BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. Invests $11 Million in UiPath, Inc. $PATH

Key Points

• BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. acquired 1,067,700 shares of UiPath, Inc., valued at approximately $10.99 million, making it the fund's 29th largest position.
• Federated Hermes Inc. significantly increased its stake in UiPath by 479.3%, owning a total of 5,720,096 shares worth $58.92 million.
• Analysts have mixed opinions on UiPath, with the company's consensus rating being a "Hold" and a price target averaging $13.83.

BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. bought a new position in UiPath, Inc. (NYSE:PATH - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 1,067,700 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,997,000. UiPath accounts for approximately 0.3% of BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. owned approximately 0.19% of UiPath as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of Nova Scotia bought a new position in UiPath in the 1st quarter worth about $3,907,000. Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of UiPath during the 1st quarter valued at about $11,016,000. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in shares of UiPath by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,562,306 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,092,000 after acquiring an additional 56,721 shares during the last quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of UiPath during the 1st quarter valued at about $266,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board boosted its position in shares of UiPath by 12.7% during the 1st quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 1,809,200 shares of the company's stock valued at $18,635,000 after acquiring an additional 204,400 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 62.50% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on PATH shares. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on UiPath from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on UiPath from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. DA Davidson began coverage on UiPath in a report on Friday. They set a "neutral" rating and a $12.00 price objective on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price objective on UiPath from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on UiPath from $15.50 to $12.50 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, UiPath has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $13.18.

UiPath Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE PATH traded up $0.16 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $11.65. 7,969,964 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,812,276. UiPath, Inc. has a 52 week low of $9.38 and a 52 week high of $15.93. The company has a market cap of $6.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 387.83, a PEG ratio of 12.07 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $11.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.80.

UiPath (NYSE:PATH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. UiPath had a return on equity of 1.27% and a net margin of 1.35%.The business had revenue of $361.73 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $347.36 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.04 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter 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, sell-side analysts predict that UiPath, Inc. will post -0.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at UiPath

In other news, CFO Ashim Gupta sold 56,322 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.72, for a total value of $716,415.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 859,991 shares in the company, valued at $10,939,085.52. The trade was a 6.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Daniel Dines sold 45,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.43, for a total value of $559,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 5,058,376 shares of the company's stock, valued at $62,875,613.68. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 831,310 shares of company stock valued at $10,428,922 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 23.19% 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.