Upwork (UPWK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK) operates a global online marketplace that connects businesses with independent professionals and agencies. Clients use the platform to find, hire and collaborate with talent across areas such as software development, design and creative services, marketing, writing, customer support, finance and consulting.

The company provides tools for talent discovery, project management, communication, time tracking, contracting and payments. Its offerings include marketplace-based hiring, packaged services through Project Catalog and solutions designed for larger organizations through Upwork Enterprise. Upwork has also incorporated artificial intelligence features to help clients and professionals identify relevant skills, opportunities and work solutions.

Upwork was formed through the 2013 combination of Elance and oDesk and adopted the Upwork name in 2015. The platform serves businesses and professionals in markets around the world, supporting remote and flexible work arrangements. Hayden Brown has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since 2020.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.54 to $8.78
• 50-Day Range: $8.05 to $9.83
• 52-Week Range: $7.44 to $22.84
• Volume: 2.21 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.57 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.18
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $13.05
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Upwork Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Upwork scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 368th out of 659 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Upwork has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.15, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Upwork has a consensus price target of $13.05, representing about 51.6% upside from its current price of $8.61.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Upwork has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Upwork is 11.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Upwork is 11.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.63.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Upwork has a P/B Ratio of 1.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.76% 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 6.83.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Upwork has recently decreased by 1.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Upwork does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Upwork has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Upwork this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for UPWK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $1,509,806.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.90% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Human Resource & Employment Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:UPWK
• CIK: 1627475
• Web: www.upwork.com
• Phone: (650) 316-7500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 630
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Upwork: $13.05
• High Price Target: $27.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +51.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.15
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $115.43 million
• Net Margins: 12.94%
• Pretax Margin: 17.72%
• Return on Equity: 16.70%
• Return on Assets: 7.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.42
• Quick Ratio: 1.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $787.78 million
• Price / Sales: 1.37
• Cash Flow: $1.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.27
• Book Value: $4.83 per share
• Price / Book: 1.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 124,900,000
• Free Float: 118,783,000
• Market Cap: $1.08 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.06