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Upwork Inc (NASDAQ: UPWK) closed the day trading at $13.56 up 1.27% from the previous closing price of $13.39. In other words, the price has increased by $1.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.78 million shares were traded. UPWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.27.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of UPWK, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.20. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.39 and its Current Ratio is at 3.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Scotiabank on Mar-13-25, initiated with a Sector Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $15.
BTIG Research Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on May 02, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $16.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 07 ’25 when Brown Hayden sold 60,000 shares for $14.20 per share. The transaction valued at 851,946 led to the insider holds 1,215,083 shares of the business.
HAYDEN L BROWN bought 60,000 shares of UPWK for $852,300 on Mar 07 ’25. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, NELSON ELIZABETH A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 75,000 shares for $17.58 each. As a result, the insider received 1,318,519 and left with 16,299 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UPWK now has a Market Capitalization of 1836837632 and an Enterprise Value of 1560822272. As of this moment, Upwork’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.029 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.569.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UPWK is 1.58, which has changed by 0.10693872 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UPWK has reached a high of $18.14, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.50%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, UPWK traded about 2.36M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, UPWK traded about 2335340 shares per day. A total of 135.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 122.33M. Insiders hold about 9.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.48% stake in the company. Shares short for UPWK as of 1740700800 were 11077984 with a Short Ratio of 4.69, compared to 1738281600 on 9847547. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11077984 and a Short% of Float of 9.99.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
