UiPath, Inc. (NYSE:PATH) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• UiPath, Inc. has received an average analyst recommendation of "Hold", with two sell ratings, thirteen hold ratings, and two buy ratings from the seventeen analysts covering the company.
• The current average 12-month price target for UiPath is $13.83, reflecting mixed opinions on the stock's future performance.
• CEO Daniel Dines recently sold nearly 10,000 shares at an average price of $12.00, decreasing his ownership stake in the company.

UiPath, Inc. (NYSE:PATH - Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of "Hold" by the seventeen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirteen have given a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $13.8333.

PATH has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of UiPath from $11.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Friday, May 30th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of UiPath in a report on Friday, May 30th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of UiPath in a research note on Friday, May 30th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of UiPath from $11.50 to $15.50 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, May 30th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of UiPath from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th.

UiPath Stock Performance

PATH traded up $0.2450 during trading on Friday, reaching $11.1350. The company had a trading volume of 10,204,070 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,036,690. UiPath has a 12-month low of $9.38 and a 12-month high of $15.93. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $12.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.06. The company has a market cap of $5.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -92.78, a PEG ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 1.03.

UiPath (NYSE:PATH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 29th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.01. UiPath had a negative net margin of 4.65% and a negative return on equity of 3.05%. The firm had revenue of $356.62 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $332.17 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. The company's revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. UiPath has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that UiPath will post -0.17 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at UiPath

In other news, CFO Ashim Gupta sold 56,322 shares of UiPath stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.72, for a total transaction of $716,415.84. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 859,991 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,939,085.52. The trade was a 6.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Daniel Dines sold 45,000 shares of UiPath stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.43, for a total value of $559,350.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 5,058,376 shares in the company, valued at $62,875,613.68. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 831,310 shares of company stock valued at $10,428,922 over the last ninety days. 23.19% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On UiPath

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in UiPath by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 48,061,096 shares of the company's stock valued at $495,029,000 after purchasing an additional 1,396,972 shares during the last quarter. TFG Asset Management GP Ltd raised its stake in shares of UiPath by 53.3% during the second quarter. TFG Asset Management GP Ltd now owns 13,722,244 shares of the company's stock worth $175,645,000 after buying an additional 4,772,244 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in UiPath by 76.0% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 11,407,569 shares of the company's stock valued at $145,732,000 after purchasing an additional 4,926,341 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its holdings in UiPath by 40.7% during the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 8,048,321 shares of the company's stock valued at $103,019,000 after purchasing an additional 2,328,225 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in UiPath by 5.0% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,032,345 shares of the company's stock valued at $102,814,000 after purchasing an additional 378,851 shares during the period. 62.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.