UPWK
Bearish signalScored 2026-09-24 Drivers: trend, fundamentals. Moteurs : tendance, fondamentaux.
Research, not advice.
À propos
Upwork Inc.
- Nom
- Upwork Inc.
- Secteur
- Industrials
- Industrie
- Staffing & Employment Services
- Bourse
- NASDAQ
- Capitalisation
- $1.2B
- Employés
- 630
- PDG
- Hayden Brown
- Site web
- https://www.upwork.com
- Marché
- FVRRZIP
Upwork Inc., operating alongside its subsidiaries, provides a leading online work marketplace that connects businesses globally with independent professionals and agencies, spanning the United States, India, the Philippines, and other international markets. The platform grants clients access to a vast and diverse pool of talent, covering a wide array of specializations. These include key areas like sales and marketing, customer service, data science and analytics, creative design, and various aspects of web, mobile, and software development. Beyond talent acquisition, the marketplace also streamlines key operational workflows for businesses, such as sourcing candidates, managing outreach, and facilitating contract agreements. To support effective remote collaborations, Upwork offers a suite of functionalities, including robust communication and collaboration tools, simplified invoicing directly through the platform, and comprehensive payment protection. Upwork's marketplace offerings encompass various service tiers, such as Upwork Basic, Plus, Enterprise, and Payroll solutions, alongside managed and internet escrow agency services. Originally incorporated in 2013 and initially known as Elance-oDesk, Inc., the company rebranded to Upwork Inc. in May 2015. It maintains its headquarters in San Francisco, California.
Price (1 year)
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VENTE TOTALE: 97 134 titres (~819 024,05 $ US)
- Insiders
- Brown Hayden
- Total bought
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Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Total sold
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$1,308,643
Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $8.44 vs last close $8.34 (-1.2%)
Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.
$421,355 of that total is under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. It is shown here and left out of the score.
- Last activity
- 2026-09-18
- Liquidity
- Liquid $22,341,986/day · 20d vol
- Last synced
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Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.
Recent Form 4
Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.
| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | Kappus Anthony Ray | Sell · S | 559 | $8.43 | $4,712 | Form 4 |
| 2026-09-18 | Brown Hayden | Sell · S | 23,893 | $8.45 | $201,917 | Form 4 |
| 2026-09-18 | Gessert Erica | Sell · S | 9,336 | $8.45 | $78,897 | Form 4 |
| 2026-09-18 | Kappus Anthony Ray | Sell · S | 45,732 | $8.45 | $386,472 | Form 4 |
| 2026-09-18 | Mekhalfa Sabrina | Sell · S | 1,299 | $8.45 | $10,978 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-18 | Brown Hayden | Sell · S · 10b5-1 | 50,000 | $8.43 | $421,355 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-18 | Gessert Erica | Sell · S | 22,844 | $8.43 | $192,477 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-18 | Kappus Anthony Ray | Sell · S | 1,964 | $8.43 | $16,548 | Form 4 |
Sales marked 10b5-1 are scheduled in advance and don't count toward the Quorum score. Les ventes marquées 10b5-1 sont planifiées à l'avance et ne pèsent pas dans le score Quorum.
Congressional trades
STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)
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No STOCK Act disclosures for this company in this window.
Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-10 | Chuck Fleischmann | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Signal
Bearish signalScored 2026-09-24 Drivers: trend, fundamentals. Moteurs : tendance, fondamentaux.
Despite UPWK's impressive financial turnaround with strong profitability, expanding margins, and positive free cash flow, the catalytic picture is deeply negative: coordinated C-suite insider selling (~97k shares, zero…
The first sentence of the analysis written for UPWK on 2026-09-24 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Factor checklist — research, not advice
A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Pulls against a bullish reading. Selling cluster — sale value, no purchase value
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Narrative Pulls against a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bearish band
- Timing Pulls against a bullish reading. Close is more than 0.5 ATR under stored support
- Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 1.46 · operating margin 16%
Suggested stop 8.00, nearest stored support minus 0.5 ATR(4.1% under the last close). Reward/risk to the next stored resistance is 0.84. Wait — that reward/risk is under 2. Research, not advice. Not an order.
Market snapshot
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 77.8% | 77.4% | 75.3% | 74.1% | 73.0% | |
| Ebit Margin | 17.9% | 12.1% | 7.1% | -13.7% | -10.7% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 20.7% | 14.4% | 8.9% | -11.9% | -8.0% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 16.4% | 8.5% | -1.6% | -15.0% | -10.8% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 19.4% | 11.8% | 7.1% | -14.5% | -11.2% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 14.7% | 28.0% | 6.8% | -14.5% | -11.2% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 14.7% | 28.0% | 6.8% | -14.5% | -11.2% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 14.9% | 28.3% | 6.8% | -14.5% | -11.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.462 | 3.394 | 3.015 | 3.758 | 3.979 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.462 | 3.394 | 3.015 | 3.758 | 3.979 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.206 | 0.367 | 0.091 | -0.095 | -0.052 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.458 | 1.139 | 0.272 | 0.522 | 0.801 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 22.782 | 10.155 | 42.486 | -15.130 | -77.636 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.496 | 0.028 | -0.282 | -0.266 | -0.590 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.496 | 0.028 | -0.282 | -0.266 | -0.590 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 23.880 | 10.757 | 43.735 | -15.130 | -77.636 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -0.526 | 0.031 | -0.293 | -0.266 | -0.590 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 4.107 | 3.797 | 5.259 | 5.475 | 16.738 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 3.286 | 2.840 | 2.908 | 2.204 | 8.639 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 10.677 | 15.704 | 55.123 | 492.984 | 924.432 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 10.428 | 14.227 | 38.022 | 118.518 | 400.877 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.293 | 0.305 | 0.355 | 0.539 | 0.541 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.604 | 0.642 | 0.965 | 2.338 | 2.252 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.377 | 0.391 | 0.491 | 0.700 | 0.692 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.015 | 0.384 | 0.483 | 0.694 | 0.684 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.062 | 2.106 | 2.723 | 4.340 | 4.166 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 1.670 | 1.248 | 1.082 | 0.897 | 1.172 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.382 | 0.572 | 0.180 | 0.046 | 0.046 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.315 | 0.200 | 0.076 | 0.019 | 0.022 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.977 | 0.906 | 0.690 | 0.240 | 0.434 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.349 | 87.384 | 0.000 | -16.566 | -18.465 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 184.724 | 24.150 | 0.000 | -20.661 | -24.870 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.690 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.652 | 0.416 | 0.143 | 0.020 | 0.019 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 42.877 | 10.632 | 3.224 | 1.317 | 1.766 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 42.877 | 10.632 | 3.224 | 1.317 | 1.766 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 16.346 | 20.294 | 37.216 | -24.619 | -118.137 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 77.8% | ▲0.4% | ▲2.3% |
| Ebit Margin | 17.9% | ▲5.8% | ▲15.4% |
| Ebitda Margin | 20.8% | ▲6.3% | ▲15.9% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 16.4% | ▲7.9% | ▲16.9% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 19.4% | ▲7.7% | ▲16.9% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 14.6% | ▼-13.4% | ▲9.9% |
| Net Profit Margin | 14.6% | ▼-13.4% | ▲9.9% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 14.9% | ▼-13.4% | ▲10.1% |
| Current Ratio | 1.462 | ▼-1.931 | ▼-1.659 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.462 | ▼-1.931 | ▼-1.659 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.206 | ▼-0.161 | ▲0.103 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.458 | ▼-0.681 | ▼-0.180 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 22.782 | ▲12.626 | ▲26.250 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.496 | ▼-0.524 | ▼-0.174 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.496 | ▼-0.524 | ▼-0.174 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 23.880 | ▲13.123 | ▲26.759 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -0.526 | ▼-0.557 | ▼-0.197 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 4.107 | ▲0.310 | ▼-2.968 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 3.286 | ▲0.447 | ▼-0.689 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 10.677 | ▼-5.027 | ▼-289.107 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 10.428 | ▼-3.799 | ▼-105.987 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.293 | ▼-0.012 | ▼-0.113 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.604 | ▼-0.037 | ▼-0.756 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.377 | ▼-0.014 | ▼-0.154 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.015 | ▼-0.368 | ▼-0.437 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.062 | ▼-0.044 | ▼-1.018 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 1.670 | ▲0.422 | ▲0.457 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.382 | ▼-0.190 | ▲0.137 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.315 | ▲0.116 | ▲0.189 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.977 | ▲0.071 | ▲0.327 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.349 | ▼-87.035 | ▼-10.191 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 184.724 | ▲160.574 | ▲152.056 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.690 | ▲0.690 | ▲0.552 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.652 | ▲0.236 | ▲0.402 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 42.877 | ▲32.246 | ▲30.914 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 42.877 | ▲32.246 | ▲30.914 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 16.346 | ▼-3.948 | ▲30.126 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $2.59B | $2.18B | $2.00B | $1.36B | $4.34B | |
| Enterprise value | $2.67B | $2.25B | $2.29B | $1.82B | $4.74B | |
| EV / Sales | 3.39x | 2.92x | 3.33x | 2.94x | 9.43x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 10.76x | 14.64x | 43.49x | 157.88x | 437.53x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 11.02x | 16.16x | 63.05x | 656.72x | 1008.95x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.35x | 20.29x | 37.22x | -24.62x | -118.14x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.51x | 0.57x | 4.68x | -6.14x | -9.90x | |
| Current ratio | 1.46x | 3.39x | 3.02x | 3.76x | 3.98x | |
| Income quality | 2.15x | 0.71x | 1.12x | -0.13x | -0.19x | |
| Graham number | $10 | $13 | $5 | — | — | |
| Graham net-net | $0 | $0 | -$0 | -$1 | -$1 | |
| Tax burden | 75.4% | 238.4% | 95.9% | 100.6% | 100.2% | |
| Interest burden | 108.7% | 97.1% | 100.0% | 105.3% | 104.0% | |
| Working capital | $300.7M | $642.6M | $590.4M | $683.2M | $696.0M | |
| Invested capital | $536.5M | $812.5M | $743.1M | $831.1M | $846.2M | |
| Return on assets | 8.9% | 17.8% | 4.5% | -8.3% | -5.2% | |
| Operating ROA | 10.3% | 5.8% | -1.1% | -8.6% | -6.7% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 10.4% | 20.0% | 5.1% | -9.3% | -5.8% | |
| Return on equity | 18.3% | 37.5% | 12.3% | -36.1% | -21.7% | |
| Return on invested capital | 9.7% | 6.9% | -1.4% | -11.0% | -6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.9% | 6.9% | -1.5% | -11.1% | -6.4% | |
| Earnings yield | 4.5% | 9.9% | 2.3% | -6.6% | -1.3% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.4% | 6.4% | 1.8% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 2.3% | 9.4% | 31.0% | 76.0% | 56.6% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 21.9% | 81.8% | 128.6% | 78.4% | 44.5% | |
| Capex / Sales | 0.7% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 36.6% | 40.8% | 49.3% | 60.0% | 58.9% | |
| R&D / Sales | 24.0% | 27.2% | 25.7% | 25.0% | 23.7% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 8.3% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 12.2% | 10.7% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 14.3% | 11.1% | 11.7% | 10.9% | 10.9% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 35d | 36d | 55d | 38d | 49d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 394d | 13d | 11d | 17d | 13d | |
| Operating cycle | 35d | 36d | 55d | 38d | 49d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | -359d | 23d | 44d | 21d | 35d |
Change by theme
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Recent news
- 2026-09-23 Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) CFO Erica Gessert Sells 9,336 Shares Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK - Get Free Report) CFO Erica Gessert sold 9,336 shares of the business''s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.45, for a total transaction of $78,889.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 373,586 shares in the
- 2026-09-23 Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) CEO Hayden Brown Sells 23,893 Shares Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK - Get Free Report) CEO Hayden Brown sold 23,893 shares of the firm''s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.45, for a total transaction of $201,895.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 793,593 shares in
- 2026-09-23 Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) COO Anthony Ray Kappus Sells 45,732 Shares of Stock Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK - Get Free Report) COO Anthony Kappus sold 45,732 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.45, for a total transaction of $386,435.40. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 76,342 shares of the company''s stock, valued
- 2026-09-10 Upwork Inc. (UPWK) Presents at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 Transcript Upwork Inc. (UPWK) Presents at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 Transcript
- 2026-09-07 Upwork Inc. (UPWK) Shareholders Who Lost Money – Contact Law Offices of Howard G. Smith About Securities Fraud Investigation BENSALEM, Pa., Sept. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith continues its investigation on behalf of Upwork Inc. (“Upwork” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: UPWK) investors concerning the Company''s possible violations of federal securities laws.
- 2026-09-04 Securities Fraud Investigation Into Upwork Inc. (UPWK) Continues – Shareholders Who Lost Money Urged To Contact The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz LOS ANGELES, Sept. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz continues its investigation of Upwork Inc. (“Upwork” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: UPWK) on behalf of investors concerning the Company''s possible violations of federal securities laws.
- 2026-09-03 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 LOS ANGELES, Sept. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, continues its investigation on behalf of Upwork Inc. (“Upwork” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: UPWK) investors concerning the Company''s possible violations of the federal securities laws.
- 2026-08-26 Upwork to Present at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world''s human and AI-powered work marketplace, today announced that senior management will participate in a fireside chat at The Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference in San Francisco, CA on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 3:05 p.m. PT/6:05 p.m. ET.
- 2026-08-12 Upwork: Earnings Selloff Is A Time To Buy, But AI Is A Real Threat Upwork faces significant AI-driven challenges, but its current low valuation offers a compelling risk-reward profile. UPWK trades at a non-GAAP PE of 6.64, with robust 77.5% gross margins and a 22% levered FCF margin, providing downside protection. Recent quarterly results were unexciting: revenue beat guidance but declined YoY; forward guidance was lowered, reflecting ongoing headwinds.
- 2026-08-11 Upwork stock tumbles as weak guidance overshadows Q2 earnings beat Shares of Upwork were headed for their worst single-day decline in three months on Tuesday after the freelance marketplace issued weaker-than-expected guidance, overshadowing second-quarter results that topped revenue and earnings estimates. Upwork shares fell nearly 13% in trading.