Upwork (UPWK) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FVRR or UPWK?

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, FVRR or UPWK?

Fiverr International has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upwork has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FVRR or UPWK?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fiverr International	$391.48M	2.39	$18.25M	$0.47	55.57
Upwork	$769.33M	2.28	$215.59M	$1.67	7.97

Is FVRR or UPWK more profitable?

Upwork has a net margin of 30.46% compared to Fiverr International's net margin of 4.51%. Upwork's return on equity of 48.38% beat Fiverr International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fiverr International	4.51%	10.28%	3.39%
Upwork	30.46%	48.38%	20.77%

Does the media prefer FVRR or UPWK?

In the previous week, Fiverr International had 2 more articles in the media than Upwork. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Fiverr International and 4 mentions for Upwork. Upwork's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Fiverr International's score of 0.78 indicating that Upwork is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fiverr International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Upwork	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FVRR or UPWK?

Fiverr International presently has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.84%. Upwork has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 40.25%. Given Upwork's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Upwork is more favorable than Fiverr International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fiverr International	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Upwork	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

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