Upwork (UPWK) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to UPWK or BILI?

In the previous week, Bilibili had 1 more articles in the media than Upwork. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bilibili and 2 mentions for Upwork. Upwork's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Bilibili's score of 0.51 indicating that Upwork is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

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

Is UPWK or BILI more profitable?

Upwork has a net margin of 11.26% compared to Bilibili's net margin of -10.73%. Upwork's return on equity of 22.84% beat Bilibili's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Upwork	11.26%	22.84%	8.35%
Bilibili	-10.73%	-15.17%	-6.66%

Which has more risk & volatility, UPWK or BILI?

Upwork has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bilibili has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend UPWK or BILI?

Upwork currently has a consensus target price of $18.36, suggesting a potential upside of 14.99%. Bilibili has a consensus target price of $19.69, suggesting a potential upside of 18.26%. Given Bilibili's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bilibili is more favorable than Upwork.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upwork	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Bilibili	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UPWK or BILI?

Bilibili received 183 more outperform votes than Upwork when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.72% of users gave Bilibili an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Upwork an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Upwork	Outperform Votes 220 57.14%	Underperform Votes 165 42.86%
Bilibili	Outperform Votes 403 61.72%	Underperform Votes 250 38.28%

Which has stronger 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	$761.78M	2.80	$46.89M	$0.63	25.35
Bilibili	$25.45B	0.27	-$679.21M	-$0.92	-18.10

Summary

Upwork beats Bilibili on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.