UiPath (NYSE:PATH) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• UiPath has been upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a "buy" to a "strong-buy" rating, reflecting positive market sentiment for the company's future performance.
• The stock currently has an average target price of $13.25, with two analysts rating it as Buy, twelve as Hold, and two as Sell.
• UiPath's recent earnings report showed a 14.6% increase in revenue year-over-year, reporting $0.15 EPS, beating expectations of $0.08.

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

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of UiPath in a report on Friday. DA Davidson assumed coverage on UiPath in a report on Friday. They set a "neutral" rating and a $12.00 price objective for the company. Zacks Research upgraded UiPath to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on UiPath from $15.50 to $12.50 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on UiPath from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $13.18.

UiPath Stock Performance

UiPath stock traded up $0.31 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $11.80. 15,988,423 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,748,976. UiPath has a 52 week low of $9.38 and a 52 week high of $15.93. The firm has a market cap of $6.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 393.27, a P/E/G ratio of 12.07 and a beta of 1.02. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $11.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.79.

UiPath (NYSE:PATH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $347.36 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.04 earnings per share. UiPath's quarterly revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. UiPath has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts forecast that UiPath will post -0.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at UiPath

In other news, CEO Daniel Dines sold 9,988 shares of UiPath stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.00, for a total value of $119,856.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,598,388 shares in the company, valued at approximately $55,180,656. The trade was a 0.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have sold 831,310 shares of company stock valued at $10,428,922 in the last three months. 23.19% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in UiPath during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in UiPath by 198.6% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,962 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 1,970 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its position in UiPath by 320.4% during the second quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 2,476 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,887 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional acquired a new position in UiPath during the first quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in UiPath by 48.0% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,989 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 969 shares in the last quarter. 62.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.