UPWKUpwork Inc.

$9.48-41% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+14% of shares).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Overbought (RSI 75). Price is −13% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$5K (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest14% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How UPWK is trading

Upwork Inc. is −41% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 57 points behind the market.

−41%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−13%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
75

RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold

Below its 52-week high
57%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$7.65 – $22.11 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
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Last close2026-10-23
$9.48
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+17%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−41%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−84%
vs 50-day average$8.57
+11%
52-week high
$22.11
52-week low
$7.65
Annualised volatility
60%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$490K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−52%
2025+21%
2024+10.0%
2023+42%
2022−69%
2021−1.0%
2020+224%
2019−41%
Average return by calendar month, 2018–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan84 of 8+0.77%
Feb83 of 8−1.1%
Mar80 of 8−14%
Apr84 of 8+0.23%
May83 of 8−0.93%
Jun86 of 8+7.2%
Jul85 of 8+1.0%
Aug83 of 8+2.3%
Sep84 of 8−2.3%
Oct85 of 8+5.7%
Nov84 of 8+13%
Dec83 of 8−3.3%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.