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UPWK vs. FVRR, HQY, LIF, LYFT, AMTM, WPP, MARA, ETSY, QBTS, and WSC

Should you be buying Upwork stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Upwork include Fiverr International (FVRR), HealthEquity (HQY), Life360 (LIF), Lyft (LYFT), Amentum (AMTM), WPP (WPP), Marathon Digital (MARA), Etsy (ETSY), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), and WillScot (WSC). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

Upwork vs. Its Competitors

Fiverr International (NYSE:FVRR) and Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Upwork has a net margin of 31.75% compared to Fiverr International's net margin of 4.34%. Upwork's return on equity of 44.83% beat Fiverr International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fiverr International4.34% 11.87% 4.01%
Upwork 31.75%44.83%20.55%

In the previous week, Upwork had 12 more articles in the media than Fiverr International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Upwork and 1 mentions for Fiverr International. Fiverr International's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Upwork's score of 1.18 indicating that Fiverr International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Fiverr International
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Upwork
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Fiverr International has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upwork has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Upwork has higher revenue and earnings than Fiverr International. Upwork is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fiverr International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fiverr International$419.13M2.02$18.25M$0.4849.16
Upwork$769.33M2.58$215.59M$1.748.59

Fiverr International presently has a consensus target price of $33.13, indicating a potential upside of 40.39%. Upwork has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.90%. Given Fiverr International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fiverr International is more favorable than Upwork.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Fiverr International
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Upwork
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

59.0% of Fiverr International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of Fiverr International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Upwork shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Upwork beats Fiverr International on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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UPWK vs. The Competition

MetricUpworkINTERNET SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.98B$113.22B$30.06B$9.85B
Dividend YieldN/A1.86%3.06%4.02%
P/E Ratio8.6037.7256.3026.63
Price / Sales2.5810.581,420.00120.56
Price / Cash9.0425.3035.7359.36
Price / Book3.263.069.536.70
Net Income$215.59M$4.40B$806.27M$265.68M
7 Day Performance1.05%0.47%3.41%3.46%
1 Month Performance16.21%4.01%0.73%1.11%
1 Year Performance60.18%40.06%23,930.75%24.00%

Upwork Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UPWK
Upwork
2.165 of 5 stars
$14.98
+1.2%
$18.67
+24.7%
+51.5%$1.98B$769.33M8.59850
FVRR
Fiverr International
3.7452 of 5 stars
$23.46
-0.7%
$33.13
+41.2%
-11.7%$840.90M$419.13M48.88790Positive News
HQY
HealthEquity
4.3406 of 5 stars
$87.42
-2.7%
$118.55
+35.6%
+15.3%$7.56B$1.20B63.813,120News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
LIF
Life360
1.1245 of 5 stars
$89.61
-0.7%
$86.43
-3.6%
+130.8%$6.95B$371.48M280.04600Insider Trade
LYFT
Lyft
3.9263 of 5 stars
$17.05
+0.2%
$16.83
-1.3%
+39.8%$6.93B$5.79B71.042,934
AMTM
Amentum
2.2739 of 5 stars
$25.26
+1.3%
$27.30
+8.1%
N/A$6.15B$8.39B64.7753,000
WPP
WPP
1.8726 of 5 stars
$26.78
-1.1%
N/A-44.6%$5.78B$18.84B4.49108,044
MARA
Marathon Digital
3.6024 of 5 stars
$15.40
-5.5%
$24.22
+57.3%
-10.7%$5.71B$798.41M13.879
ETSY
Etsy
4.0391 of 5 stars
$57.39
-8.4%
$57.80
+0.7%
-1.7%$5.69B$2.84B46.282,400Insider Trade
Options Volume
QBTS
D-Wave Quantum
2.4781 of 5 stars
$15.02
-3.3%
$19.27
+28.3%
+1,441.2%$5.14B$8.83M-14.303
WSC
WillScot
4.3234 of 5 stars
$24.75
-0.7%
$36.00
+45.5%
-35.8%$4.51B$2.35B41.254,500Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:UPWK) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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