BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) stock: insider buying, earnings and risk | BrightDollar

BuzzFeed, Inc. · Communications Services, NEC

BZFD

High riskNext report: Around Nov 5 (est.)

The short version

A company still losing money with shrinking sales, with elevated risk.

Watch out for

Sales down 22% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
About 5 months of cash left at its current burn
Losing money, losses are large next to sales

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 0.4% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (21 bought, 17 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$36.3M-22% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $170.7M, down 12% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales shrank about 10% a year.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

0/6Weak

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.-74.9%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.1.18x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.-31.2%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.2 of 7 years
MissFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.-$20.7M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+9.5% in 3 years

Revenue: $185.3M; -2.4% vs prior year
5-year growth: -10.4%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $58.4M; 1.18x equity
Current ratio: 0.90x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026

Reported Aug 4

Revenue: $36.3M; -21.8% YoY
EPS: -$0.22; vs -$0.28
Op. margin: -28.4%; -20.9 pts
Free cash flow: -$8.1M
Share count: +44.7%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.

Weekly insider trend

No trades to chart yet.

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

30/ 100

This week: 1
Normal week: 2.5
vs normal: 0.4x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady-0.4%

Institutions cut 0.4% from their holdings. 21 bought, 17 sold.

Shares held by institutions3.3M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

+15.8%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

10 months

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.7x · $34.5M debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

55M

Why high risk

Losing money, losses are large next to sales
About 10 months of cash left at its current burn
Share count growing 15.8% a year (dilution)
4 offering filings in 6 months (may sell new shares)
Auditor change
Exchange listing notice (a delisting warning or a move to another exchange)

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Nov 5 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 4
Results filedMay 11
Results filedMar 12
Results filedNov 6, 2025
Results filedAug 7, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

Major agreementSep 29 · View filing ↗Offering 5%+ holder update (active)Sep 25 · View filing ↗Activist Major agreementSep 16 · View filing ↗Offering 5%+ holder update (active)Sep 15 · View filing ↗Activist 5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 14 · View filing ↗Big holder Major agreementJun 22 · View filing ↗Offering Major agreementMay 27 · View filing ↗Offering Auditor changeApr 16 · View filing ↗Watch Listing standards noticeMar 3 · View filing ↗Red flag

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

No open-market buys or sells in 90 days. Grants and option exercises are left out.

"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.

Latest filings

Straight from SEC EDGAR

Leadership changeOct 23 · Form 8-K ↗

Option exerciseStanley Eric WashingtonDirector

39,062 shares

Now owns 39,062 shares
Filed 4 days after trade

Oct 16Form 4 ↗

Major agreementSep 29 · Form 8-K ↗

Stock awardAllen Family Digital, LLCDirector, 10% owner

4,300,000 shares at $1.09 · $4.7M

+9% of holdings
Now owns 50,000,000 shares
Held See footnote
Filed 2 days after trade
Joint filing with 1 other

Sep 23Form 4 ↗

5%+ holder update (active)Sep 25 · Form SCHEDULE 13D/A ↗Major agreementSep 16 · Form 8-K ↗5%+ holder update (active)Sep 15 · Form SCHEDULE 13D/A ↗

Stock awardAllen Family Digital, LLCDirector, 10% owner

1,700,000 shares at $1.06 · $1.8M

+4% of holdings
Now owns 45,700,000 shares
Held See footnote
Filed 4 days after trade
Joint filing with 1 other

Sep 11Form 4 ↗

Stock awardDavid ArroyoCLO

365,372 shares

Now owns 365,372 shares
Restricted Stock Units
Filed 4 days after trade

Sep 10Form 4 ↗

Stock awardMatthew OmerCFO

362,882 shares

Now owns 362,882 shares
Restricted Stock Units
Filed 4 days after trade

Sep 10Form 4 ↗

Option exerciseJanet L RolleDirector

21,701 shares

+7% of holdings
Now owns 330,073 shares
Filed 2 days after trade

Sep 2Form 4 ↗

Insider tradeSep 4 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeAug 27 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeAug 27 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeAug 27 · Form 4 ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. For informational purposes. Not investment advice.

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