UiPath (NYSE:PATH) Trading Down 1.1% After Insider Selling
by Teresa Graham · The Cerbat GemUiPath, Inc. (NYSE:PATH – Get Free Report)’s share price traded down 1.1% on Tuesday after an insider sold shares in the company. The stock traded as low as $16.63 and last traded at $16.6690. 21,407,926 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 35% from the average session volume of 15,805,548 shares. The stock had previously closed at $16.85.
Specifically, CEO Daniel Dines sold 45,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.44, for a total transaction of $739,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 28,568,585 shares in the company, valued at approximately $469,667,537.40. This trade represents a 0.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Daniel Dines sold 45,000 shares of UiPath stock in a transaction on Friday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.90, for a total transaction of $760,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 28,613,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $483,569,586.50. This represents a 0.16% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In related news, CEO Daniel Dines sold 45,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.91, for a total transaction of $760,950.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 28,658,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $484,616,672.35. This represents a 0.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of UiPath from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 6th. Zacks Research cut UiPath from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of UiPath in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of UiPath from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on UiPath from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, UiPath presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.00.
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Key Stores Impacting UiPath
Here are the key news stories impacting UiPath this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its price target on UiPath after the company reported a strong FQ3 beat and reached a profitability milestone — a catalyst that supports upside vs. the prior consensus. Morgan Stanley Upgrades UiPath
- Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights UiPath’s AI-driven automation momentum, enterprise adoption and strong cash position as advantages versus peers — a constructive framing for investors focused on software quality and balance-sheet resiliency. MVST vs. PATH: Which Growth Tech Stock Belongs in Your Portfolio?
- Positive Sentiment: UiPath is listed among notable AI agent platforms in Forbes, reinforcing its positioning in the AI automation narrative that can support longer-term revenue expansion and multiple re-rating potential. 10 AI Agent Platforms Every Business Leader Needs To Know
- Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary and trending-stock writeups (Zacks, MarketBeat) show heightened investor attention and varied analyst ratings (consensus “Hold” and mixed price targets), suggesting divergence in near-term expectations. UiPath Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know
- Neutral Sentiment: Media told investors to “mark your calendars for January 2” — indicating an upcoming date (market/event window) that could drive short-term movement, but details on the specific catalyst were not definitive in the headline. Dear UiPath stock fans, mark your calendars for January 2
- Negative Sentiment: CEO Daniel Dines has been selling multiple 45,000-share blocks across December (recent filings show continued disposals). Repeated insider selling can weigh on sentiment and may pressure the stock until buyers absorb the supply. SEC filing: Insider sales by Daniel Dines
UiPath Stock Performance
The company has a market cap of $8.91 billion, a PE ratio of 39.69, a PEG ratio of 5.09 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $15.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.55.
UiPath (NYSE:PATH – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.02. UiPath had a return on equity of 3.73% and a net margin of 14.79%.The firm had revenue of $411.11 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $392.46 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.11 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that UiPath, Inc. will post -0.17 EPS for the current year.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On UiPath
A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Inspire Investing LLC bought a new position in shares of UiPath in the 2nd quarter worth about $891,000. AlphaQuest LLC raised its holdings in UiPath by 863.9% in the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 42,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $548,000 after acquiring an additional 38,402 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of UiPath by 7.3% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,445,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,448,000 after purchasing an additional 98,058 shares in the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings 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. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its holdings in UiPath by 96.2% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 312,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,995,000 after purchasing an additional 152,988 shares during the last quarter. 62.50% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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. 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.