IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (IZEA)Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | Orlando, United States | NasdaqCM
4.35 USD
-0.03
(-0.685%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 4.22 -0.13 (-0.130%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 5:18 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:36 p.m. EDT
Despite the 'shift to profit' narrative, the fundamentals are a trap: revenue is down 45%, margins are negative, and the forward P/E is effectively infinite. Technically, the stock has rejected the 50-day moving average, and options data confirms a pronounced 'pin risk' below $3-$3.50. This is a value trap trading at a PE that doesn't exist; avoid accumulating here until a multiple expansion occurs. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.068305 |
| MSTL | 0.076038 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.080270 |
| AutoETS | 0.081140 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 2.07 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.004 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.06 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.019 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.81 |
| Market Cap | 75,412,120 |
| Trailing P/E | Infinity |
| Forward P/E | -10.61 |
| Beta | 1.22 |
| Profit Margins | 0.14% |
| Website | https://izea.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:36 p.m. EDT: Options flow shows heightened bearish positioning. While ATM call open interest is distributed in May, put writers are active, particularly at the $2.50 strike (deep ITM) with significant OI in May and August. The $5.00 strike holds substantial OI as an anchor for both calls and puts across expirations, but the weighted OI favors downside protection. Notably, there is zero open interest for out-of-the-money puts after April 17, indicating near-term hedging is focused only on very deep ITM, but the $2.50 level acts as a major psychological and technical support zone where writers sit.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.5438597 |
| Address1 | 1,317 Edgewater Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 1880 |
| All Time High | 2,720.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.28 |
| Ask | 4.41 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 62,060 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 70,112 |
| Average Volume | 70,112 |
| Average Volume10Days | 62,060 |
| Beta | 1.222 |
| Bid | 4.33 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 2.834 |
| City | Orlando |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.35 |
| Current Ratio | 6.44 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 4.45 |
| Day Low | 4.23 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.019 |
| Display Name | IZEA Worldwide |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,773,781,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,773,781,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,777,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,702,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,702,400 |
| Ebitda | -1,722,454 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.05514 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -14.244 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.785 |
| Enterprise Value | 24,534,382 |
| Eps Forward | -0.41 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.0 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.6564 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.69359994 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.18969476 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 154.38597 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.859 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.5090003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.25755253 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.7 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.6499999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.5588233 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.7 - 5.859 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,328,797,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 13,052,712 |
| Forward Eps | -0.41 |
| Forward P E | -10.6097555 |
| Free Cashflow | 364,535 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 75 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.48053002 |
| Gross Profits | 15,010,733 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.24462 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.1364 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 17,336,121 |
| Industry | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Disp | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Key | internet-content-information |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,686,873,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:4 |
| Long Business Summary | IZEA Worldwide, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology-enabled influencer marketing company that connects social influencers and content creators in North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers IZEA Flex, its flagship platform for managing enterprise influencer marketing. It also operates marketplace that connects marketers with creators. In addition, the company offers AI-enabled tools to assist marketers and creators with text and visual content development. Additionally, it 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. |
| Long Name | IZEA Worldwide, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 75,412,120 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_29390189 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 42,326 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 75,932,209 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 4.4 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,430,718 |
| Operating Margins | -0.26556998 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.67 |
| Phone | 407 674 6911 |
| Post Market Change | -0.13049984 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -2.9999964 |
| Post Market Price | 4.2195 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,460,683 |
| Previous Close | 4.38 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.5349329 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.4141264 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00135 |
| Quick Ratio | 6.342 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0300002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.684936 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.45 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.23 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.23 - 4.45 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.4 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.38 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.35 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 47,720 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01941 |
| Return On Equity | 0.00087 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.449 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.81 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 17,336,121 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0047 |
| Shares Short | 82,314 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 121,776 |
| Short Name | IZEA Worldwide, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0064999997 |
| Short Ratio | 1.16 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | FL |
| Symbol | IZEA |
| Target High Price | 7.5 |
| Target Low Price | 7.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 7.5 |
| Target Median Price | 7.5 |
| Total Cash | 50,886,848 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.935 |
| Total Debt | 9,106 |
| Total Revenue | 31,237,852 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | Infinity |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.093305 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.2566948 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.06271089 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 47,720 |
| Website | https://izea.com |
| Zip | 32,804 |