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Track IZEA free→NASDAQCommunication ServicesInternet Content & InformationSnapshot 2026-06-15
Recent financial performance sits well below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is weak, and earnings quality cannot be assessed since the company was unprofitable over the past year. Management's recent track record has been steady, and it has a capital-friendly stance. Risk is high, and the sector backdrop is a headwind, with IZEA trading below typical levels compared to sector peers. Peer multiples imply a price about 44% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk, as it trades below peer multiples while recent financials are weak. This analysis is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $3.72. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $3.72 IZEA trades at 2× p/s — 1.9× the 1× p/s peer median. The market is re-rating it beyond its own range; our $6.46 fair value is medium-confidence here. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price sits about 42% below a flat-multiple fair value; not enough history to forecast a comparison. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
TTM earnings are negative, so the read leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods rather than P/E. This is a data condition, not a forward call.
No fragility gates fired. Regime (Crisis) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Communication Services names rated weak grew net income 59% of the time over the next year (vs 53% for the rest of the cohort, n=701).
Over the trailing year it converted 6.05x of net income into operating cash flow.
Not enough signal yet.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the broad stock market, the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
2 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Communication Services names rated stable grew net income 66% of the time over the next year (vs 56% for the rest of the cohort, n=208).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.01 → $-0.02 (-300.0% / 30d). 0 raised, 1 cut, 1 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 100% of analysts rate Buy.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$224.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$502.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $4,158.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-15
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: If the Communication Services sector grows, it may help IZEA do better.
Confirms:Sector revenue growth turns positive after being in decline.
Disproves:Sector revenue continues to decline.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for IZEA yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On May 15, 2026, IZEA Worldwide, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (“Ladenburg”) entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which Ladenburg has been authorized on the Company’s behalf to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), which purchases may commence on May 18, 2026 and terminate on the earliest of November 13, 2026, or at such time…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Interactive Media & Services.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
IZEA IZEA Worldwide Inc | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 11 of 100 | inexpensive | high |
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 84 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
GOOG Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 87 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
META Meta Platforms | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 77 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
RDDT REDDIT, INC. | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 54 of 100 | expensive | high |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Initiate a share buyback program to purchase common stock starting May 18, 2026.
Newly stated in 2026-Q2. IZEA announced a share buyback program to commence on May 18, 2026. This is a new capital allocation initiative aimed at purchasing shares of the company's common stock. Financials show a net income of -$777,523 in 2026-Q1, indicating a challenging financial environment. The trajectory of this initiative will depend on execution and market conditions.
“On May 15, 2026, IZEA announced a share buyback agreement with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co.”
Leverage a strong and growing pipeline to support profitable growth over the next twelve months.
Newly stated in 2025-Q3. Despite management's focus on profitable growth, revenue decreased from $9,133,232 in 2025-Q2 to $6,573,232 in 2026-Q1, indicating limited progress. The company's financials show a challenging environment with a net income of -$777,523 in 2026-Q1. The trajectory suggests difficulties in achieving the stated growth objectives.
“We have a strong and growing pipeline that we believe will support profitable growth over the next twelve months.”
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of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference therein.