Izea Worldwide (NASDAQ:IZEA) vs. Bumble (NASDAQ:BMBL) Head-To-Head Review

Izea Worldwide (NASDAQ:IZEA) and Bumble (NASDAQ:BMBL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Izea Worldwide has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bumble has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Izea Worldwide and Bumble’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Izea Worldwide	0.13%	0.09%	0.07%
Bumble	-72.74%	24.58%	12.09%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Izea Worldwide and Bumble, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Izea Worldwide	2	0	0	0	1.00
Bumble	2	14	1	0	1.94

Bumble has a consensus price target of $4.36, suggesting a potential upside of 3.60%. Given Bumble’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bumble is more favorable than Izea Worldwide.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Izea Worldwide and Bumble”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Izea Worldwide	$31.24 million	2.37	$40,000.00	N/A	N/A
Bumble	$965.66 million	0.57	-$693.14 million	($6.05)	-0.70

Izea Worldwide has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bumble.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.6% of Izea Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Bumble shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Izea Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of Bumble shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Bumble beats Izea Worldwide on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Izea Worldwide

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.

About Bumble

Bumble Inc. provides online dating and social networking platforms in North America, Europe, internationally. It owns and operates websites and applications that offers subscription and in-app purchases dating products. The company operates apps, including Bumble, a dating app built with women at the center, where women make the first move; Badoo, the web and mobile free-to-use dating app; Official app where users connect their profile with that of their partner enabling a shared, linked product experience; Bumble BFF and Bumble Bizz Modes that have a format similar to the date mode requiring users to set up profiles and matching users through yes and no votes, similar to the dating platform; and Bumble for Friends, a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections, as well as Fruitz app is centered around encouraging honesty and transparency by sharing dating intentions from the first touch point. Bumble Inc. was founded in 2006 in and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.