Inuvo (INUV) Competitors

Inuvo (NYSE:INUV) and IZEA Worldwide (NASDAQ:IZEA) 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 dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, INUV or IZEA?

IZEA Worldwide has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Inuvo. IZEA Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inuvo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inuvo	$75.60M	0.38	-$13.11M	-$0.12	-1.73
IZEA Worldwide	$41.10M	0.81	-$4.47M	-$0.31	-7.00

Do analysts recommend INUV or IZEA?

Inuvo currently has a consensus price target of $1.00, indicating a potential upside of 382.39%. Given Inuvo's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Inuvo is more favorable than IZEA Worldwide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inuvo	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
IZEA Worldwide	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media refer more to INUV or IZEA?

In the previous week, Inuvo had 3 more articles in the media than IZEA Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Inuvo and 0 mentions for IZEA Worldwide. IZEA Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Inuvo's score of -0.18 indicating that IZEA Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inuvo	Neutral
IZEA Worldwide	Very Positive

Is INUV or IZEA more profitable?

IZEA Worldwide has a net margin of -14.50% compared to Inuvo's net margin of -23.24%. IZEA Worldwide's return on equity of -8.23% beat Inuvo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inuvo	-23.24%	-68.64%	-42.40%
IZEA Worldwide	-14.50%	-8.23%	-6.84%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in INUV or IZEA?

20.3% of Inuvo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of IZEA Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 9.1% of Inuvo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of IZEA Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INUV or IZEA?

IZEA Worldwide received 164 more outperform votes than Inuvo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.57% of users gave IZEA Worldwide an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Inuvo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Inuvo	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 21 100.00%
IZEA Worldwide	Outperform Votes 164 64.57%	Underperform Votes 90 35.43%

Which has more volatility & risk, INUV or IZEA?

Inuvo has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IZEA Worldwide has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

IZEA Worldwide beats Inuvo on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.