Investors Purchase High Volume of UiPath Call Options (NYSE:PATH)

UiPath, Inc. (NYSE:PATH) saw some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock traders bought 66,008 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 44% compared to the typical daily volume of 45,923 call options.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Ashim Gupta sold 240,874 shares of UiPath stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.28, for a total value of $4,162,302.72. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 696,117 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,028,901.76. This trade represents a 25.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Daniel Dines sold 122,734 shares of UiPath stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.89, for a total transaction of $1,827,509.26. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 613,670 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,137,546.30. This represents a 16.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 2,193,990 shares of company stock worth $31,558,381. Insiders own 23.19% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On UiPath

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PATH. Palumbo Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of UiPath by 41.0% during the 1st quarter. Palumbo Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,000 after purchasing an additional 4,645 shares in the last quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC increased its position in UiPath by 68.4% during the 1st quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC now owns 98,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,017,000 after buying an additional 40,109 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management bought a new position in UiPath during the 1st quarter worth $266,000. Graphene Investments SAS grew its holdings in shares of UiPath by 21.9% during the 1st quarter. Graphene Investments SAS now owns 248,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,555,000 after purchasing an additional 44,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of UiPath by 13.9% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 74,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $800,000 after purchasing an additional 9,125 shares in the last quarter. 62.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on PATH shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of UiPath in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of UiPath in a report on Friday, September 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on UiPath from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 8th. Wall Street Zen raised UiPath from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 6th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price objective on UiPath from $13.00 to $12.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.21.

UiPath Price Performance

Shares of PATH stock opened at $15.02 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $7.97 billion, a PE ratio of 500.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.02 and a beta of 1.07. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $12.83 and a 200-day moving average of $12.33. UiPath has a one year low of $9.38 and a one year high of $18.74.

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 4th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. UiPath had a return on equity of 1.28% and a net margin of 1.35%.The business had revenue of $361.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $347.36 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.04 EPS. UiPath’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. UiPath has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that UiPath will post -0.17 earnings per share for the current year.

UiPath Company Profile

UiPath Inc provides an end-to-end automation platform that offers a range of robotic process automation (RPA) solutions primarily in the United States, Romania, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company offers a suite of interrelated software to build, manage, run, engage, measure, and govern automation within the organization.