Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Upwork Inc shares valued at $167,303 were sold by Gessert Erica on Sep 18 ’25. At $19.16 per share, Gessert Erica sold 8,730 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 218,605 shares worth approximately $3.87 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bottoms Dave sold 10,894 shares, netting a total of over 208,779 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $19.16 each, the insider now holds 10,359 shares.
Before that, Bottoms Dave had sold 10,014 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $199,867, the GM, Marketplace traded Upwork Inc shares for $19.96 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,014 shares, worth approximately $6109.950000000001.
As published in a research note from BTIG Research on April 04, 2025, Upwork Inc [UPWK] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral. Analysts at Scotiabank started covering the stock with ‘”a Sector perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. Earlier on May 02, 2024, BTIG Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for UPWK stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing UPWK Stock Performance
On last trading session, Upwork Inc [NASDAQ: UPWK] plunged -4.63% to $17.71. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.69, but it reached a high of $18.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -11.09%. Over the course of the year, Upwork Inc shares have jumped approximately 67.87%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $20.54 on 09/24/25 and a 52-week low of $11.13 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Upwork Inc (UPWK)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 17.39, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 17.08. In the upper region, resistance lies at 18.32. The next price resistance is at 18.94. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.47 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Upwork Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Upwork Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 1.02 million shares to 13.13 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 12.11 million shares. A jump of 7.78% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.58 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.58.
Which companies own the most shares of Upwork Inc (UPWK)?
In terms of Upwork Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 15 in the next 12 months, down nearly -19.22% from the previous closing price of $18.57. Analysts anticipate Upwork Inc stock to reach 74 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 11. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Upwork Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 08, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $20.
