UiPath (NYSE:PATH) Cut to "Buy" at Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Analysts at Wall Street Zen downgraded UiPath from a "strong-buy" to a "buy" rating, impacting investor sentiment.
• UiPath's recent quarterly earnings report showed an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.15, beating estimates, with revenue of $361.73 million, up 14.6% year-over-year.
• Significant insider activity was noted, with CFO Ashim Gupta and CEO Daniel Dines selling substantial shares, indicating potential concerns regarding the stock among executives.

UiPath (NYSE:PATH - Get Free Report) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of UiPath in a research note on Friday, September 5th. DA Davidson began coverage on UiPath in a research note on Friday, September 5th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $12.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group set a $17.00 price objective on UiPath and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday. Zacks Research upgraded UiPath from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d)" rating on shares of UiPath in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $13.71.

UiPath Trading Up 6.6%

Shares of NYSE:PATH opened at $16.45 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $13.03 and a 200 day moving average of $12.41. The company has a market cap of $8.74 billion, a PE ratio of 548.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.71 and a beta of 1.07. UiPath has a 12-month low of $9.38 and a 12-month high of $18.74.

UiPath (NYSE:PATH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 4th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $361.73 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $347.36 million. UiPath had a return on equity of 1.28% and a net margin of 1.35%.The firm's revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.04 EPS. UiPath has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts predict that UiPath will post -0.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at UiPath

In other news, CFO Ashim Gupta sold 240,874 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.28, for a total transaction of $4,162,302.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 696,117 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,028,901.76. This represents a 25.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Daniel Dines sold 122,734 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.89, for a total value of $1,827,509.26. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 613,670 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,137,546.30. This represents a 16.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 2,193,990 shares of company stock valued at $31,702,831 over the last 90 days. 23.19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Inspire Investing LLC bought a new position in shares of UiPath during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $891,000. Bank of Nova Scotia bought a new position in shares of UiPath during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $3,907,000. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of UiPath during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $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. Finally, Pallas Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of UiPath by 24.8% during the 2nd quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 105,834 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,355,000 after acquiring an additional 21,058 shares during the last quarter. 62.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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