Slam (NASDAQ:SLAM) versus BuzzFeed (NASDAQ:BZFD) Head to Head Comparison

BuzzFeed (NASDAQ:BZFD) and Slam (NASDAQ:SLAM) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BuzzFeed and Slam’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BuzzFeed	$252.68 million	0.22	-$88.58 million	($0.63)	-0.61
Slam	N/A	N/A	$4.59 million	N/A	N/A

Slam has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BuzzFeed.

Profitability

This table compares BuzzFeed and Slam’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BuzzFeed	-30.13%	-56.18%	-16.78%
Slam	N/A	-13.21%	2.04%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for BuzzFeed and Slam, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BuzzFeed	0	0	0	0	N/A
Slam	0	0	0	0	N/A

BuzzFeed presently has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 287.90%. Given BuzzFeed’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe BuzzFeed is more favorable than Slam.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.6% of BuzzFeed shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Slam shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of BuzzFeed shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Slam shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Slam beats BuzzFeed on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BuzzFeed

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. is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Slam

Slam Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or related business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.