Upwork Inc’s recently made public that its Chief Financial Officer Gessert Erica unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.19 million on Dec 18 ’25. In the deal valued at $20.59 per share,9,044 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Gessert Erica now holds 246,701 shares worth roughly $5.0 million.
Then, Brown Hayden sold 23,147 shares, generating $476,550 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $20.59, the President & CEO now owns 721,158 shares.
Before that, Bottoms Dave sold 11,285 shares. Upwork Inc shares valued at $232,336 were divested by the GM, Marketplace at a price of $20.59 per share. As a result of the transaction, Bottoms Dave now holds 9,967 shares, worth roughly $0.2 million.
UBS upgraded its Upwork Inc [UPWK] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BTIG Research’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early April from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. Scotiabank began covering UPWK with “Sector perform” recommendation on March 12, 2025.
Price Performance Review of UPWK
On Tuesday, Upwork Inc [NASDAQ:UPWK] saw its stock fall -0.74% to $20.25. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.10%. Upwork Inc shares have risen nearly 29.48% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 2.17% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Upwork Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Upwork Inc stocks on 2025-12-31, dropping by -3.16 million shares to a total of 18.99 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 22.15 million shares. There was a decline of -16.67%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
