IZEA
IZEA Worldwide, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score IZEA yet.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ's fundamentals are mixed: it turned 28% of its revenue into free cash flow, but its operating margin fell 2 points to 21%. At 12x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 11x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
IZEA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
IZEA's revenue and profitability are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow and balance sheet.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
IZEA PE Valuation
IZEA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
IZEA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for IZEA to show an outlook.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
IZEA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.18 | $0.00 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.14 | +$0.57 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.03 | +$0.88 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.00 | +$1.10 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.18 | +$0.76 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.71 | -$0.16 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.91 | -$0.42 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.10 | -$0.63 |
IZEA lost $0.18 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ has the edge over IZEA on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
IZEA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.2M | -23% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.8M | -36% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.6M | -18% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.1M | -45% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.1M | -8.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.1M | +0.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $8M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $11M | +24% |
IZEA's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $6M last quarter, down 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -13% | -9.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | -18% | -27 points |
| Q1 2026 | -18% | -9.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -27% | +2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.1% | +102 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.1% | +40 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.2% | +50 points |
| Q4 2024 | -29% | -4.3 points |
IZEA's operating margin was −13% last quarter, down 9.2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ has the edge over IZEA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over IZEA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IZEA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1M | -8% |
| Q1 2026 | -$4M | -299% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2M | +$2.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $2M | +$5.4M |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.8M | -446% |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.4M | +$472.4K |
| Q1 2024 | -$3.4M | -$872.4K |
| Q4 2023 | $815.6K | -79% |
IZEA has burned cash in most quarters: −$2M over the past year, against −$6M the year before.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $39B over the past year, up 1.5% from the year before.
IZEA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -120K shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -1M shares |
| 3 years | +12% | +1.9M shares |
| 5 years | +12% | +1.9M shares |
| Available history | +100% | +8.7M shares |
IZEA has the edge over VZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $784,575 |
| Q2 2026 | $501,543 |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $278,825 |
| Q1 2025 | $443,808 |
| Q4 2024 | $544,497 |
IZEA spent $1M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 1.5% from the year before.
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has 4.2B diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
IZEA Net Leverage
IZEA's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
IZEA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 21.6 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 5.9 | Oversold |
IZEA's weekly RSI is 22 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
IZEA PE vs Communication Services Sector
IZEA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
IZEA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.32 | 5.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.86 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.52 | 38% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.37 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.89 | 24% below |
IZEA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 24% below its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ has the edge over IZEA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IZEA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $0.96 | $7.52 | +683% |
| 2021 | $7.52 | $5.68 | -24% |
| 2022 | $5.68 | $2.58 | -55% |
| 2023 | $2.58 | $2.01 | -22% |
| 2024 | $2.01 | $2.51 | +25% |
| 2025 | $2.51 | $4.49 | +79% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.49 | $2.19 | -51% |
IZEA's yearly returns have swung widely, from +683% in 2020 to −55% in 2022. It's down 51% so far in 2026.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has the edge over IZEA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.