UiPath (NYSE:PATH) Rating Lowered to Underperform at DA Davidson

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) was downgraded by research analysts at DA Davidson from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report released on Monday, Marketbeat reports. They presently have a $10.00 target price on the stock. DA Davidson’s price objective suggests a potential downside of 18.98% from the stock’s previous close.

PATH has been the subject of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on shares of UiPath from $18.00 to $15.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 24th. New Street Research set a $15.00 price objective on UiPath in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of UiPath in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of UiPath in a research report on Wednesday, September 23rd. Finally, Mizuho increased their price target on UiPath from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, September 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.69.

UiPath Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of PATH opened at $12.34 on Monday. UiPath has a 52-week low of $9.20 and a 52-week high of $19.84. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.24. The company has a market capitalization of $6.43 billion, a PE ratio of 18.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.02.

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 3rd. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15. UiPath had a net margin of 21.03% and a return on equity of 9.70%. The firm had revenue of $410.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $397.77 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.15 earnings per share. UiPath’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that UiPath will post 0.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Raghavendra Malpani sold 40,464 shares of UiPath stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.00, for a total value of $566,496.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,582,213 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,150,982. This trade represents a 2.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Ashim Gupta sold 117,339 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.85, for a total transaction of $1,625,145.15. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 2,037,377 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,217,671.45. This trade represents a 5.45% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,560,150 shares of company stock worth $24,727,357 in the last ninety days. 22.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of UiPath

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of UiPath by 26.6% during the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 33,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $368,000 after acquiring an additional 7,120 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in UiPath by 56.0% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 69,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $751,000 after purchasing an additional 24,807 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in UiPath by 3.6% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,832,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,356,000 after purchasing an additional 486,007 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of UiPath by 59.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 38,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,000 after buying an additional 14,361 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of UiPath by 24.4% during the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 794,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,632,000 after buying an additional 155,521 shares during the last quarter. 62.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting UiPath

Here are the key news stories impacting UiPath this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expanded BDO USA collaboration: UiPath and BDO USA will build agentic AI and business-orchestration solution accelerators for continuous monitoring, testing and internal audit functions. The partnership could strengthen UiPath’s enterprise adoption and create repeatable use cases for its AI platform. UiPath and BDO Expand Partnership to Build Agentic Solution Accelerators for Continuous Monitoring and Testing
• Positive Sentiment: Partner and customer validation: QualityKiosk Technologies was named a UiPath 2026 Partner of the Year, while Omega Healthcare received a GeekWire and UiPath AI Breakthrough Award. The announcements highlight ecosystem momentum and real-world customer use of UiPath automation and AI tools. QualityKiosk Technologies Recognized as a UiPath 2026 Partner of the Year Award Winner Omega Healthcare Receives GeekWire and UiPath AI Breakthrough Award
• Neutral Sentiment: Product development: UiPath’s Cartographer agent, which interviews employees to map how businesses operate, and broader platform enhancements point to continued investment in agentic automation. The commercial impact has not yet been quantified. UiPath’s Cartographer agent interviews staff to map how businesses run
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor attention and growth comparison: Heavy search interest may increase short-term trading activity. A comparison with CrowdStrike noted that UiPath’s seasonal revenue spikes suggest potential, but also that CrowdStrike has a larger and more consistent revenue base. Investors Heavily Search UiPath, Inc. PATH
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade: DA Davidson lowered UiPath from “neutral” to “underperform” and set a $10 price target, citing concerns about AI pricing. The target implies meaningful downside from the referenced trading level and was the main bearish catalyst. Why UiPath Stock Is Heading for Its Worst Month in 4 Years
• Negative Sentiment: Macro pressure: Higher Treasury yields and oil prices recently weighed on software stocks, creating an additional headwind for UiPath’s valuation. Software Stocks Trade Down Amid Higher Yields

UiPath Company Profile

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.