Q3 Earnings Estimate for C3.ai Issued By Wedbush

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI – Free Report) has received an adjustment to its Q3 2025 earnings estimates from analysts at Wedbush. In a report released on December 10, 2024, analyst D. Ives from Wedbush revised the expected earnings for the company, now forecasting a loss of ($0.69) per share for the quarter. This is a decrease from the previous estimate of a loss of ($0.60) per share.

Additionally, Wedbush maintained an “Outperform” rating on C3.ai’s stock and set a price target of $30.00. The consensus among analysts for the company’s full-year earnings is currently anticipated to be a loss of ($2.31) per share.

Furthermore, estimates for the upcoming quarters have also been released, predicting earnings of ($0.73) per share for Q4 2025, ($2.43) for FY2025, ($0.60) for Q1 2026, ($0.58) for Q2 2026, ($0.57) for Q3 2026, ($0.55) for Q4 2026, and a total loss of ($2.30) for FY2026.

Analyst Ratings Overview

C3.ai has drawn attention from several research firms recently. StockNews.com categorized C3.ai shares as a “sell” in a report dated November 26, while Northland Securities increased their price target from $35.00 to $45.00, maintaining an “outperform” rating. In contrast, Bank of America reduced its price target on the stock from $24.00 to $20.00, labeling it as “underperform”.

Additionally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded C3.ai shares from “neutral” to “underweight”, setting a target price of $28.00. Piper Sandler Companies affirmed a “neutral” rating with a $24.00 price target for C3.ai. Overall, the consensus is mixed, with four analysts rating the stock as a sell, five as hold, four as buy, and one as strong buy. Current data indicates a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.55.

C3.ai Stock Performance

As of Friday, NYSE:AI traded at $39.46, reflecting a 3.2% rise. C3.ai has a market capitalization of $5.01 billion and posts a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.91, with a beta of 2.00. The stock has recently shown a 50-day moving average price of $30.08 and a 200-day moving average of $27.54. Over the past year, the stock has hit a low of $18.85 and a high of $45.08.

Institutional Investor Interest

Recent activity among institutional investors reveals a trend of buying and selling shares of C3.ai. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake by 2.1% in Q2 2024, acquiring an additional 432 shares to hold a total of 21,447 shares worth $621,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings by 3.4% in Q3, now owning 14,078 shares valued at $341,000 after buying 457 additional shares.

Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position by 4.3% in Q2 2024, increasing to 11,165 shares worth $323,000 after adding 462 shares. Forum Financial Management LP also lifted its stake by 4.4%, bringing its total to 12,893 shares valued at $373,000. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake by 0.5%, owning 125,344 shares worth $3.63 million. Overall, hedge funds possess 38.96% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions

In significant insider trading news, Director Stephen M. Ward, Jr. sold 125,000 shares of C3.ai stock on December 9, receiving $5,250,000 from the sale, which valued each share at an average price of $42.00. Post-transaction, Ward retains 546,495 shares valued at approximately $22.95 million, marking an 18.62% reduction in his ownership. The SEC filing contains details of this transaction.

Additionally, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 11,339 shares on the same day for a total of $476,238. This equated to a 93.02% decrease in his holding, and he now owns only 851 shares valued at about $35,742. Currently, company insiders hold 33.54% of the company's stock.

Company Overview

C3.ai, Inc operates as an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) software firm, providing solutions across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company offers various products, including the C3 AI platform for developing AI applications, C3 AI Ex Machina for data analysis, and industry-specific customer relationship management solutions, along with a generative AI product suite to enhance information retrieval and presentation.

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