Upwork (UPWK) Competitors

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) and Globant (NYSE:GLOB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do analysts recommend UPWK or GLOB?

Upwork currently has a consensus target price of $18.58, indicating a potential upside of 33.69%. Globant has a consensus target price of $219.71, indicating a potential upside of 69.54%. Given Globant's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Globant is more favorable than Upwork.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upwork	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Globant	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UPWK or GLOB?

Globant received 170 more outperform votes than Upwork when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.97% of users gave Globant an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Upwork an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Upwork	Outperform Votes 224 57.14%	Underperform Votes 168 42.86%
Globant	Outperform Votes 394 59.97%	Underperform Votes 263 40.03%

Is UPWK or GLOB more profitable?

Upwork has a net margin of 28.02% compared to Globant's net margin of 6.86%. Upwork's return on equity of 50.83% beat Globant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Upwork	28.02%	50.83%	20.13%
Globant	6.86%	11.83%	8.09%

Does the media refer more to UPWK or GLOB?

In the previous week, Upwork had 15 more articles in the media than Globant. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Upwork and 8 mentions for Globant. Globant's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Upwork's score of 0.80 indicating that Globant is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Upwork	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Globant	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in UPWK or GLOB?

77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Globant shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Upwork shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Globant shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, UPWK or GLOB?

Upwork has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Globant. Upwork is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globant, 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
Upwork	$769.33M	2.45	$215.59M	$1.53	9.08
Globant	$2.42B	2.36	$158.54M	$3.72	34.84

Which has more volatility & risk, UPWK or GLOB?

Upwork has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globant has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Globant beats Upwork on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.