UPWK
UPWORK, INCPrice
Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.
- A May 8 3 downgrades
- S May 18 2 insiders sell $211.8K at $8.66
- S Jun 18 3 insiders sell $276.4K at $8.15
- S Jul 18 1 insider sell $5.1K at $9.06
- R Aug 10 Upwork reported Q2 2026 revenue of $191.7M (down 2% YoY, in line wit…
- S Aug 18 3 insiders sell $826.2K at $8.43
- S Sep 18 4 insiders sell $678.3K at $8.45
- S Oct 19 1 insider sell $4.7K at $8.43
Signal stack
Where each data set points today.
- InsidersBEARISH
4 insiders sold $2.0M.
- InstitutionsBULLISH
Q2 2026: 37 added (0 new), 12 trimmed or exited.
- AnalystsBULLISH
8 of 17 rate it Buy or better. Median target $9.00 (−5%).
- Short sellersSTEADY
Short interest −1.9% to 17.53M shares. 6.8 days to cover, ≈14.0% of shares.
- TrendUPTREND
10% above its 50-day average.
Who's buying
13F· Q2 2026| Fund | Move | Value |
|---|---|---|
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | ADD | $39.7M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | ADD | $35.7M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | DOUBLED | $20.6M |
| UBS Group AG | ADD | $17.9M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | ADD | $15.5M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | DOUBLED | $13.8M |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | DOUBLED | $12.4M |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | DOUBLED | $6.2M |
Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.
The Street
17 analystsPrice is inside the target range. Median implies −5%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | UBS MAINTAIN | Neutral |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Canaccord Genuity MAINTAIN | Hold |
| Aug 11, 2026 | RBC Capital MAINTAIN | Sector Perform |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Scotiabank MAINTAIN | Sector Perform |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Needham MAINTAIN | Buy |
| May 21, 2026 | Citigroup MAINTAIN | Neutral |
Insider ledger
Form 4| Date | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Kappus Anthony Ray GM & Chief Operating Officer | SELL | $4.7K |
| Oct 18, 2026 | Kappus Anthony Ray GM & Chief Operating Officer | EXERCISE | 1,413 sh |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Brown Hayden President & CEO | EXERCISE | 28,677 sh |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Gessert Erica Chief Financial Officer | SELL | $78.9K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Brown Hayden President & CEO | SELL | $201.9K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Mekhalfa Sabrina Chief Accounting Officer | EXERCISE | 3,578 sh |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Brown Hayden President & CEO | EXERCISE | 17,733 sh |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Kappus Anthony Ray GM & Chief Operating Officer | SELL | $386.5K |
Earnings setup
EstimatesRevision history: 🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
| Period | EPS est. | Range | 30D rev. | Revenue |
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Short side
FINRA· Sep 30, 2026SecBot reports
12 filings · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 8 neutral- BEARISH CLUSTERSep 22, 2026
Two top executives at Upwork (CEO and COO) sold a combined $588K in open-market shares on the same…
The simultaneous open-market sales by both the CEO and COO without a disclosed trading plan is a bearish signal. Monitor upcoming earnings or any material corporate event that may have prompted the…
- BEARISH CLUSTERAug 20, 2026
A cluster of insider selling at Upwork, led by CEO Hayden Brown and CFO Erica Gessert, saw $826K…
The CEO and CFO selling on the same day after exercising options is a pattern often associated with post-vesting liquidity, but the concentration of sales at the top of the C-suite is a yellow flag…
- BEARISH PRESS-RELEASEAug 10, 2026
Upwork reported Q2 2026 revenue of $191.7M (down 2% YoY, in line with consensus) and GAAP diluted…
Monitor Q3 revenue trajectory closely; the guidance midpoint of $180M implies a 6% sequential decline from Q2, and the GAAP earnings miss raises questions about profitability sustainability. The…
- NEUTRAL 8-KJul 16, 2026
Upwork CFO Erica Gessert is taking a temporary medical leave effective July 14, 2026, with an…
Monitor for any delay in Gessert's return beyond Q4 2026, which could signal a more permanent change. The CFO leave is temporary and the CEO's assumption of the role is a standard contingency — no…
All UPWK filing & press-release reports (12)
- CLUSTER reportSep 22, 2026
- CLUSTER reportAug 20, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportAug 10, 2026
- 8-K reportJul 16, 2026
- 8-K reportJun 23, 2026
- 3 reportJun 8, 2026
- 8-K reportJun 5, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMay 20, 2026
- 8-K reportMay 7, 2026
- DEFA14A reportApr 23, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportApr 14, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMar 18, 2026