Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. BuzzFeed Inc shares valued at $122,310 were sold by Johnson John S. III on Jul 24 ’25. At $2.45 per share, Johnson John S. III sold 50,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,041,195 shares worth approximately $2.14 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Rolle Janet L sold 24,474 shares, netting a total of over 51,723 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $2.11 each, the insider now holds 122,223 shares.
Before that, KERINS PATRICK J had sold 273,246 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $618,383, the 10% Owner traded BuzzFeed Inc shares for $2.26 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 273,246 shares, worth approximately $7.01 million.
As published in a research note from Cowen on November 22, 2022, BuzzFeed Inc [BZFD] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $2 from $3. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of February 04, 2022, BofA Securities has initiated its “Neutral” rating for BZFD. Earlier on January 12, 2022, Craig Hallum initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for BZFD stock.
Analyzing BZFD Stock Performance
On last trading session, BuzzFeed Inc [NASDAQ: BZFD] plunged -2.37% to $2.06. The stock’s lowest price that day was $2.04, but it reached a high of $2.17 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -5.07%. Over the course of the year, BuzzFeed Inc shares have dropped approximately -7.21%.
Is BuzzFeed Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of BuzzFeed Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 82165.0 shares to 0.86 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 0.78 million shares. A jump of 9.51% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.08 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.08.
