DA Davidson Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for UiPath (NYSE:PATH) Stock

Key Points

• DA Davidson raised UiPath’s price target from $12 to $16 but maintained a “neutral” rating, implying just 1.82% upside; analysts’ consensus rating remains “Hold” with a $15.27 target.
• UiPath reported quarterly revenue of $410.3 million, up 13.3% year over year and above estimates, while EPS matched expectations at $0.15. The company also raised its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook to approximately $1.789 billion–$1.794 billion.
• CEO Daniel Dines sold approximately 1.4 million shares for $22.5 million, reducing his ownership by 5.03%; insiders still own 22.44% of the company.

UiPath (NYSE:PATH - Get Free Report) had its price target boosted by research analysts at DA Davidson from $12.00 to $16.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a "neutral" rating on the stock. DA Davidson's price objective would indicate a potential upside of 1.82% from the company's previous close.

PATH has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group set a $16.00 price objective on UiPath in a report on Friday. Barclays set a $17.00 price objective on shares of UiPath in a report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating on shares of UiPath in a research note on Friday. New Street Research set a $13.00 price target on shares of UiPath in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $17.00 price objective (up from $15.00) on shares of UiPath in a research note on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $15.27.

UiPath Stock Performance

PATH opened at $15.71 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $8.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.44, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $13.82 and a 200 day moving average of $11.92. UiPath has a fifty-two week low of $9.20 and a fifty-two week high of $19.84.

UiPath (NYSE:PATH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 3rd. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.15. UiPath had a net margin of 19.58% and a return on equity of 7.92%. The business had revenue of $410.26 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $397.77 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.15 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that UiPath will post 0.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Daniel Dines sold 1,402,347 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.07, for a total value of $22,535,716.29. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 26,491,238 shares in the company, valued at approximately $425,714,194.66. This trade represents a 5.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 22.44% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in UiPath during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of UiPath in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of UiPath in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc boosted its position in shares of UiPath by 750.0% during the 1st quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 3,400 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, REAP Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of UiPath during the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Institutional investors own 62.50% of the company's stock.

Trending Headlines about UiPath

Here are the key news stories impacting UiPath this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UiPath reported fiscal Q2 revenue of approximately $410.3 million, up 13.3% year over year and above the $397.8 million analyst estimate. Non-GAAP earnings of $0.15 per share matched expectations. UiPath Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2027 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook to approximately $1.789 billion-$1.794 billion and guided for about $445 million in non-GAAP operating income. Third-quarter revenue guidance of $440 million-$445 million is slightly above consensus. UiPath Fiscal 2027 Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Annual recurring revenue increased 12% to $1.938 billion, while UiPath reported a fourth consecutive quarter of GAAP profitability. Management also emphasized that AI is expanding enterprise automation opportunities and contributing to larger deals. UiPath Posts Revenue Beat
• Neutral Sentiment: UiPath announced executive leadership changes and appointed a new board member. The changes could support its next phase of growth, but may create near-term uncertainty during the transition. UiPath Leadership Changes
• Negative Sentiment: The revenue beat and guidance increase were not large enough to satisfy investors after PATH’s sharp August rally. Concerns remain that 12% growth is modest relative to faster-growing AI software companies, while artificial intelligence could disrupt traditional automation demand. BMO Capital Markets raised its price target from $13 to $18 but maintained a Market Perform rating, implying limited upside from the current level. Why PATH Stock Is Tumbling

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.

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