
Upwork Inc. (UPWK)
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Upwork Inc. (UPWK) — VMCI valuation read
The headline on Upwork Inc. (UPWK) is a 65/100 VMCI score, set against a Industrials sector median of 50. That 15-point above-median read reflects the five-pillar weighting and, for a mid-cap name, suggests a relative-value tailwind is in the data.
UPWK insider activity report: 0 buys, 0 sells filed via Form 4 over the past 30 days. The next datable items are the 10-Q schedule and any 8-K-triggering events; both feed the VMCI Integrity pillar more than the price tape.
**Investor frame.** UPWK trades at 23.0x earnings, 28% above the Industrials median of 18.0x sets the value side. ROIC of 19.0% sits 9.0pp above the Industrials median (10.0%) sets the quality side. Net debt to EBITDA of 3.2x is the binding constraint on the bear case sets the risk side, the three lines a value buyer reads first on UPWK.
UPWK fell 2.2% over the trailing 7 days, with a -19.7% read on a 30-day basis.
Upwork Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a work marketplace that connects businesses with various independent professionals and agencies in the United States, India, the Philippines, and internationally. The company's work marketplace 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 work marketplace also enables clients to streamline workflows, such as talent sourcing, outreach, and contracting. The company's work marketplace offers access to various functionalities for remote engagements with talent, including communication and collaboration, ability to receive talent invoices through their work marketplace, and payment protection. Its marketplace offerings include Upwork Basic, Upwork Plus, Upwork Enterprise, and Upwork Payroll, as well as managed and internet escrow agency services. The company was formerly known as Elance-oDesk, Inc. and changed its name to Upwork Inc. in May 2015. Upwork Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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