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Upwork (UPWK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$16.80 -0.62 (-3.56%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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About Upwork Stock (NASDAQ:UPWK)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$16.75
$17.41
50-Day Range
$11.88
$20.07
52-Week Range
$9.93
$20.54
Volume
1.60 million shs
Average Volume
3.42 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.23 billion
P/E Ratio
9.66
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$19.42
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Upwork Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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48th Percentile Overall Score

UPWK MarketRank™: 

Upwork scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 453rd out of 670 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Upwork has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.62, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Upwork has a consensus price target of $19.42, representing about 15.6% upside from its current price of $16.80.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Upwork has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Upwork's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Upwork are expected to decrease by -4.76% in the coming year, from $0.84 to $0.80 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Upwork is 9.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 231.00.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Upwork is 9.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 489.92.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Upwork has a P/B Ratio of 3.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Upwork's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.67% of the float of Upwork has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Upwork has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Upwork has recently increased by 5.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Upwork does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Upwork does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.67% of the float of Upwork has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Upwork has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Upwork has recently increased by 5.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Upwork has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Upwork this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    30 people have searched for UPWK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 275% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    14 people have added Upwork to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Upwork insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,670,318.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 7.50% of the stock of Upwork is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    77.71% of the stock of Upwork is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Upwork's insider trading history.
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UPWK Stock News Headlines

Erica Gessert Sells 8,730 Shares of Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) Stock
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$100 Million Buyback in Upwork Stock Follows a Strong Quarter
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Canaccord Genuity Keeps Their Buy Rating on Upwork (UPWK)
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UPWK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Upwork's stock was trading at $16.35 at the start of the year. Since then, UPWK stock has increased by 2.8% and is now trading at $16.80.

Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ:UPWK) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 6th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.09. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Upwork's board initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, September 3rd 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Upwork: Elance Inc, Elance Limited Inc, UPW Holdco Inc., Upwork Escrow Inc, Upwork Global Inc, Upwork Payments Inc., and Upwork Talent Group Inc.

Upwork (UPWK) raised $135 million in an IPO on Wednesday, October 3rd 2018. The company issued 12,300,000 shares at $10.00-$12.00 per share. Citigroup, Jefferies and RBC Capital Markets served as the underwriters for the IPO and Stifel and JMP Securities were co-managers.

Upwork's top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.41%) and Voya Investment Management LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Thomas Layton, Hayden Brown, Elizabeth A Nelson, Erica Gessert, Jeff Mccombs, Leela Srinivasan, Gary Steele, Eric Gilpin, Olivier Marie and Dave Bottoms.
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Shares of UPWK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Upwork investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Today
10/10/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
INTERNET SERVICES
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:UPWK
CIK
1627475
Fax
N/A
Employees
850
Year Founded
2015

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$27.00
Low Price Target
$15.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.62
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.74
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.73
Forward P/E Ratio
20.16
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$215.59 million
Net Margins
31.75%
Pretax Margin
16.91%
Return on Equity
44.83%
Return on Assets
20.55%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.59
Current Ratio
3.36
Quick Ratio
3.36

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$772.90 million
Price / Sales
2.91
Cash Flow
$1.58 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.70
Book Value
$4.30 per share
Price / Book
3.94

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
132,607,000
Free Float
122,661,000
Market Cap
$2.25 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.54

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This page (NASDAQ:UPWK) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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