BZFD

BuzzFeed, Inc.

Nasdaq · Communications Services, NEC · Inc. DE · CIK 0001828972
$1.33 -2.92% $105.1M
High Impact Filing (8/10)
Vol
Market Cap$105.1M
Cap SizeMicro Cap
Inst. Holders17 funds
Inst. Value$1.4M
Inst. Activity0 buys / 1 sells
SEC Reports1
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Communications Services, NEC·Inc. DE·CIK 0001828972·Prev Close $1.37

Recent Activity

May 28, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: BZFD — 66.2% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 614,894 | Exempt: 126,065 | TRF Vol: 929,285 | Short Ratio: 66.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark
May 26, 2026 Insider
Rolle Janet L acquired via exercise 23,283 shares
Director
May 26, 2026 Insider
Rothstein Adam acquired via exercise 23,283 shares
Director
May 26, 2026 Insider
Peretti Jonah acquired 1,309,354 shares
President of BuzzFeed AI
Mar 3, 2026 SEC
BuzzFeed received a Nasdaq delisting notice due to its stock trading below $1.00 for 30 consecutive days and secured a s
8-K — Impact 8/10
Inst.
MORGAN STANLEY — TRIM
5,309 shares ($3.2K)
Inst.
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC — TRIM
335,654 shares ($312.2K)

Price Targets

Historical data — last covering-analyst action May 2023. No current recommendation available.
$1.00 (May 2023)
Current $1.38 Low $1.00 Median $1.00 High $1.00 1 analysts
$1.00 $1.00

Analyst Ratings

Historical distribution0% buy · 6 analysts · last covering-analyst action May 2023
0Strong Buy
0Buy
3Hold
1Sell
2Strong Sell
Historical Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 12, 2023 Craig-Hallum MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Nov 22, 2022 Cowen & Co. DOWNGRADE Outperform → Market Perform
Aug 11, 2022 B of A Securities DOWNGRADE Neutral → Underperform
Feb 4, 2022 B of A Securities INITIATE Neutral
Jan 12, 2022 Craig-Hallum INITIATE Buy

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$491.5K
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$209.6KTRIM
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP$165.9K
BlackRock, Inc.$99.1K
GROUP ONE TRADING LLC$90.7KDOUBLED

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 26, 2026Rolle JanetM$0.00
May 26, 2026Rothstein AdamM$0.00
May 26, 2026Peretti JonahC$0.00
May 26, 2026Peretti JonahC$0.00
May 26, 2026COLEMAN GREGORYM$0.00
17 institutional holders with $1.4M total value (2,206,644 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: VANGUARD, RENAISSANCE, SUSQUEHANNA. Net selling activity: 1 institutions trimmed/exited vs 0 added.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC807,012$491.5K36.3%
2RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC344,354$209.6K15.5%TRIM -52.1%
3SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP272,000$165.9K12.3%
4BlackRock, Inc.162,795$99.1K7.3%
5GROUP ONE TRADING LLC149,070$90.7K6.7%DOUBLED +777.5%
6VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO127,491$77.6K5.7%
7PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC109,255$66.5K4.9%ADD +60.8%
8STATE STREET CORP96,328$58.6K4.3%ADD +84.0%
9CITADEL ADVISORS LLC59,500$36.2K2.7%
10ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.26,823$24.9K1.8%
11RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC16,500$10.0K0.7%
12SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP13,444$8.2K0.6%
13CITADEL ADVISORS LLC10,600$6.5K0.5%
14MORGAN STANLEY5,309$3.2K0.2%TRIM -32.0%
15Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC3,350$2.0K0.2%
16FEDERATED HERMES, INC.2,800$1.7K0.1%
17NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO13$8.000.0%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM7,8095,309-32.0%$3.2K2026-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM701,104335,654-52.1%$312.2K2025-Q4
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPTRIM468,261240,784-48.6%$224.0K2025-Q4
GROUP ONE TRADING LLCDOUBLED16,175141,943+777.5%$132.0K2025-Q4
PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INCADD66,843107,460+60.8%$99.9K2025-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYNEAR_EXIT297,7937,809-97.4%$7.3K2025-Q4
FMR LLCNEAR_EXIT1763-98.3%$3.002025-Q4
UBS Group AGADD51,69375,412+45.9%$128.2K2025-Q3
PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INCADD38,71966,843+72.6%$113.6K2025-Q3
GROUP ONE TRADING LLCNEAR_EXIT160,86416,175-89.9%$27.5K2025-Q3
FMR LLCDOUBLED3176+5766.7%$299.002025-Q3
UBS Group AGTRIM70,27351,693-26.4%$103.4K2025-Q2
MARSHALL WACE, LLPTRIM67,42831,522-53.3%$63.0K2025-Q2
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPDOUBLED210,909523,775+148.3%$1.1M2025-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYADD262,865348,271+32.5%$741.8K2025-Q1
UBS Group AGADD40,35770,273+74.1%$149.7K2025-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPTRIM223,57867,428-69.8%$143.6K2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEAR_EXIT146,37813,950-90.5%$29.7K2025-Q1
FMR LLCDOUBLED35,003+166666.7%$10.7K2025-Q1
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/NEAR_EXIT14,136835-94.1%$1.8K2025-Q1
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.NEAR_EXIT4,500500-88.9%$1.1K2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED172,426792,318+359.5%$2.1M2024-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYDOUBLED11,517262,865+2182.4%$701.9K2024-Q4
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPDOUBLED19,068210,909+1006.1%$563.1K2024-Q4
STATE STREET CORPADD44,02881,028+84.0%$216.3K2024-Q4
6 unique insiders with 27 transactions. Net insider value: $0.00 ($0.00 bought, $0.00 sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 26, 2026Rolle Janet LDirectorEXERCISE23,283
May 26, 2026Rothstein AdamDirectorEXERCISE23,283
May 26, 2026Peretti JonahPresident of BuzzFeed AICONVERT1,309,354
May 26, 2026Peretti JonahPresident of BuzzFeed AICONVERT1,309,354
May 26, 2026COLEMAN GREGORYDirectorEXERCISE23,283
May 14, 2026Arroyo DavidCLOEXERCISE71,811
May 14, 2026Arroyo DavidCLOTAX W/H46,550$1.33$61.9K
May 14, 2026Omer MatthewCFOEXERCISE71,322
May 14, 2026Peretti JonahChief Executive OfficerEXERCISE10,241
May 14, 2026Omer MatthewCFOTAX W/H33,531$1.33$44.6K
May 14, 2026Peretti JonahChief Executive OfficerTAX W/H14,700$1.33$19.6K
May 12, 2026Rothstein AdamDirectorEXERCISE23,282
May 12, 2026COLEMAN GREGORYDirectorEXERCISE23,282
May 12, 2026Rolle Janet LDirectorAWARD23,282
May 12, 2026Rolle Janet LDirectorEXERCISE23,282
May 1, 2026Rothstein AdamDirectorEXERCISE101,338
Mar 9, 2026Arroyo DavidCLOTAX W/H11,466
Mar 9, 2026Arroyo DavidCLOEXERCISE25,144
Mar 9, 2026Omer MatthewCFOTAX W/H687
Mar 9, 2026Omer MatthewCFOEXERCISE1,667
Mar 1, 2026COLEMAN GREGORYDirectorEXERCISE34,924
Mar 1, 2026Rolle Janet LDirectorEXERCISE34,924
Mar 1, 2026Rothstein AdamDirectorEXERCISE48,894
Feb 12, 2026Rothstein AdamDirectorAWARD46,565
Feb 12, 2026COLEMAN GREGORYDirectorAWARD46,565
Feb 12, 2026Rolle Janet LDirectorAWARD46,565
Feb 1, 2026Rothstein AdamDirectorEXERCISE101,337
1 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 0 bullish, 1 bearish, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Avg impact: 8.0/10.

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Historical analyst distribution (last covering-analyst action May 2023): 0% buy across 6 analysts — 0 strong buy, 0 buy, 3 hold, 1 sell, 2 strong sell. No current recommendation available.

Analyst Price Targets

Historical data — last covering-analyst action May 2023. No current recommendation available.
$1.00 mean target (May 2023)
$1.00 Low $1.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$1.38
Target Low$1.00
Target Mean$1.00
Target Median$1.00
Target High$1.00
# Analysts1
Recommendation— (no recent coverage)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.0B
Next Q
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.0B
Current FY
2026-12-31
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.0B
Next FY
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.0B
3 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 2 downgrades, 3 initiations.

Historical Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 12, 2023 Craig-Hallum MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Nov 22, 2022 Cowen & Co. DOWNGRADE Outperform Market Perform
Aug 11, 2022 B of A Securities DOWNGRADE Neutral Underperform
Feb 4, 2022 B of A Securities INITIATE Neutral
Jan 12, 2022 Craig-Hallum INITIATE Buy
Jan 10, 2022 Cowen & Co. INITIATE Outperform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 2026003120%
May 1, 2026003120%
Apr 1, 2026003120%
Mar 1, 2026003120%
Feb 1, 2026003120%
Jan 1, 2026003120%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

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May 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BZFD — 66.2% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 614,894 | Exempt: 126,065 | TRF Vol: 929,285 | Short Ratio: 66.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BZFD — 56.1% short (1.3M / 2.3M)
Short: 1,307,133 | Exempt: 1,489 | TRF Vol: 2,329,996 | Short Ratio: 56.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 19, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BZFD — 68.3% short (1.1M / 1.7M)
Short: 1,138,886 | Exempt: 415,348 | TRF Vol: 1,667,703 | Short Ratio: 68.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BZFD — 58.8% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 475,122 | Exempt: 10,419 | TRF Vol: 808,198 | Short Ratio: 58.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BZFD — 56.5% short (36.9M / 65.4M)
Short: 36,926,120 | Exempt: 5,135,890 | TRF Vol: 65,408,410 | Short Ratio: 56.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
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BZFD Q1 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-05-11
May 7, 2026
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BZFD Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-07
Mar 12, 2026
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BZFD Q4 2025 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-03-12