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NASDAQ · UPWK

Upwork Inc.

Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services

$8.79

Down-$0.40 (-4.35%)

Updated Sep 8, 2026, 2:29 AM

SID Score

5.0/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
2.86B
P/E ratio
11.82
Dividend yield
0.00%
52-week range
$7.44 – $22.84
Volume
1.8M
Avg. volume
3.8M

Price performance

UPWK price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

UPWK closed at $8.79 after 20 trading sessions, down 10.58% for the selected period.

Last close
$8.79
Period change
-10.58%
Period low
$8.19
Period high
$9.83
Daily close
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UPWK OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 4, 2026$9.024$9.024$8.72$8.791.8M
Sep 3, 2026$9.17$9.38$9.11$9.193.21M
Sep 2, 2026$9.11$9.41$9.01$9.032.86M
Sep 1, 2026$8.93$9.24$8.89$9.194.42M
Aug 31, 2026$8.94$9.06$8.72$9.033.38M
Aug 28, 2026$8.91$9.08$8.88$9.021.9M
Aug 27, 2026$8.77$9.02$8.72$8.922.74M
Aug 26, 2026$8.68$8.70$8.55$8.641.8M
Aug 25, 2026$8.45$8.75$8.4238$8.741.61M
Aug 24, 2026$8.62$8.66$8.48$8.571.49M
Aug 21, 2026$8.61$8.785$8.57$8.611.77M
Aug 20, 2026$8.625$8.7972$8.51$8.661.8M
Aug 19, 2026$8.48$8.98$8.47$8.692.71M
Aug 18, 2026$8.28$8.53$8.24$8.493.38M
Aug 17, 2026$8.46$8.4897$8.085$8.193.07M
Aug 14, 2026$8.68$8.73$8.345$8.4853.2M
Aug 13, 2026$8.48$8.80$8.215$8.666.69M
Aug 12, 2026$8.36$8.49$8.11$8.406.39M
Aug 11, 2026$8.041$8.955$7.90$8.3613.7M
Aug 10, 2026$9.56$9.91$9.49$9.837.26M

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Overview

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Company profile

Upwork Inc is a United States-based company that operates an online marketplace that enables businesses to find and work with skilled independent professionals. The company develops platform for hiring and freelancing purposes. Its products offering include Upwork Basic, Upwork Plus, Upwork Business, Upwork Enterprise, and Upwork Payroll. The business generates revenue from Talent and Clients across the USA, India, the Philippines and the rest of the world. Substantial income is derived from providing services to clients.

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Average target
$22.33
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UPWK recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 14, 2026UBSNeutral
Aug 12, 2026Canaccord GenuityHold
Aug 11, 2026ScotiabankSector Perform
Aug 11, 2026RBC CapitalSector Perform
Aug 11, 2026NeedhamBuy
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Yahoo · Sep 3, 2026

Upwork (UPWK): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q2 Earnings?

What a brutal six months it’s been for Upwork. The stock has dropped 30.7% and now trades at $9.10, rattling many shareholders. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

Yahoo · Aug 26, 2026

Upwork to Present at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s human and AI-powered work marketplace, today announced that senior management will participate in a fireside chat at The Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference in San Francisco, CA on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 3:05 p.m. PT/6:05 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available in the Events and Presentations section of Upwork’s Investor Relations website at investors.upwork.com. A webca

Yahoo · Aug 17, 2026

5 Insightful Analyst Questions From Upwork’s Q2 Earnings Call

Upwork’s second quarter was marked by ongoing challenges tied to the accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and changing patterns in client acquisition. Management emphasized that increased AI automation, especially for lower-complexity work, and headwinds from shifting Google Search dynamics weighed on active client numbers. CEO Hayden Brown described the environment as “a transition of work broadly,” noting the impact of rapid AI-related automation and a deterioration in search-

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