SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s largest work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent from across the globe, today announced that President and CEO Hayden Brown and CFO Erica Gessert will participate in a fireside chat at the 27th Annual Needham Growth Conference in New York, NY on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8:45 a.m. PT/11:45 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available in the Events and Presentations section ...

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文章核心观点 - Upwork (UPWK) 股价在过去一个月内上涨了12.5%，表现优于Zacks计算机与技术板块的5.9%涨幅和Zacks互联网服务行业的7.4%涨幅。UPWK的表现也优于同行如Workday (WDAY) 和Uber Technologies (UBER)，其中Workday股价上涨7.3%，而Uber股价下跌13.1%。UPWK的优异表现归因于其对AI驱动创新、战略收购和有影响力的合作伙伴关系的战略重点 [1] 产品组合与战略 - Upwork通过其创新的产品组合、战略合作伙伴关系和有针对性的收购受益。最近推出的Business Plus计划填补了Marketplace和企业产品之间的空白，使大型客户能够以较低的成本访问高级功能。平台的AI驱动的Managed Services进一步增强了其满足企业需求的能力 [2] - AI创新是推动Upwork收入增长的关键催化剂。其专有的Mindful AI，Uma，提供如定制提案起草和人才匹配增强等功能。Upwork通过收购如Headroom和Objective进一步增强了其AI能力，加速了其AI路线图并带来了先进的多模态搜索技术 [3] 合作伙伴关系 - Upwork受益于丰富的合作伙伴基础，包括Webflow、Smartsheet (SMAR) 和Bubble等平台，这些平台通过提供预先审核的专家扩大了Upwork的影响力。与新兴技术提供商如Lettuce和Ocoya的合作有助于将Upwork的服务直接嵌入客户的工作流程中 [4] 财务预期 - 对于2024年第四季度，Upwork预计收入在1.78亿至1.83亿美元之间，非GAAP稀释每股收益预计在0.24至0.26美元之间 [5] - 对于2024年全年，Upwork预计收入在7.56亿至7.61亿美元之间，代表10%的同比增长。非GAAP稀释每股收益预计在1至1.02美元之间 [5] - Zacks对第四季度收入的共识估计为1.812亿美元，表明同比下降1.48%。对每股收益的共识估计目前为0.23美元，过去30天内保持不变，表明同比增长15% [6] - Zacks对2024年收入的共识估计为7.5904亿美元，表明同比增长10.14%。对每股收益的共识估计目前为0.89美元，过去30天内保持不变，表明同比增长71.15% [7] 投资评级 - Upwork的强劲AI重点、战略收购和扩展的合作伙伴关系突显了其长期增长的潜力。UPWK目前拥有Zacks排名2（买入）和增长得分A，这是一个有利的组合，提供了强大的投资机会 [9]

文章核心观点 - Upwork公布3QFY24财报和展望后股价上涨约12% 分析师发起买入评级 [1] 根据相关目录分别进行总结 - Upwork属于被关注公司 [1] - 分析师有华尔街从业经验擅长TMT领域 有金融和经济学士及哥伦比亚大学MBA学位 有20多年市场经验 [1] - 分析师提供数据驱动的见解以捕捉市场动能 深入研究市场趋势 审视公司基本面 评估新兴技术潜力和增长机会 [1] - 分析师投资策略专注于科技领域投资 强调风险管理 在该领域内分散投资 关注基本面扎实和产品创新的公司 主要关注欧美股票也涉及亚洲股票 [1] - 分析师认为技术呈指数增长达到颠覆高峰 消费者创新需求飙升 这为投资带来机会 零售投资者对这些发展更感兴趣 [1]

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s largest work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent from across the globe, today announced that CFO Erica Gessert will participate in a fireside chat at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference in Scottsdale, AZ on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10:35 a.m. PT/1:35 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available in the Events and Presentations section of Upwork’s Investor Relations w ...

Upwork (UPWK) appears an attractive pick given a noticeable improvement in the company's earnings outlook. The stock has been a strong performer lately, and the momentum might continue with analysts still raising their earnings estimates for the company.The rising trend in estimate revisions, which is a result of growing analyst optimism on the earnings prospects of this online freelance marketplace operator, should get reflected in its stock price. After all, empirical research shows a strong correlation b ...

Upwork Inc. (UPWK) reached a significant support level, and could be a good pick for investors from a technical perspective. Recently, UPWK's 50-day simple moving average broke out above its 200-day moving average; this is known as a "golden cross."There's a reason traders love a golden cross -- it's a technical chart pattern that can indicate a bullish breakout is on the horizon. This kind of crossover is formed when a stock's short-term moving average breaks above a longer-term moving average. Typically, ...

The company reported better-than-expected results for its third quarter.Shares of Upwork (UPWK -3.91%), the online employment marketplace, popped this week after the company reported sales and earnings that were better than Wall Street's consensus estimates and after management issued strong guidance for the full year.Upwork's shares were up 12% as of this writing, contributing to the stock's 30% gain over the past 12 months.Upwork impresses with latest quarterly results Investors were optimistic about Upwo ...

The online employment marketplace posted solid third-quarter results.Shares of Upwork (UPWK 12.45%) were moving higher today after the online employment marketplace posted better-than-expected results in its third-quarter earnings report.As of 12:43 p.m. ET, the stock was up 13%. Upwork impresses in Q3Revenue in the third quarter rose 10% to $193.8 million, which easily beat the consensus at $185.9 million.Active clients rose 2% to 855,000, and the company drove growth with new artificial intelligence (AI) ...