C3.ai (NYSE:AI) Given New $9.00 Price Target at UBS Group

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) had its target price reduced by UBS Group from $14.50 to $9.00 in a research note published on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a neutral rating on the stock.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on AI. Citizens Jmp cut C3.ai from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating and set a $6.00 target price on shares of C3.ai in a report on Thursday. Wedbush cut their price target on C3.ai from $20.00 to $15.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Bank of America set a $10.00 target price on C3.ai in a research report on Friday, January 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, C3.ai currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $15.87.

C3.ai Stock Down 18.4%

Shares of C3.ai stock opened at $8.41 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $15.10. C3.ai has a 52 week low of $7.73 and a 52 week high of $30.24. The company has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.67 and a beta of 1.98.

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.40) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.29) by ($0.11). C3.ai had a negative net margin of 141.35% and a negative return on equity of 53.96%. The company had revenue of $53.26 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.91 million. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.12) EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 46.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that C3.ai will post -2.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Stephen Bradley Ehikian sold 234,918 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.56, for a total transaction of $3,185,488.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 924,074 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,530,443.44. This represents a 20.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Thomas M. Siebel sold 511,732 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.66, for a total value of $5,966,795.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 722,362 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,422,740.92. This represents a 41.47% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 1,884,304 shares of company stock worth $24,970,674 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 26.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of C3.ai

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Silicon Valley Capital Partners purchased a new stake in C3.ai in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in C3.ai by 683.6% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,292 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in C3.ai by 66.1% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 852 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of C3.ai by 76.4% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 801 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Comerica Bank lifted its holdings in C3.ai by 839.1% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 2,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 2,165 shares during the last quarter. 38.96% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting C3.ai

Here are the key news stories impacting C3.ai this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush maintained an outperform stance despite lowering its target to $15, implying significant upside if the company stabilizes. Article
• Neutral Sentiment: UBS cut its target to $9 and moved to neutral — a smaller downgrade that still implies modest upside versus the current price. Article
• Negative Sentiment: Q3 results missed expectations: EPS of ($0.40) vs. ($0.29) est., revenue $53.3M vs. $75.9M est., and revenue down ~46% YoY — a clear near‑term demand and conversion problem. Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Management cut 26% of global staff and flagged a reduced cost structure; Q4 revenue guide $48M–$52M vs. ~$77.6M consensus and FY revenue guide ~$246.7M–$250.7M vs. ~$298.7M consensus — guidance shortfalls drove much of the selloff. Reuters
• Negative Sentiment: Several firms aggressively lowered targets and ratings (JPMorgan to $7/underweight; Canaccord to $7/hold; KeyCorp to $6/underweight; Citizens JMP downgraded to market perform), amplifying selling pressure. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Ademi LLP announced an investigation into potential securities‑fraud claims tied to C3.ai’s statements — a legal overhang that increases investor uncertainty. PR Newswire
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst and media commentary highlight structural issues: collapsing gross margins, difficulty converting pilots to enterprise contracts, and deepening losses — signaling the recovery path is uncertain and likely prolonged. Seeking Alpha

About C3.ai

C3.ai, Inc is a leading enterprise software provider focused on delivering scalable artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to large organizations. The company’s core offering, the C3 AI Suite, is a comprehensive, model-driven platform that unifies data ingestion, model development, and application deployment. Through its suite of tools, C3.ai enables customers to accelerate digital transformation initiatives by applying advanced machine learning, predictive analytics, and AI-driven insights across a broad range of business functions.

The C3 AI Suite provides a low-code environment for data scientists and application developers to rapidly design, test, and deploy enterprise-scale AI applications.