How to buy BuzzFeed stock in Canada

American online media company, BuzzFeed, has gone public following the closure of its merger with 890 5th Avenue Partners, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Here's what we know about the IPO and how to buy Buzzfeed stock in Canada.

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BuzzFeed stock price (NASDAQ: BZFD)

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BuzzFeed stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-12.

Latest market close	$3.08
52-week range	$0.64 - $5.68
50-day moving average more info button	$3.15
200-day moving average more info button	$2.48
Wall St. target price	$6.00
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-0.74

Is it a good time to buy BuzzFeed stock?

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BuzzFeed price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $3.2 from 2024-12-16

1 week (2024-12-11)	-28.25%
1 month (2024-11-18)	3.2
3 months (2024-09-18)	16.36%
6 months (2024-06-18)	52.38%

1 year (2023-12-18)	963.12%
2 years (2022-12-16)	-10.11%
3 years (2021-12-17)	24.72
5 years (2019-12-14)	N/A

Is BuzzFeed stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing BuzzFeed stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of BuzzFeed's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

BuzzFeed's EBITDA

BuzzFeed's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $9.7 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a BuzzFeed's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

BuzzFeed financials

Revenue TTM	$218.3 million
Operating margin TTM	5.56%
Gross profit TTM	$183.2 million
Return on assets TTM	-1.06%
Return on equity TTM	-26.13%
Profit margin	-23.88%
Book value	$1.89
Market Capitalization more info button	$169.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

BuzzFeed stock dividends

We're not expecting BuzzFeed to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have BuzzFeed's stocks ever split?

BuzzFeed's stocks were split on a 1:4 basis on 5 May 2024 . So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your BuzzFeed stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 300% higher stock price could have impacted the market appetite for BuzzFeed stocks, which in turn could have impacted BuzzFeed's stock price.

BuzzFeed stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, BuzzFeed's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $0.644 up to $5.68. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while BuzzFeed's is 3.367. This would suggest that BuzzFeed's stocks are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

BuzzFeed overview

BuzzFeed, Inc., a digital media company, distributes content across owned and operated, as well as third-party platforms. The company offers BuzzFeed, a go-to authority for entertainment, pop culture, and Internet with articles, lists, quizzes, videos, and original series; BuzzFeed News, a pocket friendly newsroom; Tasty, a platform for food content; HuffPost, media platform for news, politics, opinion, entertainment, features, and lifestyle content. It also provides display, programmatic, and video advertising on its owned and operated sites and applications. BuzzFeed, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York..

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of BuzzFeed is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 36.015% of BuzzFeed stocks are held by insiders and 25.542% by institutions. How many people work for BuzzFeed?
Latest data suggests 925 work at BuzzFeed. When does the fiscal year end for BuzzFeed?
BuzzFeed's fiscal year ends in December. Where is BuzzFeed based?
BuzzFeed's address is: 229 West 43rd Street, New York, NY, United States, 10036 What is BuzzFeed's ISIN number?
BuzzFeed's international securities identification number is: US12430A1025

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