Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Upwork Inc shares valued at $186,187 were sold by Gessert Erica on Dec 18 ’25. At $20.59 per share, Gessert Erica sold 9,044 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 246,701 shares worth approximately $4.86 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Brown Hayden sold 23,147 shares, netting a total of over 476,550 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $20.59 each, the insider now holds 721,158 shares.
Before that, Bottoms Dave had sold 11,285 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $232,336, the GM, Marketplace traded Upwork Inc shares for $20.59 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 11,285 shares, worth approximately $0.2 million.
As published in a research note from UBS on October 28, 2025, Upwork Inc [UPWK] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $21. Analysts at BTIG Research downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of March 12, 2025, Scotiabank has initiated its “Sector perform” rating for UPWK.
Analyzing UPWK Stock Performance
On last trading session, Upwork Inc [NASDAQ: UPWK] rose 1.03% to $19.69. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.34, but it reached a high of $20.2337 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.77%. Over the course of the year, Upwork Inc shares have jumped approximately 16.58%.
Is Upwork Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Upwork Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -3.16 million shares to 18.99 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 22.15 million shares. A decline of -16.67% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.54 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.54.
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 24.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 25.71% from the previous closing price of $19.49. Analysts anticipate Upwork Inc stock to reach 27 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 17. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Upwork Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On May 02, 2024, BTIG Research assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $16.
