IZEA Worldwide stock reports a USD 15,000 director award
Published on 10/06/2026 at 15:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSIZEA Worldwide stock was trading at USD 2.43 on NASDAQ on October 6, 2026, at 9:35 a.m. ET, with a daily change of 0.02 percent. The freshest company filing shows director Antonio Bonchristiano received 5,976 restricted shares valued at USD 15,000 for third-quarter 2026 director fees, according to StockTitan on October 1, 2026.
Director award adds a fresh filing
The restricted-stock award vested immediately and lifted Bonchristiano's direct holdings to 41,714 shares. The filing identifies IZEA Worldwide, Inc. and the IZEA ticker, linking the award to the Nasdaq-listed company rather than to a separate issuer.
Another director filing dated October 1, 2026 describes the same 5,976-share award structure for Brian W. Brady, whose direct holdings reached 470,749 shares, according to StockTitan. The filings are compensation awards, so their investor relevance is tied to equity dilution and management incentives rather than a cash purchase by directors.
Quarterly revenue remains the key test
IZEA's latest reported quarter was Q2 2026. Investing.com lists revenue of USD 5.807 million against a USD 8 million forecast and EPS of negative USD 0.040 against a negative USD 0.020 forecast. Revenue was USD 6.573 million in Q1 2026, making the Q2 figure a sequential decline of USD 0.766 million.
The earnings figures sharpen the strategic question around IZEA's enterprise-focused creator economy model. The company describes its ZED platform as software for campaign planning, creator collaboration, workflow automation, measurement and AI-supported optimization on its investor-relations page. That combination gives investors a concrete operating marker: enterprise expansion must offset the lower Q2 revenue base.
Consensus stays at Sell
MarketBeat's consensus panel assigns IZEA a Sell rating, with an average rating score of 1.00, 2 sell ratings and 1 research report counted in the past 90 days, according to MarketBeat. The rating stands alongside a market value that is far below the company's latest quarterly revenue on an annualized basis, although the two measures describe different dimensions of the business.
IZEA Worldwide stock holds near its yearly low
At USD 2.43, IZEA Worldwide stock was 2.10 percent above its 52-week low of USD 2.38 and 58.53 percent below its 52-week high of USD 5.86 on October 6, 2026. The quote's day range was USD 2.43 to USD 2.49, volume was 5,407 shares, and market capitalization was USD 42.6 million.
IZEA Worldwide stock facts
- Company: IZEA Worldwide, Inc.
- ISIN: US46604H2040
- Ticker: IZEA
- Trading venue: NASDAQ Capital Market
- Price (as of October 6, 2026, 9:35 a.m. ET): USD 2.43
- Market capitalization: USD 42.6 million (as of October 6, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 2.38-USD 5.86 (as of October 6, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Communication Services / Advertising Agencies
