UPWK vs. SSTK, ETWO, TASK, CSGS, YY, RAMP, EVTC, CARG, GRVY, and SOHU
Should you be buying Upwork stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Upwork include Shutterstock (SSTK), E2open Parent (ETWO), TaskUs (TASK), CSG Systems International (CSGS), JOYY (YY), LiveRamp (RAMP), EVERTEC (EVTC), CarGurus (CARG), Gravity (GRVY), and Sohu.com (SOHU). These companies are all part of the "data processing & preparation" industry.
Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) and Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Shutterstock has a net margin of 10.71% compared to Shutterstock's net margin of 6.70%. Upwork's return on equity of 21.14% beat Shutterstock's return on equity.
Shutterstock has higher revenue and earnings than Upwork. Shutterstock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upwork, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
82.8% of Shutterstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Upwork shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of Shutterstock shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Upwork shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Upwork had 13 more articles in the media than Shutterstock. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Upwork and 5 mentions for Shutterstock. Upwork's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Shutterstock's score of 0.40 indicating that Shutterstock is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Shutterstock received 123 more outperform votes than Upwork when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.84% of users gave Shutterstock an outperform vote while only 56.79% of users gave Upwork an outperform vote.
Shutterstock currently has a consensus target price of $62.50, indicating a potential upside of 68.28%. Upwork has a consensus target price of $17.80, indicating a potential upside of 61.97%. Given Upwork's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than Upwork.
Shutterstock has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upwork has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Shutterstock beats Upwork on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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