GRAVITY (GRVY) Competitors

GRAVITY (NASDAQ:GRVY) and Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Is GRVY or UPWK more profitable?

Upwork has a net margin of 31.75% compared to GRAVITY's net margin of 17.60%. Upwork's return on equity of 44.83% beat GRAVITY's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GRAVITY	17.60%	17.45%	14.60%
Upwork	31.75%	44.83%	20.55%

Which has more risk & volatility, GRVY or UPWK?

GRAVITY has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upwork has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GRVY or UPWK?

9.9% of GRAVITY shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Upwork shares are held by institutional investors. 7.5% of Upwork shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GRVY or UPWK?

Upwork has higher revenue and earnings than GRAVITY. GRAVITY is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upwork, 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
GRAVITY	$350.59M	1.29	$59.44M	$8.34	7.80
Upwork	$772.90M	2.56	$215.59M	$1.74	8.57

Do analysts rate GRVY or UPWK?

Upwork has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 25.11%. Given Upwork's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Upwork is more favorable than GRAVITY.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GRAVITY	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Upwork	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media prefer GRVY or UPWK?

In the previous week, Upwork had 27 more articles in the media than GRAVITY. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Upwork and 3 mentions for GRAVITY. GRAVITY's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Upwork's score of 0.67 indicating that GRAVITY is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GRAVITY	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Upwork	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Upwork beats GRAVITY on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.