UiPath (NYSE:PATH) Shares Down 7.6% After Insider Selling

UiPath, Inc. (NYSE:PATH)’s share price traded down 7.6% during trading on Tuesday after an insider sold shares in the company. The stock traded as low as $15.50 and last traded at $15.9380. 49,498,254 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 77% from the average session volume of 27,973,926 shares. The stock had previously closed at $17.24.

Specifically, CEO Daniel Dines sold 45,000 shares of UiPath stock in a transaction on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.61, for a total value of $747,450.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 28,118,585 shares in the company, valued at approximately $467,049,696.85. The trade was a 0.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Daniel Dines sold 45,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.17, for a total transaction of $772,650.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 28,208,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $484,341,404.45. This represents a 0.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In other news, CEO Daniel Dines sold 45,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.32, for a total value of $779,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 28,253,585 shares in the company, valued at $489,352,092.20. This trade represents a 0.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PATH has been the subject of several recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of UiPath in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Wall Street Zen downgraded UiPath from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of UiPath from $19.00 to $17.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Zacks Research raised shares of UiPath from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of UiPath from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $16.00.

UiPath News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting UiPath this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call‑option activity — traders bought about 134,459 call options (≈+54% vs. average), signaling aggressive bullish positioning or hedging that can amplify intraday moves and short‑term volatility in PATH.
• Positive Sentiment: Positive press and thematic coverage highlighting UiPath as an AI/cross‑cloud automation play, which supports the longer‑term growth narrative and can attract momentum buyers. 5 AI Stocks Positioned to Win, No Matter What
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum and confidence stories from outlets (Zacks pieces) argue fundamentals and AI progress are improving, which could sustain demand if earnings trends continue. UiPath is a Great Momentum Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: UiPath presented at the Needham Growth Conference (transcript available) — content could move sentiment depending on messaging around customer growth, AI agents, or guidance. Investors should scan the transcript for any new forward commentary. Needham Conference Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader coverage in “growth stocks to watch” pieces reinforces visibility but doesn’t change near‑term fundamentals; useful for longer‑term thematic investors. The Next Market Leaders? 5 Growth Stocks to Watch
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by CEO Daniel Dines — a series of recent sales (including a 45,000‑share sale disclosed Jan. 12) may spook investors and add selling pressure even if the sales are pre‑planned or for diversification. CEO Sells $747,450 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst picture — recent upgrades and higher targets coexist with a consensus “Hold” and a forecast that PATH may post negative EPS for the fiscal year, which keeps valuation risky and can cap rallies. PATH stock summary

UiPath Trading Down 7.6%

The firm has a market cap of $8.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.06 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $15.70 and its 200 day moving average is $13.88.

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $411.11 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $392.46 million. UiPath had a return on equity of 3.73% and a net margin of 14.79%.The business’s revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.11 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that UiPath, Inc. will post -0.17 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PATH. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of UiPath by 48.0% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 969 shares during the period. Green Alpha Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in UiPath by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Green Alpha Advisors LLC now owns 29,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $484,000 after purchasing an additional 973 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd grew its position in shares of UiPath by 17.7% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 6,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 981 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of UiPath by 0.8% during the second quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 123,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,579,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of UiPath by 3.6% during the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 32,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,000 after purchasing an additional 1,149 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 62.50% of the company’s stock.

About UiPath

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. Its platform's embedded AI, ML, and NLP capabilities improve decisioning and information processing; emulate human behavior allows organizations to address a myriad of use cases; emulate human behavior allows organizations to address a myriad of use cases; multi-tenant platform enterprise deployment with security and governance and Automation Cloud, which enables customers to begin automating without the need to provision infrastructure, install applications, or perform additional configurations; intuitive interface and low-code, drag-and-drop functionality; signed to enable people and automations to work together; and tracks, measures, and forecasts the performance of automations, enables customers to gain powerful insights and generate key performance indicators with actionable metric.