Analysts Issue Forecasts for C3.ai’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:AI)

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for C3.ai in a report released on Thursday, December 19th. KeyCorp analyst E. Heath expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.64) per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Underweight” rating and a $29.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for C3.ai’s current full-year earnings is ($2.31) per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for C3.ai’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.59) EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on AI. DA Davidson raised shares of C3.ai to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. JMP Securities boosted their price target on C3.ai from $40.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered C3.ai from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $28.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Northland Securities upped their target price on shares of C3.ai from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of C3.ai from $24.00 to $20.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 5th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.00.

C3.ai Stock Up 2.5 %

C3.ai stock opened at $36.34 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.69 billion, a PE ratio of -16.44 and a beta of 2.00. C3.ai has a 52 week low of $18.85 and a 52 week high of $45.08. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $31.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $28.05.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On C3.ai

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of C3.ai by 8.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,216,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,728,000 after acquiring an additional 178,870 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in C3.ai by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,121,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,401,000 after purchasing an additional 38,185 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of C3.ai by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 844,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,460,000 after purchasing an additional 92,280 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of C3.ai by 0.3% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 771,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,344,000 after buying an additional 1,929 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates increased its stake in shares of C3.ai by 11.5% in the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 201,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,829,000 after buying an additional 20,753 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.96% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Stephen M. Ward, Jr. sold 125,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.00, for a total value of $5,250,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 546,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,952,790. This represents a 18.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 3,949 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.36, for a total value of $167,279.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 851 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,048.36. This trade represents a 82.27 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 644,988 shares of company stock valued at $27,597,453 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 33.54% of the company’s stock.

About C3.ai

C3.ai, Inc operates as an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) software company in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company provides C3 AI platform, an application development and runtime environment that enables customers to design, develop, and deploy enterprise AI applications; C3 AI Ex Machina for analysis-ready data; C3 AI CRM, an industry specific customer relationship management solution; and C3 Generative AI Product Suite that enables to locate, retrieve, and present information.