Contrasting Izea Worldwide (IZEA) and The Competition

Izea Worldwide (NASDAQ:IZEA) is one of 257 public companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Izea Worldwide to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Izea Worldwide has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Izea Worldwide’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Izea Worldwide and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Izea Worldwide	$31.24 million	$40,000.00	-15.93
Izea Worldwide Competitors	$3.04 billion	$35.12 million	-1.98

Izea Worldwide’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Izea Worldwide. Izea Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Izea Worldwide and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Izea Worldwide	2	0	0	0	1.00
Izea Worldwide Competitors	2337	6935	10777	490	2.46

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 28.42%. Given Izea Worldwide’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Izea Worldwide has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.6% of Izea Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Izea Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Izea Worldwide and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Izea Worldwide	-9.36%	-5.10%	-4.41%
Izea Worldwide Competitors	-19.17%	-48.95%	-4.95%

Summary

Izea Worldwide competitors beat Izea Worldwide on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

Izea Worldwide Company Profile

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA) is a marketing technology company that operates in the creator economy. The company helps brands and agencies develop and execute influencer marketing campaigns by connecting them with creators, including social media influencers, bloggers, and other digital content producers. IZEA provides both technology-enabled and managed services. Its offerings support creator discovery, campaign planning, content development, workflow management, payments, and performance measurement.