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Upwork (UPWK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$13.70 +0.20 (+1.48%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$13.68 -0.02 (-0.15%)
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About Upwork Stock (NASDAQ:UPWK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$13.41
$13.71
50-Day Range
$13.07
$17.50
52-Week Range
$8.43
$18.14
Volume
2.34 million shs
Average Volume
2.32 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.80 billion
P/E Ratio
8.20
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$18.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Upwork Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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64th Percentile Overall Score

UPWK MarketRank™: 

Upwork scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 309th out of 659 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 2.67, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • 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 8.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.16.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Upwork is 8.20, 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 46.70.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Upwork has a P/B Ratio of 3.19. 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

    8.84% 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 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Upwork has recently decreased by 9.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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

    8.84% 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 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Upwork has recently decreased by 9.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Upwork has a news sentiment score of 1.10. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Upwork this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 5 people have searched for UPWK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -62% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Upwork to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% 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 $9,172,963.00 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

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UPWK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Upwork's stock was trading at $16.35 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UPWK stock has decreased by 16.2% and is now trading at $13.70.

Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ:UPWK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 5th. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.09. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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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 a price of $10.00-$12.00 per share. Citigroup, Jefferies and RBC Capital Markets acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Stifel and JMP Securities were co-managers.

Top institutional investors of Upwork include Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (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, Dave Bottoms and Olivier Marie.
View institutional ownership trends
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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
5/05/2025
Today
7/09/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
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
$24.00
Low Price Target
$15.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+36.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
8.20
Forward P/E Ratio
16.31
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$215.59 million
Pretax Margin
15.00%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$769.33 million
Cash Flow
$1.69 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.09
Book Value
$4.30 per share
Price / Book
3.19

Miscellaneous

Free Float
121,721,000
Market Cap
$1.80 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.38

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This page (NASDAQ:UPWK) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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