BZFD
BuzzFeed, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score BZFD yet.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ's fundamentals are mixed: it turned 28% of its revenue into free cash flow, but its operating margin fell 2 points to 21%. At 12x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 11x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
BZFD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
BZFD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently under pressure.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
BZFD PE Valuation
BZFD has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
BZFD Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BZFD to show an outlook.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
BZFD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.56 | -3220% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.54 | -613% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.60 | -521% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.53 | -$1.26 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.05 | +$1.46 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +$2.12 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.38 | +$2.80 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.27 | +$2.21 |
BZFD has swung to a loss: it lost $1.56 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ has the edge over BZFD on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BZFD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26M | -44% |
| Q2 2026 | $36.3M | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $31.6M | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $56.5M | +67% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.3M | -28% |
| Q2 2025 | $46.4M | -1.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $36M | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $33.9M | -1.3% |
BZFD's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $26M last quarter, down 44% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -67% | -54 points |
| Q2 2026 | -28% | -21 points |
| Q1 2026 | -43% | -4.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -44% | -38 points |
| Q3 2025 | -13% | -19 points |
| Q2 2025 | -7.5% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -38% | +8.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.2% | -55 points |
BZFD's operating margin was −67% last quarter, down 54 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2020.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ has the edge over BZFD on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over BZFD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BZFD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$10.1M | -1235% |
| Q2 2026 | -$8.1M | +$2.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4M | +155% |
| Q4 2025 | -$12M | -$7.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $892K | -90% |
| Q2 2025 | -$10.5M | +$2M |
| Q1 2025 | $956K | +$14.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.7M | -$803K |
BZFD has burned cash in most quarters: −$28M over the past year, against −$13M the year before.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over BZFD on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BZFD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +53% | +29.3M shares |
| 1 year | +127% | +47.1M shares |
| 3 years | +133% | +48.1M shares |
| 5 years | +116% | +45.4M shares |
BZFD has 84M diluted shares, up 127% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has the edge over BZFD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
BZFD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 11.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | -7.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 5.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 46.5x | High |
BZFD's net debt is about 11 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
BZFD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 29.7 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 3.4 | Oversold |
BZFD's weekly RSI is 30 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 3 (oversold).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
BZFD PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | BZFD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
BZFD has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
BZFD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.89 | 54% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.08 | 62% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.03 | 60% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.53 | 73% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.06 | 80% below |
BZFD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 80% below its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ has the edge over BZFD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BZFD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $39.2 | $22.1 | -44% |
| 2022 | $22.1 | $2.96 | -87% |
| 2023 | $2.96 | $1.00 | -66% |
| 2024 | $1.00 | $2.84 | +184% |
| 2025 | $2.84 | $1.02 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.02 | $0.41 | -60% |
BZFD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +184% in 2024 to −87% in 2022. It's down 60% so far in 2026.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has the edge over BZFD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.