Upwork (UPWK) Competitors

Bilibili (NASDAQ:BILI) and Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media favor BILI or UPWK?

In the previous week, Upwork had 2 more articles in the media than Bilibili. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Upwork and 4 mentions for Bilibili. Upwork's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Bilibili's score of 0.98 indicating that Upwork is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BILI or UPWK?

Bilibili has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upwork has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BILI or UPWK?

Bilibili received 180 more outperform votes than Upwork when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.74% of users gave Bilibili an outperform vote while only 57.11% of users gave Upwork an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bilibili	Outperform Votes 405 61.74%	Underperform Votes 251 38.26%
Upwork	Outperform Votes 225 57.11%	Underperform Votes 169 42.89%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BILI or UPWK?

16.1% of Bilibili shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Upwork shares are held by institutional investors. 22.2% of Bilibili shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Upwork shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BILI or UPWK?

Upwork has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bilibili. Bilibili 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
Bilibili	$26.83B	0.27	-$187.34M	-$0.45	-38.89
Upwork	$769.33M	2.32	$215.59M	$1.53	8.59

Is BILI or UPWK more profitable?

Upwork has a net margin of 28.02% compared to Bilibili's net margin of -5.01%. Upwork's return on equity of 50.83% beat Bilibili's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bilibili	-5.01%	-8.23%	-3.60%
Upwork	28.02%	50.83%	20.13%

Do analysts rate BILI or UPWK?

Bilibili presently has a consensus price target of $21.11, suggesting a potential upside of 20.63%. Upwork has a consensus price target of $18.58, suggesting a potential upside of 41.32%. Given Upwork's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Upwork is more favorable than Bilibili.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bilibili	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Upwork	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Summary

Upwork beats Bilibili on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.