GRAVITY (GRVY) Competitors

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

Is GRVY or UPWK more profitable?

Upwork has a net margin of 30.46% compared to GRAVITY's net margin of 19.17%. Upwork's return on equity of 48.38% beat GRAVITY's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GRAVITY	19.17%	18.07%	15.15%
Upwork	30.46%	48.38%	20.77%

Which has more risk & volatility, GRVY or UPWK?

GRAVITY has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upwork has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GRVY or UPWK?

Upwork has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 44.48%. 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

Which has stronger earnings and 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	1.25	$59.44M	$8.24	7.67
Upwork	$769.33M	2.21	$215.59M	$1.67	7.74

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GRVY or UPWK?

9.9% of GRAVITY shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Upwork shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to GRVY or UPWK?

In the previous week, Upwork had 2 more articles in the media than GRAVITY. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Upwork and 4 mentions for GRAVITY. Upwork's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat GRAVITY's score of 0.33 indicating that Upwork is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GRAVITY	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Upwork	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Upwork beats GRAVITY on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.