Upwork Inc is a leading online platform that connects freelancers with businesses seeking skilled professionals for various projects. It provides a marketplace where companies can post job opportunities and freelancers can showcase their expertise across numerous fields, including writing, design, programming, marketing, and more. The platform facilitates seamless collaboration, allowing clients to manage their projects, communicate with freelancers in real-time, and make payments securely. By bridging the gap between talent and opportunity, Upwork empowers individuals to work remotely while helping businesses access a diverse pool of skilled workers from around the world. Read More
Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments.
Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.
Upwork Research Institute launches inaugural Future Workforce Index, revealing that skilled freelancers are outpacing full-time employees in earning power, AI adoption, and future-ready skills
The low valuation multiples for value stocks provide a margin of safety that growth stocks rarely offer.
However, the challenge lies in determining whether these cheap assets are genuinely undervalued or simply on sale due to their potentially deteriorating business models.
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s largest work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent from across the globe, today announced that it will report its financial results for the first quarter of 2025 on Monday, May 5, 2025 after market close. The company will host a Q&A conference call to discuss these results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on the same day.
Investors looking for hidden gems should keep an eye on small-cap stocks because they’re frequently overlooked by Wall Street.
Many opportunities exist in this part of the market, but it is also a high-risk, high-reward environment due to the lack of reliable analyst price targets.
Upwork has had an impressive run over the past six months. While the S&P 500 has been flat, the stock has returned 29.6% and now trades at $13.80. This run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.
By breaking down physical barriers, consumer internet businesses are reshaping how people shop, connect, learn, and play. These themes have enabled rapid growth for the industry,
which has posted a 4.1% gain over the past six months.
This was a good place to be as the S&P 500 shed 1.6% of its value.
As the Q4 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the gig economy industry, including Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) and its peers.
The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how gig economy stocks fared in Q4, starting with Angi (NASDAQ:ANGI).
The $10-50 price range often includes mid-sized businesses with proven track records and plenty of growth runway ahead.
They also usually carry less risk than penny stocks, though they’re not immune to volatility as many lack the scale advantages of their larger peers.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Fiverr (NYSE:FVRR) and the rest of the gig economy stocks fared in Q4.
As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the gig economy industry, including DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) and its peers.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s largest work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent from across the globe, today announced that President and CEO Hayden Brown and CFO Erica Gessert will participate in a fireside chat at The Citizens JMP Technology Conference in San Francisco, CA on Monday, March 3, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET.
Online work marketplace Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 4.1% year on year to $191.5 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $188.5 million, coming in 2.9% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.03 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.
