SeekingAlpha · Sep 13, 2026
Upwork: Continued Client Losses Can't Be Ignored
Upwork faces AI disruption and client declines despite low valuation. Click for more on UPWK stock.
UP
NASDAQ · UPWK
Upwork Inc.
Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services
$8.62
Down-$0.07 (-0.75%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 10:32 PM
SID Score
5.2/10
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
- 2.34M
- Avg. volume
- 3.8M
Price performance
UPWK price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
UPWK closed at $8.62 after 20 trading sessions, up 1.47% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $8.62
- Period change
- +1.47%
- Period low
- $8.24
- Period high
- $9.19
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $8.59 | $8.75 | $8.48 | $8.615 | 2.34M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $8.82 | $8.935 | $8.64 | $8.70 | 3.96M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $8.49 | $8.895 | $8.49 | $8.72 | 3.39M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $8.17 | $8.45 | $8.122 | $8.41 | 3.15M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $8.35 | $8.45 | $8.215 | $8.24 | 2M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $8.67 | $8.705 | $8.31 | $8.32 | 2.41M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $9.024 | $9.024 | $8.72 | $8.79 | 1.8M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $9.17 | $9.38 | $9.11 | $9.19 | 3.21M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $9.11 | $9.41 | $9.01 | $9.03 | 2.86M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $8.93 | $9.24 | $8.89 | $9.19 | 4.42M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $8.94 | $9.06 | $8.72 | $9.03 | 3.38M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $8.91 | $9.08 | $8.88 | $9.02 | 1.9M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $8.77 | $9.02 | $8.72 | $8.92 | 2.74M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $8.68 | $8.70 | $8.55 | $8.64 | 1.8M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $8.45 | $8.75 | $8.4238 | $8.74 | 1.61M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $8.62 | $8.66 | $8.48 | $8.57 | 1.49M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $8.61 | $8.785 | $8.57 | $8.61 | 1.77M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $8.625 | $8.7972 | $8.51 | $8.66 | 1.8M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $8.48 | $8.98 | $8.47 | $8.69 | 2.71M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $8.28 | $8.53 | $8.24 | $8.49 | 3.38M |
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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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- Consensus
- —
- Average target
- $22.33
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | UBS | Neutral | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Scotiabank | Sector Perform | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Needham | Buy | — |
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SeekingAlpha · Sep 10, 2026
Upwork Inc. (UPWK) Presents at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 Transcript
Upwork Inc. (UPWK) Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 September 9, 2026 6:05 PM EDTCompany ParticipantsHayden Brown - President, CEO,...
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.
Benzinga · Sep 3, 2026
GOP Nominee Steve Hilton Says He Will 'Ban AI From Deciding Who Gets Fired' Amid AI-Firing Row in California
Steve Hilton vows to ban AI-driven firings and require human review and worker appeals for automated employment decisions in California.
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