C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI - Free Report) - Wedbush cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of C3.ai in a report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.69) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.60). Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for C3.ai's current full-year earnings is ($2.31) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for C3.ai's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.73) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($2.43) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.60) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.58) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.57) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.55) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($2.30) EPS.
Several other research firms have also commented on AI. Northland Securities lifted their price target on shares of C3.ai from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. JMP Securities lifted their price target on shares of C3.ai from $40.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of C3.ai from $20.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Piper Sandler lifted 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. Finally, Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $40.00 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 assigned a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $35.55.
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C3.ai Trading Up 3.4 %
Shares of C3.ai stock traded up $1.31 on Friday, hitting $39.56. 9,622,332 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,932,921. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $30.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.54. C3.ai has a 1-year low of $18.85 and a 1-year high of $45.08.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On C3.ai
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC acquired a new position in C3.ai during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Unique Wealth Strategies LLC acquired a new position in C3.ai during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in C3.ai by 148.9% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,028 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 615 shares in the last quarter. JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd acquired a new position in C3.ai during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in C3.ai by 311.8% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,050 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 795 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.96% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at C3.ai
In other 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 owns 546,495 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $22,952,790. This trade represents a 18.62 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 11,339 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 transaction of $476,238.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 851 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,742. This represents a 93.02 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 33.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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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.
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