717.0560.44Price / Book0.722.155.106.29Net Income-$10.10M$445.68M$256.92M$271.07M7 Day Performance7.53%3.54%2.05%3.87%1 Month Performance-3.85%2.96%18.15%4.88%1 Year Performance-25.09%45.64%52.01%26.12% BuzzFeed Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BZFDBuzzFeed1.737 of 5 stars$2.00-3.4%N/A-20.3%$76.67M$189.89M8.001,520News CoverageInsider TradeSSPE.W. Scripps4.3045 of 5 stars$2.99+1.4%$5.50+83.9%+62.6%$260.58M$2.51B6.235,000Positive NewsCXDOCrexendo3.8125 of 5 stars$6.42-2.6%$8.60+34.0%+44.0%$198.82M$60.84M64.21120TSQTownsquare Media4.7945 of 5 stars$7.34+2.1%$17.00+131.6%-27.5%$118.24M$450.98M3.632,049News CoverageShort Interest ↓CRGECharge EnterprisesN/A$0.55+7.6%N/A-18.9%$118.06M$641.37M-2.74290Gap DownUCLuCloudlink Group1.8632 of 5 stars$2.86-4.0%N/A+87.7%$112.64M$91.64M57.20490News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓VOCLCreatdN/A$0.34-9.4%N/A-45.5%$94.08M$4.80M-0.34186Gap DownSGASaga Communications4.2325 of 5 stars$12.05+1.3%N/A-18.0%$76.64M$110.29M36.52570News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑UONERadio One1.831 of 5 stars$1.54-4.9%N/A-27.8%$73.51M$411.39M-0.451,160News CoverageMDIAMediaCo2.8611 of 5 stars$1.50+11.1%N/A-30.7%$72.47M$121.94M4.41190News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownUONEKRadio One1.7349 of 5 stars$0.88-6.4%N/A-37.4%$42.65M$449.67M-0.251,396Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SSP Alternatives CXDO Alternatives TSQ Alternatives CRGE Alternatives UCL Alternatives VOCL Alternatives SGA Alternatives UONE Alternatives MDIA Alternatives UONEK Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BZFD) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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