Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: BBY, PATH, ENV
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 22 2024
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
UiPath Inc Options Activity: UiPath Inc (PATH) has seen a significant options trading volume of 37,706 contracts today, with notable activity in the $15 strike call option expiring November 22, 2024, which accounted for 2,985 contracts.
Envestnet Inc Options Activity: Envestnet Inc (ENV) recorded an options trading volume of 5,133 contracts, particularly focused on the $60 strike put option expiring February 21, 2025, with 3,057 contracts traded.
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Analyst Views on PATH
Wall Street analysts forecast PATH stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for PATH is 16.54 USD with a low forecast of 14.00 USD and a high forecast of 19.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
18 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
15 Hold
1 Sell
Hold
Current: 14.110
Low
14.00
Averages
16.54
High
19.00
Current: 14.110
Low
14.00
Averages
16.54
High
19.00
About PATH
UiPath, Inc. is an enterprise automation and artificial intelligence (AI) software company. The Company is focused on building and managing automations, starting with computer vision technology and user interface automations in its initial robotic process automation (RPA) offering. Its AI-powered UiPath Platform offers a robust set of capabilities that allows its customers to discover opportunities for automation, automate using a digital workforce that seamlessly collaborates with humans, and operate a mission critical automation program at scale. It enables employees to quickly build automations for both existing and new processes and to automate an array of actions, including logging into applications, extracting information from documents, moving folders, filling in forms, reading emails, and updating information fields and databases. Its platform allows users to design and combine UI automations, API integrations, and AI-based document understanding in a single workflow.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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