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As of close of business last night, Upwork Inc’s stock clocked out at $13.42, up 1.59% from its previous closing price of $13.21. In other words, the price has increased by $1.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.39 million shares were traded. UPWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.655 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.175.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of UPWK’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.07. 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 March 12, 2025, 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 19 ’25 when DAVID BOTTOMS bought 9,593 shares for $13.21 per share.
DAVID BOTTOMS bought 5,411 shares of UPWK for $70,718 on Mar 18 ’25. On Mar 18 ’25, another insider, ERICA GESSERT, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,316 shares for $13.07 each.
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 1817873152 and an Enterprise Value of 1564886016. As of this moment, Upwork’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.034 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.615.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UPWK is 1.59, which has changed by 0.06762135 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 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 -13.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.02%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that UPWK traded 2.42M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2299680 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 135.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 122.57M. Insiders hold about 9.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.47% stake in the company. Shares short for UPWK as of 1740700800 were 11077984 with a Short Ratio of 4.58, compared to 1738281600 on 9847547. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11077984 and a Short% of Float of 9.99.
