Upwork

UPWK · NASDAQ

$8.75+$0.23 (+2.70%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $8.52

About UPWK

Upwork, Inc. is an online marketplace which engages in the provision of businesses to find, hire, and pay freelancers for short-term and longer-term projects. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and currently employs 630 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2018-10-03. The firm's independent talent refers to the talent that includes independent professionals and agencies of varying sizes. The Company’s marketplace offerings are designed for clients looking to identify hiring. Its marketplace offerings provide clients with access to independent talent with verified work history and client feedback from the marketplace platform. They also receive perks, such as a verified client badge and highlighted job posts. Upwork Payroll is available to clients when they choose to work with talent that they engage through Upwork as employees. With Upwork Payroll, clients have access to third-party staffing providers to employ talent and meet their talent needs through its work marketplace. The company offers two lines of service: managed services and enterprise solutions. Its managed services offer a service-led program management and end-to-end project delivery solution.

Employees
630
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
Listed
Oct 3, 2018
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Professional Services
Website
upwork.com

UPWK key statistics

Market cap
1.06B
Price-earnings ratio
11.06
Dividend yield
—
Average volume
2.23M
Volume
2.45M
Open price
$8.58
High today
$8.80
Low today
$8.58
52 Week high
$22.84
52 Week low
$7.44

Upwork (UPWK) at a glance

Upwork (UPWK) last traded at $8.75, with a market cap of 1.06B and a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.06.

Today the stock has traded between $8.58 and $8.80. The current price is 2.0% above the day's low and 0.5% below its high.

Volume so far is 2.45M shares, in line with the average of 2.23M shares a day.

Over the past year Upwork has ranged from $7.44 to $22.84, and now sits 9% of the way up that range.

Upwork met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 8 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $0.41 per share against an estimate of $0.35.

The average analyst price target is $10.10, 15.5% above the current price, from 10 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

40%of 10 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy40.0%
  • Hold60.0%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 11 analystsAvg $10.10
Low
$8.08
Now
$8.75
High
$14.70

UPWK earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 8 of the last 8 quarters, by 20.4% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.29 per share against an estimate of $0.2665
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.30 per share against an estimate of $0.2457
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.34 per share against an estimate of $0.2642
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $0.35 per share against an estimate of $0.2817
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.36 per share against an estimate of $0.2915
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.36 per share against an estimate of $0.3182
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $0.35 per share against an estimate of $0.2786
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $0.41 per share against an estimate of $0.35

UPWK news

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Upwork Inc. (UPWK) Shareholders Who Lost Money – Contact Law Offices of Howard G. Smith About Securities Fraud Investigation

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Securities Fraud Investigation Into Upwork Inc. (UPWK) Continues – Shareholders Who Lost Money Urged To Contact The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Securities Fraud Investigation Into Upwork Inc. (UPWK) Continues – Shareholders Who Lost Money Urged To Contact Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP, a Leading Securities Fraud Law Firm

  • Snigdha Gairola

    GOP Nominee Steve Hilton Says He Will 'Ban AI From Deciding Who Gets Fired' Amid AI-Firing Row in California

  • Lekha Gupta

    Upwork Cuts Profit Forecast, Warns of Near-Term AI Headwinds

  • 12 Industrials Stocks Moving In Tuesday's Pre-Market Session

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Upwork Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

  • 12 Industrials Stocks Moving In Monday's After-Market Session

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