Upwork (UPWK) Competitors

Medpace (NASDAQ:MEDP) and Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MEDP or UPWK?

Medpace received 125 more outperform votes than Upwork when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.81% of users gave Medpace an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Upwork an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Medpace	Outperform Votes 353 62.81%	Underperform Votes 209 37.19%
Upwork	Outperform Votes 228 57.14%	Underperform Votes 171 42.86%

Is MEDP or UPWK more profitable?

Upwork has a net margin of 28.02% compared to Medpace's net margin of 19.17%. Medpace's return on equity of 51.48% beat Upwork's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Medpace	19.17%	51.48%	20.47%
Upwork	28.02%	50.83%	20.13%

Which has more risk and volatility, MEDP or UPWK?

Medpace has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upwork has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MEDP or UPWK?

In the previous week, Upwork had 7 more articles in the media than Medpace. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Upwork and 17 mentions for Medpace. Medpace's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Upwork's score of 0.34 indicating that Medpace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Medpace	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Upwork	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MEDP or UPWK?

78.0% of Medpace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Medpace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Upwork shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer MEDP or UPWK?

Medpace currently has a consensus price target of $349.30, suggesting a potential upside of 16.73%. Upwork has a consensus price target of $18.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.87%. Given Medpace's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Medpace is more favorable than Upwork.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Medpace	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
Upwork	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MEDP or UPWK?

Medpace has higher revenue and earnings than Upwork. Upwork is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Medpace, 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
Medpace	$2.16B	3.99	$404.39M	$13.10	22.84
Upwork	$771.09M	2.77	$215.59M	$1.67	9.73

Summary

Medpace beats Upwork on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.