Upwork (UPWK) Competitors $12.73 -0.17 (-1.32%) As of 04/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UPWK vs. QXO, ETSY, GLOB, WSC, LYFT, AMTM, MARA, RELY, TNET, and STNEShould you be buying Upwork stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Upwork include QXO (QXO), Etsy (ETSY), Globant (GLOB), WillScot Mobile Mini (WSC), Lyft (LYFT), Amentum (AMTM), MARA (MARA), Remitly Global (RELY), TriNet Group (TNET), and StoneCo (STNE). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Upwork vs. QXO Etsy Globant WillScot Mobile Mini Lyft Amentum MARA Remitly Global TriNet Group StoneCo QXO (NASDAQ:QXO) and Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QXO or UPWK? Upwork received 225 more outperform votes than QXO when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformQXON/AN/AUpworkOutperform Votes22557.11% Underperform Votes16942.89% Is QXO or UPWK more profitable? QXO has a net margin of 30.08% compared to Upwork's net margin of 28.02%. Upwork's return on equity of 50.83% beat QXO's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets QXO30.08% 1.58% 1.30% Upwork 28.02%50.83%20.13% Do analysts prefer QXO or UPWK? Upwork has a consensus target price of $18.58, suggesting a potential upside of 45.52%. Given Upwork's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Upwork is more favorable than QXO.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score QXO 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Upwork 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Does the media refer more to QXO or UPWK? In the previous week, Upwork had 5 more articles in the media than QXO. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Upwork and 8 mentions for QXO. QXO's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Upwork's score of 1.02 indicating that QXO is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment QXO 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Upwork 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of QXO or UPWK? 58.7% of QXO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.3% of QXO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Upwork shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, QXO or UPWK? Upwork has higher revenue and earnings than QXO. QXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upwork, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQXO$56.87M104.67-$1.07M-$9.78-1.49Upwork$769.33M2.25$215.59M$1.538.35 Which has more risk & volatility, QXO or UPWK? QXO has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upwork has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryUpwork beats QXO on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Upwork News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UPWK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart UPWK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUpworkData processing & preparation IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.73B$3.79B$22.37B$7.62BDividend YieldN/A4.41%3.01%4.33%P/E Ratio8.3564.5839.3017.82Price / Sales2.25678.232,147.0094.32Price / Cash10.0433.7434.6834.64Price / Book3.005.835.734.00Net Income$215.59M$42.75M$738.00M$247.24M7 Day Performance6.77%7.43%4.39%5.82%1 Month Performance1.35%-5.21%-5.50%-5.82%1 Year Performance9.80%3.61%53,099.65%-1.90% Upwork Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UPWKUpwork3.2819 of 5 stars$12.73-1.3%$18.58+46.0%+9.5%$1.72B$769.33M8.32850Gap DownQXOQXO1.2252 of 5 stars$13.52-3.5%N/AN/A$5.53B$56.87M-1.48195Short Interest ↑Positive NewsETSYEtsy4.6451 of 5 stars$43.54-2.0%$58.38+34.1%-34.9%$4.66B$2.81B18.372,790Analyst ForecastGLOBGlobant4.6192 of 5 stars$102.39+1.8%$216.56+111.5%-43.8%$4.51B$2.42B27.5227,100Analyst DowngradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeWSCWillScot Mobile Mini4.0988 of 5 stars$23.95+1.3%$42.00+75.4%-40.4%$4.40B$2.40B159.644,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsLYFTLyft4.4658 of 5 stars$10.46-3.6%$16.66+59.4%-42.0%$4.37B$5.79B174.254,420Gap UpAMTMAmentum2.3747 of 5 stars$16.92-3.2%$26.20+54.9%N/A$4.12B$9.82B0.0053,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMARAMARA3.3636 of 5 stars$11.27-0.3%$22.80+102.4%-19.6%$3.90B$656.38M14.269Gap UpRELYRemitly Global3.9102 of 5 stars$18.78+0.6%$27.25+45.1%+6.8%$3.77B$1.26B-98.822,700Positive NewsTNETTriNet Group4.0244 of 5 stars$73.66-0.1%$105.67+43.5%-37.7%$3.65B$5.05B21.543,600Positive NewsSTNEStoneCo4.3254 of 5 stars$10.62+0.3%$14.50+36.6%-27.0%$3.28B$12.74B8.2917,091Gap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies QXO Alternatives Etsy Alternatives Globant Alternatives WillScot Mobile Mini Alternatives Lyft Alternatives Amentum Alternatives MARA Alternatives Remitly Global Alternatives TriNet Group Alternatives StoneCo Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UPWK) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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