UiPath (NYSE:PATH – Get Free Report) had its price target reduced by research analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group from $17.00 to $14.00 in a research report issued on Thursday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “hold” rating on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group’s target price points to a potential upside of 11.05% from the company’s current price.
Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen cut UiPath from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of UiPath in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $23.00 price target for the company. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of UiPath in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on UiPath from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of UiPath from $18.00 to $15.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.00.
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UiPath Stock Performance
UiPath (NYSE:PATH – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 3rd. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.15. UiPath had a return on equity of 9.70% and a net margin of 21.03%.The company had revenue of $410.26 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $397.77 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.15 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that UiPath will post 0.47 EPS for the current year.
Insider Activity
In related news, insider Raghavendra Malpani sold 40,464 shares of UiPath stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.00, for a total value of $566,496.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,582,213 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,150,982. The trade was a 2.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Daniel Dines sold 1,402,347 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.07, for a total value of $22,535,716.29. Following the sale, 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 1,560,150 shares of company stock valued at $24,727,357 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 22.44% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of UiPath
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. grew its holdings in UiPath by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 46,153,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $501,684,000 after buying an additional 3,097,822 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in UiPath by 3.6% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,832,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,356,000 after acquiring an additional 486,007 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in UiPath by 13.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,046,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,518,000 after acquiring an additional 1,170,285 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in UiPath by 25.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,499,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,951,000 after acquiring an additional 1,528,454 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in UiPath in the 4th quarter worth approximately $120,176,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.50% of the company’s stock.
UiPath News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting UiPath this week:
- Positive Sentiment: UiPath launched Cartographer, a product designed to create a continuously updated, governed map of enterprise processes. The tool could help customers identify automation opportunities and connect traditional workflows with agentic AI. UiPath Launches UiPath Cartographer
- Positive Sentiment: The company introduced autonomous testing capabilities for Test Cloud and additional platform enhancements, supporting its effort to expand beyond robotic process automation into broader AI-powered workflow orchestration. UiPath expands testing and orchestration capabilities
- Positive Sentiment: UiPath announced the 2026 GeekWire AI Breakthrough Award winners, highlighting enterprises deploying its agentic AI technology at production scale. This provides customer-validation evidence for the company’s AI strategy, although it does not immediately change financial guidance. 2026 GeekWire AI Breakthrough Awards
- Positive Sentiment: Needham reaffirmed its buy rating and set a $22 price target, indicating some analysts see substantial upside if UiPath’s product transition leads to renewed growth. Needham rating
- Neutral Sentiment: TD Cowen maintained a hold rating with a $16 target. Commentary around Fusion 2026 characterized UiPath as a “show-me story,” meaning investors are waiting for measurable evidence that its AI and orchestration initiatives will accelerate revenue and cash flow. UiPath Analyst and Investor Day Transcript
- Negative Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets cut its price target from $18 to $15 and retained a market perform rating. RBC reduced its target from $17 to $15, while UBS lowered its target from $19 to $15 and kept a neutral rating. The coordinated reductions signal limited near-term conviction despite the targets remaining above the current share price. Analyst pressure on UiPath
- Negative Sentiment: Truist also trimmed its target after UiPath’s investor event did not provide new growth goals, reinforcing concerns that the company’s strategic announcements have not yet translated into stronger guidance or a clear growth reacceleration. Truist trims UiPath target
About UiPath
UiPath Inc (NYSE: PATH) develops enterprise automation software designed to help organizations automate repetitive, rules-based and increasingly complex business processes. Its platform combines robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence, workflow orchestration and process intelligence to support automation across areas such as finance, customer service, human resources, information technology and operations.
The UiPath Platform includes tools for discovering and analyzing business processes, building and managing software robots, processing documents, testing applications and coordinating automated workflows.
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