BMO Capital Markets Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for UiPath (NYSE:PATH) Stock

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) had its price objective raised by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $13.00 to $18.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Briefing.com reports. The firm presently has a “market perform” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets’ target price points to a potential downside of 0.50% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on PATH. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of UiPath in a report on Friday. UBS Group upped their target price on UiPath from $12.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on UiPath from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Bank of America lifted their price target on UiPath from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of UiPath in a report on Friday, July 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, UiPath currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.07.

UiPath Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of UiPath stock opened at $18.09 on Friday. UiPath has a 52 week low of $9.20 and a 52 week high of $19.84. The stock has a market cap of $9.37 billion, a PE ratio of 30.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $13.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.92.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other UiPath news, CEO Daniel Dines sold 1,402,347 shares of the company’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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 26,491,238 shares in the company, valued at approximately $425,714,194.66. This represents a 5.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 22.44% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UiPath

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in UiPath in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $120,176,000. State Street Corp grew its holdings in UiPath by 66.4% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,004,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,148,000 after purchasing an additional 5,189,438 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of UiPath by 76.0% in 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. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in shares of UiPath by 957.1% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 5,248,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,052,000 after purchasing an additional 4,752,040 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of UiPath by 54.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,310,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $152,596,000 after buying an additional 3,262,930 shares during the last quarter. 62.50% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting UiPath

Here are the key news stories impacting UiPath this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue beat expectations: Fiscal Q2 revenue rose approximately 13.3% year over year to $410.3 million, exceeding the roughly $397.8 million consensus estimate. Adjusted earnings of $0.15 per share matched expectations, while the company also swung to positive GAAP operating income. UiPath Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2027 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Higher guidance: UiPath forecast fiscal third-quarter revenue of $440 million to $445 million, slightly above the $441.1 million analyst estimate. Fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of $1.789 billion to $1.794 billion implies continued growth, with expected non-GAAP operating income of approximately $445 million. UiPath FY2027 Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: AI and enterprise demand remain central to the story: Management said artificial intelligence is expanding the number of tasks enterprises can automate and increasing demand for orchestration and governance tools. A new strategic automation agreement with STC Bahrain provides an additional, though relatively small, commercial catalyst. STC Bahrain UiPath Deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Leadership transition: UiPath announced executive changes and appointed a new board member, including a finance leadership transition. The changes could support long-term execution, but investors may initially view added management uncertainty cautiously. UiPath Executive Leadership Changes
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profit-taking are overshadowing the beat: PATH had risen sharply recently and was trading near its 52-week high, raising the bar for results. Analysts noted that roughly 12% growth lacks the acceleration seen among some AI-focused software peers, while the stock’s valuation leaves less room for disappointment. Concerns that AI could disrupt traditional software revenue also remain. 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.