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

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) – Equities researchers at Northland Capmk dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for C3.ai in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 10th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Latimore now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.73) for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Piper Sandler raised their price target on C3.ai from $24.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Northland Securities lifted their price target on C3.ai from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of C3.ai from $23.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, JMP Securities raised their price objective on shares of C3.ai from $40.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $35.55.

C3.ai Price Performance

NYSE AI opened at $39.46 on Friday. C3.ai has a 12 month low of $18.85 and a 12 month high of $45.08. The company has a market capitalization of $5.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.91 and a beta of 2.00. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $30.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.54.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other C3.ai news, Director Stephen M. Ward, Jr. sold 125,000 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the director now 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 11,339 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.00, for a total value of $476,238.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 851 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,742. This trade represents a 93.02 % 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On C3.ai

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AI. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 92,280 shares in the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of C3.ai during the third quarter worth approximately $1,624,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in C3.ai in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $743,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in shares of C3.ai during the third quarter worth $785,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in C3.ai during the third quarter valued at $859,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.96% of the company’s stock.

C3.ai Company Profile

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.