BuzzFeed (BZFD)
Publishes entertainment, news, and food media through the BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and Tasty brands.
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Runs the BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and Tasty media brands, monetizing advertising, content, and commerce. The business is reshaping around direct audience relationships under Allen-controlled leadership.
Monetizes the BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and Tasty brands through advertising, content, and commerce and other revenue. BuzzFeed focuses its flagship brand on entertainment, while HuffPost is its core news audience brand and Tasty is a food-creator platform.
The business operates across five countries and has shifted toward building direct audience relationships rather than relying on platforms. A planned independent entity would combine Tasty and BuzzFeed Studios; the announced plan includes video, animation, and premium studio work.
Byron Allen became Chairman and CEO after Allen Family Digital completed a majority investment. Operations remain shaped by the economics of advertising, content, and commerce, planned cost reductions, and execution of the post-control strategy.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | Craig-Hallum | Target | Target: — | Target: $1 |
EPSReportedEstimate
RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $16.3M · Total debt $50.0M · Total assets $151.1M · Shareholders' equity $50.7M
- Revenue
- $36.3M
- Operating income
- −$10.3M
- Net income
- −$11.8M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | 8.73% | 3.29M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 20.20% | 7.60M shares | |
| 13 holders · as of Sep 4, 2026 | |||
| Strategic holders | 126.80% | 47.72M shares | |
| 2 holders · as of Sep 15, 2026 | |||
| Adds to | 155.73% | ||
37.64M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
These groups come from separate filings that can overlap, so they add to 155.73%; nothing is left for Other.
This company has 2 share classes; every stake here is a share of the whole company.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Allen Family Digital, LLCStrategicdirector, 10 percent owner | 121.42% | 45.70M A | filed Sep 15, 2026 |
Patrick J. KerinsInsider10 percent owner | 9.04% | 3.40M A | filed Mar 14, 2025 |
LMR Partners LLPInstitution | 6.49% | 2.44M | filed May 15, 2026 |
Inventive Sino LimitedStrategic | 5.38% | 2.02M | filed Jun 12, 2026 |
Jonah Peretti1Insiderdirector, officer: President of BuzzFeed AI | 3.54% | 1.33M A | filed Aug 12, 2026 |
- Reported at 2.00% on May 28, 2026, under the 5% line, so no further filing is required.
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | Eric Gould | director | +33,000 | $1.44 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Chris Malone | director | +17,361 | $1.44 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Sydnie Karras | director | +17,000 | $1.44 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Terence Hill | director | +20,833 | $1.44 |
- IAC
Broad digital-publishing overlap across lifestyle, food, and entertainment
- New York Times
Direct overlap in digital news, advertising, and recipe content
- Warner Bros. Discovery
Direct food-media overlap through Food Network’s content and advertising
CompareAfter hours
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BuzzFeed | $1.09 | −1.37% | $43.3M | — | — | 0.3 | −21.8% |
| IAC | $46.15 | −0.60% | $3.43B | 8.4 | 117.0 | 1.6 | −25.6% |
| New York Times | $65.45 | 0.00% | $11.45B | 29.4 | 21.8 | 3.8 | +11.2% |
| Warner Bros. Discovery | $30.80 | −0.08% | $77.22B | — | — | 2.1 | −11.2% |
| Median | 18.9 | 69.4 | 2.1 | −11.2% |