UPWK vs. ETWO, SSTK, CSGS, YY, TASK, RAMP, EVTC, CARG, RNG, and GRVY
Should you be buying Upwork stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Upwork include E2open Parent (ETWO), Shutterstock (SSTK), CSG Systems International (CSGS), JOYY (YY), TaskUs (TASK), LiveRamp (RAMP), EVERTEC (EVTC), CarGurus (CARG), RingCentral (RNG), and Gravity (GRVY). These companies are all part of the "data processing & preparation" industry.
Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) and E2open Parent (NYSE:ETWO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.
Upwork has higher revenue and earnings than E2open Parent. E2open Parent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upwork, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Upwork has a net margin of 6.70% compared to E2open Parent's net margin of -168.63%. Upwork's return on equity of 13.96% beat E2open Parent's return on equity.
Upwork received 194 more outperform votes than E2open Parent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.56% of users gave Upwork an outperform vote while only 31.71% of users gave E2open Parent an outperform vote.
77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Upwork shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of E2open Parent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Upwork had 14 more articles in the media than E2open Parent. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Upwork and 0 mentions for E2open Parent. Upwork's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat E2open Parent's score of 0.00 indicating that Upwork is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Upwork presently has a consensus target price of $17.30, suggesting a potential upside of 42.98%. E2open Parent has a consensus target price of $4.29, suggesting a potential downside of 12.89%. Given Upwork's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Upwork is more favorable than E2open Parent.
Upwork has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, E2open Parent has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Upwork beats E2open Parent on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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