Upwork (UPWK) Competitors $13.46 -0.06 (-0.44%) Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.57 +0.11 (+0.82%) As of 07:12 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UPWK vs. LYFT, ETSY, AMTM, MARA, WSC, SEZL, LIF, QBTS, FTDR, and STNEShould you be buying Upwork stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Upwork include Lyft (LYFT), Etsy (ETSY), Amentum (AMTM), Marathon Digital (MARA), WillScot (WSC), Sezzle (SEZL), Life360 (LIF), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), Frontdoor (FTDR), and StoneCo (STNE). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Upwork vs. Its Competitors Lyft Etsy Amentum Marathon Digital WillScot Sezzle Life360 D-Wave Quantum Frontdoor StoneCo Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, UPWK or LYFT? Upwork has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor UPWK or LYFT? In the previous week, Lyft had 25 more articles in the media than Upwork. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Lyft and 6 mentions for Upwork. Upwork's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Lyft's score of 0.31 indicating that Upwork is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Upwork 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lyft 6 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is UPWK or LYFT more profitable? Upwork has a net margin of 30.46% compared to Lyft's net margin of 0.95%. Upwork's return on equity of 48.38% beat Lyft's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Upwork30.46% 48.38% 20.77% Lyft 0.95%11.28%1.50% Do insiders & institutionals believe in UPWK or LYFT? 77.7% of Upwork shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. 7.5% of Upwork shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, UPWK or LYFT? Upwork has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lyft. Upwork is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lyft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUpwork$769.33M2.30$215.59M$1.678.06Lyft$5.79B1.13$22.78M$0.15104.73 Do analysts recommend UPWK or LYFT? Upwork presently has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.68%. Lyft has a consensus target price of $16.64, indicating a potential upside of 5.91%. Given Upwork's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Upwork is more favorable than Lyft.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) 2.67Lyft 1 Sell rating(s) 25 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23 SummaryUpwork beats Lyft on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Upwork News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UPWK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UPWK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UPWK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUpworkINTERNET SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.78B$97.47B$27.19B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A2.93%3.15%4.10%P/E Ratio8.0636.5235.9919.90Price / Sales2.3021.251,939.20113.66Price / Cash8.1024.4037.6556.90Price / Book3.133.027.075.38Net Income$215.59M$4.40B$763.02M$248.50M7 Day Performance-0.81%1.32%1.86%2.04%1 Month Performance-10.86%0.03%5.94%4.84%1 Year Performance22.03%25.80%52,289.36%20.23% Upwork Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UPWKUpwork3.872 of 5 stars$13.46-0.4%$18.67+38.7%+25.3%$1.78B$769.33M8.06850Positive NewsLYFTLyft3.8822 of 5 stars$14.95+2.9%$16.40+9.7%+17.2%$6.25B$5.96B99.672,934Trending NewsETSYEtsy3.6615 of 5 stars$53.92-4.0%$49.87-7.5%-9.1%$5.62B$2.81B38.512,400Analyst ForecastAMTMAmentum2.3114 of 5 stars$21.94+0.5%$25.22+15.0%N/A$5.34B$8.39B0.0053,000Positive NewsMARAMarathon Digital1.871 of 5 stars$14.18-1.0%$20.94+47.7%-19.5%$4.99B$656.38M-9.789Options VolumeWSCWillScot4.3543 of 5 stars$26.72+1.9%$40.63+52.0%-21.9%$4.87B$2.40B296.924,500SEZLSezzle2.2738 of 5 stars$144.98-1.4%$96.94-33.1%+1,063.0%$4.83B$271.13M48.98540Analyst ForecastInsider TradeLIFLife3601.6483 of 5 stars$61.78-0.3%$58.67-5.0%+104.4%$4.73B$371.48M686.44600Analyst ForecastInsider TradeQBTSD-Wave Quantum1.5213 of 5 stars$14.92-4.7%$13.57-9.0%+1,335.0%$4.36B$8.83M-24.873Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpFTDRFrontdoor3.2128 of 5 stars$59.03+0.8%$54.00-8.5%+71.2%$4.34B$1.89B19.102,120Positive NewsSTNEStoneCo2.8399 of 5 stars$14.96+3.0%$15.63+4.4%+35.7%$4.28B$13.27B-19.1816,793 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lyft Alternatives Etsy Alternatives Amentum Alternatives Marathon Digital Alternatives WillScot Alternatives Sezzle Alternatives Life360 Alternatives D-Wave Quantum Alternatives Frontdoor Alternatives StoneCo Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UPWK) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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