NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 08:01 ET — Premarket
- RBC cut UiPath’s price target to $17 from $19, keeping its Sector Perform rating.
- UiPath shares were up about 0.8% in premarket trading after sliding 3.1% on Friday.
- Investors are tracking index-fund flows, insider-sale filings and the next earnings date window.
UiPath shares were up about 0.8% at $16.00 in premarket trading on Monday after RBC Capital Markets cut its price target on the automation software maker to $17 from $19 while keeping a Sector Perform rating. 1
The change matters now because UiPath is coming off a volatile start to 2026, with investors testing whether buying tied to its recent addition to the S&P MidCap 400 can hold up once the index-related repositioning fades. 2
UiPath closed down 3.1% on Friday at $15.88, after trading as low as $15.49 and as high as $16.59. Volume was about 44 million shares, well above typical daily turnover. 3
Insider trading disclosures have also been in focus. A Form 4 filing showed Chief Executive Daniel Dines sold 45,000 shares on Jan. 2 at about $16.38 each under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, a pre-arranged program insiders use to schedule trades in advance. 4
RBC’s new target sits only modestly above Friday’s close, underscoring the tight spread between where the stock trades and where the Street sees fair value in the near term. Analysts polled by FactSet rate UiPath at “hold” on average with a mean target price around $16.4, according to MarketScreener data. 1
UiPath, which sells robotic process automation software — “bots” that perform repetitive digital tasks — last reported results on Dec. 3 and guided for fourth-quarter revenue of $462 million to $467 million and annual recurring revenue (ARR) of $1.844 billion to $1.849 billion. ARR is a gauge of subscription revenue that investors use to track momentum. 5
“We delivered solid third quarter results, exceeding guidance across the board and achieving our first GAAP profitable third quarter,” Chief Operating Officer and CFO Ashim Gupta said at the time. 5
For traders, the chart has clear near-term markers. Support sits around $15.50, near Friday’s low, while a push above $16.60 would reclaim last week’s high and put December’s post-index jump back in view. 3
But the setup cuts both ways. Any renewed slowdown in ARR growth — or fresh insider-sale headlines — could revive doubts about demand and pressure the stock, particularly if higher-rate worries resurface across software.
