Is UPWK Worth Buying in 2026?

Upwork Inc. Common Stock

STOCK SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION Updated 2026-07-26

Here’s whether Upwork Inc. Common Stock (UPWK) is worth buying in 2026 — based on weekly-updated price trend, RSI momentum, and return vs. the S&P 500. Our current read: Bearish.

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Bearish

Positives: above the 50-day MA (medium-term momentum positive); RSI 50 — healthy momentum range. Concerns: trading below the 200-day MA (long-term downtrend); 50-day MA is falling (-1.73% over 10 days); weak 1-year return of -33.3%; 3-month momentum negative (-16.9%). Currently 61.3% off its 52-week high. Score: -3/7.

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UPWK is trading below its 200-day MA ($14.02) — a key warning sign the longer-term trend is under pressure. An RSI of 49.5 sits in the neutral zone — momentum is neither stretched nor exhausted. The 1-year return of -33.3% compares to +16.5% for SPY (trailed the market by 49.7%). The current 61.3% drawdown from the 52-week high reflects elevated risk for momentum-based strategies.

$10,000 invested 1 year ago → $6,674 today
vs. S&P 500 (SPY) — same period trailed market by 49.7%

1-Year Price Chart

Daily candles
MA-50 MA-200 Up Down

Signal Check

Above 200-day MA ($14.02)
Above 50-day MA ($8.66)
RSI(14) neutral zone (30–70) — currently 49.5
Positive return (-33.3%)
!Within 10% of period high (−61.3%)
Period Range $8.83
$7.44 $22.84
RSI (14) 49.5
0 · OversoldOverbought · 100

Key Metrics

Price$8.83
Period Return-33.3%
Period High$22.84
Period Low$7.44
Drawdown−61.3%
MA-50$8.66
MA-200$14.02
RSI (14)49.5
Avg Volume (30d)3.2M
vs. SPYtrailed by 49.7%
Return Rank#770 of 999

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