BuzzFeed (BZFD) Competitors

Spire Global (NYSE:SPIR) and BuzzFeed (NASDAQ:BZFD) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SPIR or BZFD?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spire Global	$99.50M	3.46	-$102.82M	-$3.48	-3.18
BuzzFeed	$189.89M	0.42	-$10.10M	$0.25	8.32

Does the media prefer SPIR or BZFD?

In the previous week, Spire Global had 2 more articles in the media than BuzzFeed. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Spire Global and 5 mentions for BuzzFeed. Spire Global's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat BuzzFeed's score of -0.33 indicating that Spire Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spire Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BuzzFeed	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SPIR or BZFD more profitable?

BuzzFeed has a net margin of 4.75% compared to Spire Global's net margin of -98.42%. BuzzFeed's return on equity of -28.11% beat Spire Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spire Global	-98.42%	-492.01%	-37.32%
BuzzFeed	4.75%	-28.11%	-11.14%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SPIR or BZFD?

20.0% of Spire Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% of BuzzFeed shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Spire Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of BuzzFeed shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SPIR or BZFD?

Spire Global has a beta of 2.38, suggesting that its share price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BuzzFeed has a beta of 3.46, suggesting that its share price is 246% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SPIR or BZFD?

Spire Global currently has a consensus price target of $18.20, suggesting a potential upside of 64.41%. Given Spire Global's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Spire Global is more favorable than BuzzFeed.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spire Global	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
BuzzFeed	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Summary

BuzzFeed beats Spire Global on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.