Sharemaestro company-news research for BuzzFeed Inc (BZFD), showing current tone, evidence confidence, direct company coverage, sector and industry context, completed price response and the source headlines used on the page. Scores describe published news evidence. Confidence describes the amount, freshness, source breadth and direct company relevance of that evidence. Price context is shown separately.
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Provisional evidence
Company news sentiment
Latest BZFD news and sentiment
BuzzFeed Inc
Company headlines from the last 30 days, weighted by freshness, relevance, publisher quality and the strength of the wording. Price is shown separately.
Current company news
Early balanced news score
9 company-specific stories are available, but there are not yet enough fresh stories from separate publishers for a firm reading.
Observed headline tone28/100
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Published 30-day score46/100
Latest source headline
Two former BuzzFeed employees sue over data breach
Top Class Actions · 02 Oct 2026 14:32
Older, less relevant and less reliable stories count for less. Confidence is shown separately.
What supports the score
9 current stories are mapped specifically to BZFD.
What limits the score
Only 1 publisher currently contribute to the measured read.
The stories agree, but freshness-weighted evidence is only 0.189.
Confidence is 27/100, below the threshold for a firm score.
46/100
News scoreEarly balanced news score
27/100
Confidencethin evidence
100%/100
Company news9 company stories
100/100
Story agreement0/100 difference
News history
Daily score and story count over 30 days
10 Sep25 Sep09 Oct
News scoreStory count50 baseline
Confidence
How reliable the score is
Confidence uses the amount of news, separate publishers, direct company relevance, freshness and agreement. A high or low score is not automatically reliable.
Amount of evidence4
0.189 after freshness weightingSource breadth20
1 independent publishersCompany relevance100
share tied directly to this companyFreshness26
recency-weighted evidenceAgreement100
how closely stories agreePublisher mix0
less reliance on one publisherPrice and news history
Weekly price and news-score history
Company-specific news is present, but the evidence has not yet earned enough independent, fresh information weight for price confirmation to be treated as a firm signal.
26 completed price weeks25 comparable news-score weeks
One scoring method across the chart.Stored company headlines are recalculated at each weekly point with the current 30-day freshness weighting. Old published snapshots are left unchanged.
10 Apr07 Jul02 Oct
Weekly close, indexedSentiment score
WeekNews scoreCloseWeekly move
02 Oct 202645USD 1.11+6.7%
25 Sep 202650USD 1.04-7.1%
18 Sep 202650USD 1.12+3.7%
11 Sep 202650USD 1.08-0.9%
04 Sep 202649USD 1.09-12.1%
28 Aug 202647USD 1.24+11.7%
21 Aug 202644USD 1.11+0.0%
14 Aug 202644USD 1.11-4.3%
Provisional evidence
News subjects
What is shaping the score
Market update504 stories · 44%
Earnings502 stories · 22%
Deals and strategy502 stories · 22%
Regulatory and legal281 stories · 11%
Source mix
Where the evidence comes from
Stock Titan504 stories · 44%
Top Class Actions281 stories · 11%
CNW Group501 stories · 11%
Investing.com India501 stories · 11%
Investing.com Nigeria501 stories · 11%
MarketBeat501 stories · 11%
Recurring subjects
Subjects appearing most often
Finance5Financial Markets4Mergers And Acquisitions2Technology1Earnings1
Earlier readings
How the score has changed
Past and present use the same method.Each point recalculates the previous 30 days of stored company headlines with today's scoring rules. The original stored snapshots remain unchanged.
11 May50 neutral06 Oct 00:17
ConstructiveBalanced or withheldCautious
Changes in the stored score
Scores are rebuilt from stored headlines with the current 30-day method. Days with no change are collapsed.
| Observed | Score | Move | Confidence | Stories | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct 00:17 | 46 | +1 | 29/100 (-5) | 10 (0) | Provisional |
| 02 Oct 23:59 | 45 | -5 | 34/100 (+34) | 10 (0) | Provisional |
| 01 Oct 23:59 | 50 | +0 | 0/100 (0) | 10 (+1) | Insufficient |
| 30 Sep 23:59 | 50 | +0 | 0/100 (0) | 9 (+1) | Insufficient |
| 26 Sep 23:59 | 50 | +0 | 0/100 (0) | 8 (+1) | Insufficient |
| 25 Sep 23:59 | 50 | +0 | 0/100 (-15) | 7 (0) | Insufficient |
| 16 Sep 23:59 | 50 | +0 | 15/100 (0) | 7 (+2) | Provisional |
| 11 Sep 23:59 | 50 | +1 | 15/100 (-2) | 5 (-15) | Provisional |
Evidence behind the direction
What drives this reading?
Shares of weighted directional evidence in 9 retained current headlines. These weights already account for freshness, relevance and publisher limits; they are not additive points of the published score.
Which subjects lean each way
A subject can carry both supportive and cautious news.
SubjectCautious ← 0 → Constructive
Regulatory and legal1 story
100.0%0.0%
Each side uses the same scale: 0–100.0% of the retained directional evidence.
Where the influence comes from
100.0%largest publisher shareA concentrated reading can depend heavily on one publisher.
Publisher groups follow the scoring rules. Company disclosures share one group; syndicated stories are consolidated before weighting.
Source headlines
The news behind the score
Only company-specific stories enter this score. The latest 30 days are shown newest first, with newer stories weighted more heavily and duplicate coverage combined.
28/100 tone
Regulatory and legal
Two former BuzzFeed employees sue over data breach
Two former BuzzFeed employees have filed separate class action lawsuits against BuzzFeed Media Enterprises Inc., alleging the company negligently failed to protect sensitive personal information during a data breach. The lawsuits claim BuzzFeed stored unencrypted data, including Social Se…
100% of directional evidence
High story strength
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
Two former BuzzFeed employees have filed separate class action lawsuits against BuzzFeed Media Enterprises Inc., alleging the company negligently failed to protect sensitive personal information during a data breach. The lawsuits claim BuzzFeed stored unencrypted data, including Social Security and bank account numbers, making it internet-accessible, and that their offer of two years of credit monitoring is insufficient for potential lifelong identity theft risks. The plaintiffs are seeking to represent a nationwide class and potentially a California subclass, demanding damages and a jury trial.
- Published
- 02 Oct 2026 14:32
- News subject
- Regulatory and legal
- Why this score
- Operational disruption, Legal or regulatory risk
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Story strength
- High · 62/100
- 30-day weight
- 100% of directional evidence · 6.9d old
- Text assessed
- Stored article
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
Technology
—Unscored
EarningsNot used in direction
VALITIC™ Featured by BuzzFeed for "Magical Results," Further Strengthening Consumer Brand Momentum
Company news retained for context; no directional weight.
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026 12:00
- News subject
- Earnings
- Why this score
- No clear directional signal in the available text
- Company focus
- Shared story · 78%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 8.0d old
- Text assessed
- Available headline and article text
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
—Unscored
Market updateNot used in direction
Form 8K BuzzFeed Inc Class A For: 29 September
This article reports on the filing of a Form 8K by BuzzFeed Inc Class A on September 29. The document is a standard regulatory filing that companies use to announce significant events to their shareholders and the SEC. No specific details about the content of the 8K are provided in this b…
Company news retained for context; no directional weight.
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
This article reports on the filing of a Form 8K by BuzzFeed Inc Class A on September 29. The document is a standard regulatory filing that companies use to announce significant events to their shareholders and the SEC. No specific details about the content of the 8K are provided in this brief announcement.
- Published
- 30 Sep 2026 02:22
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear directional signal in the available text
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 9.4d old
- Text assessed
- Stored article
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
EarningsFinancial Markets
—Unscored
Market updateNot used in direction
Form 13D/A BuzzFeed For: 25 September By Investing.com
This article reports on a Form 13D/A filing for BuzzFeed (BZFD) submitted on September 25. It includes no further details about the filing itself, but appears within a broader financial news platform from Investing.com, providing market data, news headlines, and various financial tools.
Company news retained for context; no directional weight.
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
This article reports on a Form 13D/A filing for BuzzFeed (BZFD) submitted on September 25. It includes no further details about the filing itself, but appears within a broader financial news platform from Investing.com, providing market data, news headlines, and various financial tools.
- Published
- 26 Sep 2026 02:22
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear directional signal in the available text
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 13.4d old
- Text assessed
- Stored article
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
FinanceFinancial Markets
—Unscored
Market updateNot used in direction
A 4.3 million-share award went to BuzzFeed (BZFD) CEO Byron Allen Folks’ LLC.
BuzzFeed, Inc. CEO Byron Allen Folks' LLC, Allen Family Digital, acquired 4,300,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in a grant/award transaction on September 23, 2026, at $1.09 per share. Following this transaction, the LLC now holds 50,000,000 shares. Byron Allen Folks, as the sole member…
Company news retained for context; no directional weight.
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
BuzzFeed, Inc. CEO Byron Allen Folks' LLC, Allen Family Digital, acquired 4,300,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in a grant/award transaction on September 23, 2026, at $1.09 per share. Following this transaction, the LLC now holds 50,000,000 shares. Byron Allen Folks, as the sole member of the LLC, is deemed to share beneficial ownership of these securities.
- Published
- 25 Sep 2026 20:26
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- Institutional or insider buying
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 13.7d old
- Text assessed
- Available headline and article text
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
Finance
—Unscored
Deals and strategyNot used in direction
A new share purchase leaves Allen Family Digital holding 55.7% of BuzzFeed (BZFD) Class A shares.
Allen Family Digital, LLC purchased 4.3 million shares of BuzzFeed Class A common stock for $4.687 million, increasing its stake to approximately 55.7% of outstanding Class A shares. The purchase occurred on September 23, 2026, at $1.09 per share, using working capital. BuzzFeed is expect…
Company news retained for context; no directional weight.
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
Allen Family Digital, LLC purchased 4.3 million shares of BuzzFeed Class A common stock for $4.687 million, increasing its stake to approximately 55.7% of outstanding Class A shares. The purchase occurred on September 23, 2026, at $1.09 per share, using working capital. BuzzFeed is expected to file an S-3 registration statement for the resale of these shares within 60 days upon request.
- Published
- 25 Sep 2026 20:26
- News subject
- Deals and strategy
- Why this score
- No clear directional signal in the available text
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 13.7d old
- Text assessed
- Available headline and article text
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
FinanceFinancial MarketsMergers And Acquisitions
—Unscored
Market updateNot used in direction
BuzzFeed (BZFD) awards 365K RSUs to chief legal officer
BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) awarded 365,372 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to its Chief Legal Officer, David Arroyo, on September 10, 2026. These RSUs represent a contingent right to receive Class A common stock, vesting one-third after one year from July 21, 2026, and the remainder in eight equ…
Company news retained for context; no directional weight.
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) awarded 365,372 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to its Chief Legal Officer, David Arroyo, on September 10, 2026. These RSUs represent a contingent right to receive Class A common stock, vesting one-third after one year from July 21, 2026, and the remainder in eight equal quarterly installments, dependent on his continued service. Following this grant, Arroyo directly holds 365,372 RSUs.
- Published
- 16 Sep 2026 05:56
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear directional signal in the available text
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 23.3d old
- Text assessed
- Stored article
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
Finance
—Unscored
Deals and strategyNot used in direction
Byron Allen boosts BuzzFeed (NASDAQ: BZFD) stake above 50%
Byron Allen's Allen Family Digital, LLC has increased its stake in BuzzFeed to 53.5% of Class A common stock after purchasing an additional 1.7 million shares for $1.8 million. This transaction, funded with working capital, makes Allen Family Digital the record holder of 45.7 million Clas…
Company news retained for context; no directional weight.
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
Byron Allen's Allen Family Digital, LLC has increased its stake in BuzzFeed to 53.5% of Class A common stock after purchasing an additional 1.7 million shares for $1.8 million. This transaction, funded with working capital, makes Allen Family Digital the record holder of 45.7 million Class A shares. BuzzFeed has agreed to file a Form S-3 resale registration for the newly purchased shares within 60 days of a request.
- Published
- 16 Sep 2026 05:56
- News subject
- Deals and strategy
- Why this score
- Institutional or insider buying
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 23.3d old
- Text assessed
- Stored article
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
FinanceFinancial MarketsMergers And Acquisitions
—Unscored
EarningsNot used in direction
BuzzFeed (BZFD) Earnings Date and Reports 2026
Company news retained for context; no directional weight.
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
- Published
- 11 Sep 2026 07:00
- News subject
- Earnings
- Why this score
- No clear directional signal in the available text
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 28.2d old
- Text assessed
- Stored headline only
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
Earlier company news
BZFD news archive
Stored newest first for historical research. It starts after the newest three pages above and then continues through older news. Each archive page is loaded only when it is opened.
Older news is kept in the archive
There are 68 older BZFD headlines. Open one page at a time when you need them.
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Provider mentions not used in the score
A news provider linked these stories to BZFD, but the headline and available text are not mainly about BuzzFeed Inc. They are kept here for transparency and do not affect the score, confidence, history or wider market totals.
Provider mentions are kept separate
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How to read the score
It describes the weighted balance of qualifying headlines. A score of 50 can mean balanced news or that there is not enough evidence; the status label explains which.
Confidence measures depth, source breadth, direct relevance, freshness and agreement. It does not rise merely because the tone is extreme. This is a rule-based evidence measure, not a calibrated probability.
Weekly price response, trend and fair-value position test whether the market is accepting or rejecting the news. They never rewrite the news score.
It measures news already published. It is not a forecast, recommendation or price target.