Upwork (UPWK) Competitors

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) and Bilibili (NASDAQ:BILI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to UPWK or BILI?

In the previous week, Upwork had 6 more articles in the media than Bilibili. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Upwork and 4 mentions for Bilibili. Bilibili's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Upwork's score of 0.37 indicating that Bilibili is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Upwork	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bilibili	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in UPWK or BILI?

77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Bilibili shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.5% of Upwork shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of Bilibili shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate UPWK or BILI?

Upwork presently has a consensus price target of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.53%. Bilibili has a consensus price target of $21.56, indicating a potential upside of 10.85%. Given Upwork's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Upwork is more favorable than Bilibili.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upwork	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Bilibili	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Which has more volatility and risk, UPWK or BILI?

Upwork has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bilibili has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, UPWK or BILI?

Upwork has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Upwork	$771.09M	2.62	$215.59M	$1.67	9.20
Bilibili	$28.17B	0.29	-$187.34M	-$0.20	-97.25

Is UPWK or BILI 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
Upwork	28.02%	50.83%	20.13%
Bilibili	-5.01%	-8.23%	-3.60%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UPWK or BILI?

Bilibili received 179 more outperform votes than Upwork when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.91% of users gave Bilibili an outperform vote while only 57.11% of users gave Upwork an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Upwork	Outperform Votes 229 57.11%	Underperform Votes 172 42.89%
Bilibili	Outperform Votes 408 61.91%	Underperform Votes 251 38.09%

Summary

Upwork beats Bilibili on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.