BuzzFeed, Inc. Class A (BZFD)

BuzzFeed's stock price has experienced significant downward pressure over the past six months. Key events impacting the stock include a Q3 2025 earnings miss, a downward revision of full-year 2025 guidance, and a general falling trend.

BuzzFeed's products and services exhibit some demand seasonality. The company plans to leverage Q4 seasonal commerce strengths to drive profitability. Elevated news consumption during the presidential election cycle in Q3 2024 led to a decline in "Time Spent" across BuzzFeed properties in Q3 2025.

BuzzFeed, Inc. is a social news and entertainment company that tracks and highlights new content in real-time. Its major products and brands include BuzzFeed, Tasty, and HuffPost. The company generates revenue through advertising, content creation, and commerce, strategically shifting towards higher-margin programmatic advertising and affiliate commerce.

BuzzFeed, Inc. distributes its content across owned and operated platforms, as well as third-party platforms, both within the United States and internationally. The company is headquartered in New York City and had a global presence as of 2016, with correspondents in 12 countries and foreign editions in Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

BuzzFeed's brand reputation has faced challenges, particularly concerning its news division, including being ranked as the second least trustworthy source among American readers in 2017. BuzzFeed News officially shut down in April 2023. In February 2025, BuzzFeed announced the development of "BF Island," a new social platform aimed at reimagining content creation and engagement.

BuzzFeed, Inc. has a mix of institutional and individual owners. Major institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. and Renaissance Technologies Llc. Significant individual and insider owners include Patrick J. Kerins, Hearst Communications Inc, and Adam Rothstein.