Brokers Offer Predictions for C3.ai’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:AI)

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) – Equities research analysts at Northland Capmk decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of C3.ai in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Latimore now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.73) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.63). The consensus estimate for C3.ai’s current full-year earnings is ($2.31) per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for C3.ai’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.77) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($2.51) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.56) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.54) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.52) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.53) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($2.14) EPS.

AI has been the subject of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered C3.ai from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $28.00 target price for the company. in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America lowered their price objective on C3.ai from $24.00 to $20.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of C3.ai from $23.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of C3.ai from $21.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, C3.ai currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.55.

C3.ai Stock Up 3.2 %

Shares of AI stock opened at $39.46 on Friday. C3.ai has a 52 week low of $18.85 and a 52 week high of $45.08. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $30.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.01 billion, a PE ratio of -17.86 and a beta of 2.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On C3.ai

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AI. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in C3.ai by 8.8% during the 3rd 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 period. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of C3.ai during the second quarter worth $3,465,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 12.3% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 844,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,460,000 after purchasing an additional 92,280 shares during the period. Hodges Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in C3.ai in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,955,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in C3.ai by 679.8% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 87,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,500,000 after buying an additional 75,923 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.96% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 11,339 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.00, for a total value of $476,238.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 851 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,742. This represents a 93.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephen M. Ward, Jr. sold 125,000 shares of C3.ai stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.00, for a total transaction of $5,250,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 546,495 shares in the company, valued at $22,952,790. The trade was a 18.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 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.