UiPath Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSE:PATH)

UiPath, Inc. (NYSE:PATH) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors bought 123,758 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 113% compared to the average volume of 57,985 call options.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on PATH shares. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of UiPath in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of UiPath in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on UiPath from $12.50 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Truist Financial reduced their target price on UiPath from $13.00 to $12.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of UiPath from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, UiPath has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $13.71.

UiPath Stock Performance

UiPath stock opened at $14.32 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 477.17, a P/E/G ratio of 5.23 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.76. UiPath has a one year low of $9.38 and a one year high of $18.74.

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $361.73 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $347.36 million. UiPath had a net margin of 1.35% and a return on equity of 1.28%. UiPath’s revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.04 earnings per share. UiPath has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that UiPath will post -0.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Hitesh Ramani sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.47, for a total value of $77,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 182,776 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,827,544.72. This represents a 2.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Daniel Dines sold 45,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.07, for a total value of $678,150.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 29,288,585 shares in the company, valued at approximately $441,378,975.95. This represents a 0.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 2,319,002 shares of company stock valued at $34,094,875. 23.19% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On UiPath

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake 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 buying an additional 1,396,972 shares during the period. TFG Asset Management GP Ltd raised its stake in shares of UiPath by 53.3% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 buying 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 worth $103,019,000 after acquiring an additional 2,328,225 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp raised its position in UiPath by 5.0% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,032,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,814,000 after acquiring an additional 378,851 shares in the last quarter. 62.50% of the stock is currently 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.