Thanks Vivek! Comcast Sells Part Of BuzzFeed After Stock Rally From Politician's Purchase
Thanks Vivek! Comcast Sells Part Of BuzzFeed After Stock Rally From Politician's Purchase
Shares of digital media company BuzzFeed Inc (NASDAQ:BZFD) rallied recently after former 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy disclosed a 7.7% stake in the company.
數字媒體公司BuzzFeed Inc（納斯達克股票代碼：BZFD）的股價最近上漲，此前2024年前總統候選人維維克·拉馬斯瓦米披露了該公司7.7％的股份。
One key investor in BuzzFeed saw the rally as a way to lower its stake.
BuzzFeed的一位主要投資者將漲勢視爲降低其股份的一種方式。
What Happened: Ramaswamy revealed a stake in BuzzFeed and said he plans to "engage in a dialogue" with the company's board of directors on ways to maximize shareholder value. The politician said this included "a shift in the company's strategy."
發生了什麼：拉馬斯瓦米透露了BuzzFeed的股份，並表示他計劃與公司董事會 “進行對話”，探討如何實現股東價值最大化。這位政治家說，這包括 “公司戰略的轉變”。
After BuzzFeed shares rallied, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)-owned NBCUniversal decided to sell a portion of its stake.
在BuzzFeed股價上漲後，康卡斯特公司（納斯達克股票代碼：CMCSA）旗下的NBCUniversal決定出售其部分股份。
NBCUniversal sold $10.15 million worth of shares the day after Ramaswamy's stake was disclosed, as reported by Variety.
據《綜藝》報道，在拉馬斯瓦米的股份披露後的第二天，NBCUniversal出售了價值1,015萬美元的股票。
The media company sold 3.18 million shares of BuzzFeed on May 22, which represented 61% of its stake in the digital media company. After the most recent sale, NBCUniversal owns two million shares of BuzzFeed.
這家媒體公司於5月22日出售了318萬股BuzzFeed股份，佔其在這家數字媒體公司的61％股份。在最近的出售之後，NBCUniversal擁有BuzzFeed的200萬股股份。
After holding around a 15% stake in BuzzFeed, NBCUniversal now holds a smaller position than the newly announced holding of Ramaswamy.
在持有BuzzFeed約15％的股份之後，NBCUniversal現在持有的頭寸小於新宣佈的拉馬斯瓦米的持股。
NBCUniversal invested $400 million in BuzzFeed in 2015 and 2016.
NBCUniversal在2015年和2016年向BuzzFeed投資了4億美元。
Why It's Important: Based on the $400 million put into the company, Comcast could end up with a loss on its position in BuzzFeed. The recent sale could indicate a plan to exit the stake when shares are up.
爲什麼重要：根據向該公司投入的4億美元，康卡斯特在BuzzFeed中的地位最終可能會蒙受損失。最近的出售可能表明計劃在股價上漲時退出股份。
The stake by Ramaswamy and his comments on a new direction could worry NBCUniversal about a potential shift and more political approach to content.
拉馬斯瓦米的賭注以及他對新方向的評論可能會讓NBCUniversal擔心內容的潛在轉變和更具政治性的方針。
The company was valued at $1.5 billion when it announced a SPAC merger back in 2021. BuzzFeed has a market capitalization of $97 million as of Friday.
該公司在2021年宣佈SPAC合併時，其估值爲15億美元。截至週五，BuzzFeed的市值爲9700萬美元。
"We are always open to hearing ideas from our shareholders," a BuzzFeed spokesperson told Variety.
BuzzFeed發言人告訴《綜藝》：“我們隨時願意聽取股東的想法。”
BZFD Price Action: BuzzFeed shares were up 6.06% to $2.80 at market close Friday versus a 52-week trading range of $0.64 to $4.56. The stock is up 71% in the past month, but up only 5% in the past year.
BZFD價格走勢：週五收盤時，BuzzFeed股價上漲6.06％，至2.80美元，而52周的交易區間爲0.64美元至4.56美元。該股在過去一個月中上漲了71％，但在過去一年中僅上漲了5％。
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