Izea Worldwide (IZEA) and Its Rivals Head-To-Head Comparison

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.6% of Izea Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Izea Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

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

Profitability

This table compares Izea Worldwide and its peers’ 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	-19.68%	-48.15%	-4.99%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Izea Worldwide and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Izea Worldwide	$31.24 million	$40,000.00	-15.79
Izea Worldwide Competitors	$2.97 billion	$35.12 million	7.29

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Izea Worldwide and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Izea Worldwide	2	0	0	0	1.00
Izea Worldwide Competitors	2323	6910	10759	489	2.46

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 25.70%. Given Izea Worldwide’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Izea Worldwide has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Izea Worldwide peers beat Izea Worldwide on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Izea Worldwide Company Profile

IZEA Worldwide, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers software and professional services to connect brands and content creators in North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers IZEA Flex, its flagship platform for managing enterprise influencer marketing; and comprehensive expense management service to track and manage off-platform expenses related to influencer marketing campaigns. It also operates The Creator Marketplace on IZEA.com that provides creators tools to present their work to marketers. In addition, the company provides management of content workflow, creator search and targeting, bidding, analytics, and payment processing services. It primarily sells influencer marketing and custom content campaigns through client development team and platforms. The company was formerly known as IZEA, Inc. and changed its name to IZEA Worldwide, Inc. in August 2018. IZEA Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.