BMO Capital Lowers UiPath (PATH) PT to $12.50 After FQ2 2026 Earnings, Cites ARR

UiPath Inc. (NYSE:PATH) is one of the best AI stocks to buy according to analysts. On September 5, BMO Capital lowered the firm’s price target on UiPath to $12.50 from $15.50, while keeping a Market Perform rating on the shares, as UiPath released its FQ2 2026 earnings report. The company reported a reasonable quarter, as net new ARR increased by $30 million vs. the firm’s estimate of $25 million.

In this quarter, the company reported a revenue of $362 million, which marked a 14% increase year-over-year. ARR reached $1.723 billion, which was an 11% increase year-over-year, with a net new ARR of $31 million. This was driven by the company’s Cloud ARR, which grew by over 25% to over $1.08 billion. The company has ~10,820 customers, with a dollar-based gross retention rate of 98% and a dollar-based net retention rate of 108%.

BMO Capital Lowers UiPath (PATH) PT to $12.50 After FQ2 2026 Earnings, Cites ARR

UiPath is seeing strong momentum in its AI and agentic solutions, with 450 customers actively using the technology since its launch in May 2025. These solutions are helping to secure larger deals and increase deal sizes. However, CEO Daniel Dines, noted that the adoption of these new capabilities is still in its early phases and is not expected to materially contribute to the company’s top line in FY2026.

UiPath Inc. (NYSE:PATH) provides an end-to-end automation platform that offers a range of robotic process automation/RPA solutions primarily in the US, Romania, the UK, the Netherlands, and internationally.

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