UiPath (NYSE:PATH – Free Report) had its target price trimmed by Mizuho from $15.00 to $12.00 in a research report report published on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a neutral rating on the stock.
Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of UiPath in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Needham & Company LLC upgraded shares of UiPath from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $15.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $14.00 target price on UiPath in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of UiPath from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their target price on UiPath from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $14.27.
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UiPath Stock Performance
UiPath (NYSE:PATH – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $481.11 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $464.81 million. UiPath had a return on equity of 5.95% and a net margin of 17.53%.UiPath’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.26 EPS. Research analysts predict that UiPath will post -0.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other UiPath news, CEO Daniel Dines sold 45,000 shares of UiPath stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.73, for a total transaction of $707,850.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 28,343,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $445,844,592.05. The trade was a 0.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Ashim Gupta sold 67,468 shares of UiPath stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.10, for a total transaction of $1,086,234.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 557,028 shares in the company, valued at $8,968,150.80. The trade was a 10.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 787,468 shares of company stock worth $12,862,285 in the last 90 days. 23.19% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On UiPath
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Noble Wealth Management PBC acquired a new position in shares of UiPath during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in UiPath in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of UiPath in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in UiPath during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its position in shares of UiPath by 1,270.8% during the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,652 shares during the last quarter. 62.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
More UiPath News
Here are the key news stories impacting UiPath this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and first full‑year GAAP profitability — Revenue $481.1M (+13% YoY) and EPS $0.30 beat consensus; ARR and margins improved, and management highlighted accelerating enterprise AI adoption. Q4 Results Release
- Positive Sentiment: Share‑repurchase program and cash generation — Company announced a new $500M buyback and reported strong free cash flow (management cited robust FCF conversion), which supports capital returns and EPS upside. Buyback & Analysis
- Positive Sentiment: Product/partner catalysts — Continued push into agentic AI (platform shift), plus an expanded strategic alliance with Deloitte to launch an Agentic ERP offering, which could accelerate enterprise adoption and upsells. Deloitte Alliance
- Neutral Sentiment: Guidance is mixed — Q1 revenue guide was roughly in line (midpoint slightly above Street) but FY‑27 revenue guidance implies materially slower growth (~10% top‑line growth), leaving investors uncertain on near‑term cadence. Guidance Coverage
- Neutral Sentiment: Options and technical activity — Unusual call buying and heavy intraday volume suggest active positioning around the print; some commentators view the pullback as a potential buying opportunity if adoption accelerates. Market Activity
- Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: shares declined after hours and into the session as the slower full‑year growth outlook offset the beat and first full‑year profit, prompting sellers. Market Reaction
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target trims and cautious notes — Multiple firms trimmed targets/ratings (Mizuho, TD Cowen, Truist, Wells Fargo, DA Davidson and others), increasing near‑term downside risk from sentiment and forcing re‑rating debates. Analyst Coverage
- Negative Sentiment: Short‑term risk: decelerating revenue growth expectations — Street commentary notes that agentic‑AI upside is real but may take quarters to translate into faster ARR growth and higher valuations, keeping pressure on multiple expansion near term. Barron’s Take
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. 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.
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