UiPath (NYSE:PATH – Free Report) had its target price reduced by DA Davidson from $15.00 to $13.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. DA Davidson currently has a neutral rating on the stock.
A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on UiPath from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of UiPath from $19.00 to $17.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Barclays lifted their price target on UiPath from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $14.00 target price on shares of UiPath in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of UiPath in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $14.27.
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UiPath Price Performance
UiPath (NYSE:PATH – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.05. UiPath had a return on equity of 5.95% and a net margin of 17.53%.The company had revenue of $481.11 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $464.81 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.26 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that UiPath will post -0.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CEO Daniel Dines sold 45,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.73, for a total value of $707,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 28,343,585 shares in the company, valued at $445,844,592.05. This trade represents a 0.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Ashim Gupta sold 67,468 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,968,150.80. This trade represents a 10.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 787,468 shares of company stock worth $12,862,285. Corporate insiders own 23.19% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Noble Wealth Management PBC acquired a new position in shares of UiPath in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of UiPath during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in UiPath during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of UiPath in the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its stake in shares of UiPath by 1,270.8% in the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,652 shares in the last quarter. 62.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
UiPath News Summary
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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