BuzzFeed, Inc.
AI summary BuzzFeed Directors buy shares in private placement following majority stake investment.
- Research score
- 49
- AI adjustment
- -11
Research score, not a recommendation.
Market data
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same price, one day All 4 purchases were at $1.44 on 2026-06-17. That pattern also occurs in IPO or conversion subscriptions, which are not open-market conviction buying.
Why this score
Research score: a weighted blend of the five factors, times the routine and offering discounts, minus the selling penalty.
Why are they buying?
AI · ipo_offering · catalyst credible · documentedCompany directors acquired shares through a private placement transaction pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 17, 2026, closely following the recent majority stake investment by Byron Allen's family office.
The Form 4 footnotes state that the shares were acquired in a private placement transaction under a Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 17, 2026.
Stock Price & Insider Purchase History
Daily close price with open-market insider purchases plotted over time
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| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Price | Value | Flags | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | Gould Eric history of Gould Eric's purchases | Director | 33,000 | $1.44 | $47.5K | SEC filing for Gould Eric (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-06-17 | Hill Terence history of Hill Terence's purchases | Director | 20,833 | $1.44 | $30.0K | SEC filing for Hill Terence (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-06-17 | Malone Chris history of Malone Chris's purchases | Director | 17,361 | $1.44 | $25.0K | SEC filing for Malone Chris (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-06-17 | Karras Sydnie history of Karras Sydnie's purchases | Director | 17,000 | $1.44 | $24.5K | SEC filing for Karras Sydnie (opens in a new tab) | |
| Total | $127.0K | ||||||
What happened next
A run ends after a pause in the buying, so one company can have several. Returns are the stock's return minus its benchmark's (IWM for small companies, SPY otherwise), from the first open after the run became a cluster. Past results, not a forecast.
After this run became a cluster: 21 days -24.3%63 days -25.5%126 days –