Northland Capmk Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for C3.ai

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI - Free Report) - Analysts at Northland Capmk dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of C3.ai in a report released on Tuesday, December 10th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Latimore now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.73) per share 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.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on AI. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of 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 issued a $40.00 price target on shares of C3.ai in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of C3.ai from $24.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday. JMP Securities upped their price objective on shares of C3.ai from $40.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Piper Sandler Companies reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $24.00 price objective on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $35.55.

C3.ai Stock Up 3.4 %

Shares of AI stock traded up $1.31 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $39.56. 9,622,332 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,932,921. The company's 50 day moving average price is $30.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.54. C3.ai has a 12 month low of $18.85 and a 12 month high of $45.08.

Institutional Trading of C3.ai

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 during the period. PDT Partners LLC bought a new stake in C3.ai in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,624,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC bought a new stake in C3.ai in the 3rd quarter valued at $743,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in shares of C3.ai during the 3rd quarter worth about $785,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of C3.ai during the 3rd quarter worth about $859,000. 38.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at C3.ai

In related news, Director Stephen M. Ward, Jr. sold 125,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.00, for a total value of $5,250,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 546,495 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,952,790. This trade represents a 18.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 11,339 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.00, for a total transaction 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 trade represents a 93.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 33.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.