How To Create Upwork Account

Upwork is a staffing & employment services business based in the US. Upwork stocks (UPWK.US) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $55.36 – a decrease of 4.71% over the previous week. Upwork employs 540 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $472.1 million.

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Purchase now or later. Buy your desired number of shares with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until the stock reaches a desired price.
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How has Coronavirus impacted Upwork's stock price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Upwork's stock price has had significant positive movement.

Its last market close was $37.61, which is 75.83% up on its pre-crash value of $9.09 and 631.71% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the stocks fell as low as $5.14.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Upwork stocks at the start of February 2020, those stocks would have been worth $715.42 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth $4,197.65.

Upwork stock price (NASDAQ: UPWK)

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Upwork shares at a glance

Key figures

Information last updated 2021-11-28.

Latest market close	$37.61
52-week range	$30.41 - $64.49
50-day moving average	$49.48
200-day moving average	$48.35
Wall St. target price	$65.75
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-0.26

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Upwork price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $37.61 from 2021-11-26

1 week (2021-11-22)	-4.71%
1 month (2021-10-29)	-20.18%
3 months (2021-08-30)	-15.01%
6 months (2021-05-28)	-20.10%

1 year (2020-11-30)	14.94%
2 years (2019-11-29)	222.83%
3 years (2018-11-29)	108.37%
5 years (2016-11-26)	N/A

Upwork financials

Revenue TTM	$472.1 million
Gross profit TTM	$269.4 million
Return on assets TTM	-1.91%
Return on equity TTM	-11.99%
Profit margin	-6.94%
Book value	$2.07
Market capitalisation	$4.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Upwork share dividends

We're not expecting Upwork to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Upwork share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Upwork's shares have ranged in value from as little as $30.41 up to $64.49. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Upwork's is 1.8584. This would suggest that Upwork's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Upwork overview

Upwork Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, operates an online talent marketplace that enables businesses to find and work with various independent professionals and agencies in the United States, India, the Philippines, and internationally. The company's platform provides access to talent with various skills across a range of categories, including sales and marketing, customer service, data science and analytics, design and creative, web, mobile, and software development. Its platform also enables clients to streamline workflows, such as talent sourcing, outreach, and contracting. The company's platform offers access to various functionalities for remote engagements with freelancers comprising communication and collaboration, time tracking, invoicing, and payment. Its marketplace offerings include Upwork Basic, Upwork Plus, Upwork Business, Upwork Enterprise, and Upwork Payroll, as well as managed and internet escrow agency services. The company was formerly known as Elance-oDesk, Inc.

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