BWMN vs. UPWK, PINC, PLTK, GDRX, XMTR, DFIN, PHR, LZ, VVX, and NVEE
Should you be buying Bowman Consulting Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bowman Consulting Group include Upwork (UPWK), Premier (PINC), Playtika (PLTK), GoodRx (GDRX), Xometry (XMTR), Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), Phreesia (PHR), LegalZoom.com (LZ), V2X (VVX), and NV5 Global (NVEE). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Bowman Consulting Group vs. Its Competitors
Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) and Bowman Consulting Group (NASDAQ:BWMN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.
77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of Bowman Consulting Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Upwork shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Bowman Consulting Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Upwork had 4 more articles in the media than Bowman Consulting Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Upwork and 2 mentions for Bowman Consulting Group. Upwork's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Bowman Consulting Group's score of 0.70 indicating that Upwork is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Upwork has higher revenue and earnings than Bowman Consulting Group. Upwork is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bowman Consulting Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Upwork currently has a consensus price target of $18.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.27%. Bowman Consulting Group has a consensus price target of $34.17, suggesting a potential upside of 15.62%. Given Upwork's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Upwork is more favorable than Bowman Consulting Group.
Upwork has a net margin of 30.46% compared to Bowman Consulting Group's net margin of 0.54%. Upwork's return on equity of 48.38% beat Bowman Consulting Group's return on equity.
Upwork has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowman Consulting Group has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Upwork beats Bowman Consulting Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:BWMN) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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