Upwork Inc.

BMV:UPWK * Stock Report

Market Cap: Mex$46.0b

Upwork Valuation

Is UPWK * undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of UPWK * when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: UPWK * (MX$355) is trading below our estimate of fair value (MX$999.78)

Significantly Below Fair Value: UPWK * is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for UPWK *?

Key metric: As UPWK * is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for UPWK *. This is calculated by dividing UPWK *'s market cap by their current earnings.
What is UPWK *'s PE Ratio?
PE Ratio26.5x
EarningsUS$85.79m
Market CapUS$2.27b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does UPWK *'s PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for UPWK * vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.5x
6028 TechnoPro Holdings
20.1x12.4%JP¥310.6b
HLAN Hilan
26.6xn/a₪6.4b
4194 Visional
23.5x13.9%JP¥318.7b
600662 Shanghai Foreign Service Holding Group
19.8x9.1%CN¥12.1b
UPWK * Upwork
26.5x18.0%Mex$2.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: UPWK * is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.5x) compared to the peer average (22.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does UPWK *'s PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Professional Services Industry?

22 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies66PE01632486480+
22 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: UPWK * is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.5x) compared to the Global Professional Services industry average (19.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is UPWK *'s PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

UPWK * PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio26.5x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate UPWK *'s Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst UPWK * forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentMex$355.00
Mex$382.58
+7.8%
10.6%Mex$487.93Mex$325.29n/a11
Dec ’25n/a
Mex$378.61
0%
11.7%Mex$494.82Mex$329.88n/a11
Nov ’25Mex$248.00
Mex$284.86
+14.9%
20.4%Mex$421.82Mex$220.95n/a11
Oct ’25Mex$205.00
Mex$273.19
+33.3%
19.7%Mex$412.47Mex$216.05n/a11
Sep ’25n/a
Mex$262.53
0%
18.5%Mex$391.25Mex$204.94n/a11
Aug ’25Mex$216.00
Mex$323.82
+49.9%
19.0%Mex$438.40Mex$219.20n/a11
Jul ’25n/a
Mex$324.25
0%
16.2%Mex$425.25Mex$230.34n/a10
Jun ’25n/a
Mex$316.09
0%
13.6%Mex$407.86Mex$254.91n/a10
May ’25n/a
Mex$318.93
0%
10.8%Mex$377.23Mex$257.20n/a10
Apr ’25n/a
Mex$311.25
0%
10.8%Mex$368.15Mex$251.01n/a10
Mar ’25n/a
Mex$316.14
0%
10.4%Mex$375.02Mex$255.70n/a11
Feb ’25n/a
Mex$293.79
0%
10.5%Mex$341.97Mex$239.38n/a11
Jan ’25n/a
Mex$284.34
0%
11.1%Mex$331.99Mex$227.15n/a11
Dec ’24n/a
Mex$290.85
0%
11.1%Mex$339.59Mex$232.35n/a11
Nov ’24Mex$186.00
Mex$250.09
+34.5%
19.2%Mex$323.85Mex$143.94Mex$248.0010
Oct ’24n/a
Mex$234.81
0%
19.9%Mex$301.90Mex$134.18Mex$205.009
Sep ’24n/a
Mex$234.81
0%
19.9%Mex$301.90Mex$134.18n/a9
Aug ’24Mex$173.00
Mex$200.93
+16.1%
23.9%Mex$284.65Mex$133.96Mex$216.0010
Jul ’24n/a
Mex$200.30
0%
24.8%Mex$291.03Mex$136.96n/a10
Jun ’24n/a
Mex$206.89
0%
26.0%Mex$302.25Mex$142.23n/a11
May ’24n/a
Mex$331.88
0%
22.9%Mex$518.88Mex$240.91n/a11
Apr ’24n/a
Mex$331.88
0%
22.9%Mex$518.88Mex$240.91n/a11
Mar ’24n/a
Mex$331.88
0%
22.9%Mex$518.88Mex$240.91n/a11
Feb ’24Mex$220.00
Mex$365.65
+66.2%
30.0%Mex$633.11Mex$223.45n/a11
Jan ’24n/a
Mex$404.87
0%
27.2%Mex$664.13Mex$273.46n/a11
Dec ’23n/a
Mex$424.54
0%
25.6%Mex$674.50Mex$277.74n/a10

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 22:25
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Upwork Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nathaniel SchindlerBofA Global Research
Marvin FongBTIG
Maria RippsCanaccord Genuity