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Upwork (UPWK)
NASDAQ:UPWK
UPWK Stock Chart & Stats
$14.50
$0.19(1.19%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$14.50
$0.19(1.19%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$11.13 - $22.84
Previous CloseN/A
Volume382.11K
Average Volume (3M)2.52M
Market Cap
$1.89B
Enterprise Value$1.82B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$672.78M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$369.48M
Price to Earnings (P/E)17.4
Beta1.25
Next Earnings
May 06, 2026EPS Estimate
0.27Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.36
Shares Outstanding130,654,880
10 Day Avg. Volume3,631,988
30 Day Avg. Volume2,517,327
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio13.38
Price to Book (P/B)2.86
Price to Sales (P/S)2.19
P/FCF Ratio9.79
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.96
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.31
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit2.97
Enterprise Value/Ebitda12.08
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$22.10Price Target Upside52.41% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering11
EPS Forecast (FY)1.43
Revenue Forecast (FY)$838.24M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
AI-driven DemandManagement reports strong demand for AI-related services that attract higher-spending clients and could meaningfully increase marketplace revenue and transaction volume.
Business Plus MonetizationBusiness Plus subscription is scaling with higher-spending small and medium-sized clients showing stronger retention, supporting higher take rates and marketplace acceleration.
Enterprise Platform ExpansionThe new full-stack enterprise offering and recent acquisitions expand the addressable enterprise market by enabling large organizations to source, contract, manage, and pay contingent talent at scale.
Bears Say
Client Engagement RiskA decline in total active clients and evidence that new customers may spend less than existing ones threatens sustainable client growth and revenue per customer.
Guidance VisibilityConservative and back-end loaded guidance creates limited near-term revenue visibility and raises execution risk for meeting annual expectations.
Margin Pressure From InvestmentsHigher-than-expected expenses from integrations and stepped-up marketing are weighing on near-term profitability and could keep margins below investor targets.
Upwork News
UPWK FAQ
What was Upwork’s price range in the past 12 months?
Upwork lowest stock price was $11.13 and its highest was $22.84 in the past 12 months.
What is Upwork’s market cap?
Upwork’s market cap is $1.89B.
When is Upwork’s upcoming earnings report date?
Upwork’s upcoming earnings report date is May 06, 2026 which is in 81 days.
How were Upwork’s earnings last quarter?
Upwork released its earnings results on Feb 09, 2026. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.312 by $0.048.
Is Upwork overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Upwork’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Upwork pay dividends?
Upwork does not currently pay dividends.
What is Upwork’s EPS estimate?
Upwork’s EPS estimate is 0.27.
How many shares outstanding does Upwork have?
Upwork has 130,654,880 shares outstanding.
What happened to Upwork’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Upwork reported an EPS of $0.36 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.312. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -19.079%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Upwork?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in UPWK
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Upwork Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$22.10 (52.41% Upside)
$22.10 (52.41% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
UPWK Sentiment 90%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 740.7K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $8.1M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 3.9%
Last 30 Days ▲ 3.1%
Last 30 Days ▲ 3.1%
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 55%
Bearish news 45%
Bearish news 45%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-4.79%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
19.15%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
6.89%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Upwork
Upwork Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a work marketplace that connects businesses with various independent professionals and agencies in the United States, India, the Philippines, and internationally. The company's work marketplace provides access to talent with various skills across a range of categories, including sales and marketing, customer service, data science and analytics, design and creative, web, mobile, and software development. Its work marketplace also enables clients to streamline workflows, such as talent sourcing, outreach, and contracting. The company's work marketplace offers access to various functionalities for remote engagements with talent, including communication and collaboration, ability to receive talent invoices through their work marketplace, and payment protection. Its marketplace offerings include Upwork Basic, Upwork Plus, Upwork Enterprise, and Upwork Payroll, as well as managed and internet escrow agency services. The company was formerly known as Elance-oDesk, Inc. and changed its name to Upwork Inc. in May 2015. Upwork Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
UPWK Company Deck
UPWK Earnings Call
Q4 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presents a generally positive tone: management highlighted a completed multi-year transformation, record annual revenue and adjusted EBITDA, strong free cash flow, improving monetization (higher take rate), rapid adoption of Business Plus, and substantial AI-led growth trends. At the same time, near-term headwinds include flat marketplace GSV driven by losses in very low-value contracts, a temporary decline in legacy enterprise revenue while migrating to the new Lyfted/Listed platform, integration costs and short-term margin dilution from Lyfted investments, and exposure to secular declines in certain categories. Management provided 2026 guidance that preserves profitability (targeting ~29% adjusted EBITDA margin) but is backloaded, increasing execution risk. Overall, the highlights (record financials, AI and SMB momentum, strong cash generation, margin discipline) outweigh the lowlights (transitional enterprise drag, integration costs, some category pressure and backloaded growth risk), resulting in a constructive but execution-dependent outlook.View all UPWK earnings summariesUPWK Revenue Breakdown
85.05% Marketplace
14.95% Managed services
UPWK Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$22.10
▲(52.41% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
4.60% Insiders
29.24% Mutual Funds
12.04% Other Institutional Investors
28.18% Public Companies and Individual Investors