C3.ai (NYSE:AI) Price Target Lowered to $6.00 at KeyCorp

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) had its target price decreased by stock analysts at KeyCorp from $10.00 to $6.00 in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “underweight” rating on the stock. KeyCorp’s target price would suggest a potential downside of 29.91% from the stock’s current price.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $16.00 price target on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $20.00 price target on shares of C3.ai in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of C3.ai in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Citizens Jmp lowered C3.ai from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, DA Davidson reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $13.00 price objective on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, C3.ai has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $20.69.

C3.ai Stock Performance

NYSE AI traded down $1.75 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $8.56. The company had a trading volume of 9,999,961 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,979,292. The company has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a PE ratio of -3.01 and a beta of 1.98. C3.ai has a 1-year low of $7.73 and a 1-year high of $30.24. The business has a 50 day moving average of $12.47 and a 200-day moving average of $15.15.

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported ($0.25) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.33) by $0.08. C3.ai had a negative net margin of 108.06% and a negative return on equity of 46.51%. The business had revenue of $75.15 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $74.86 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.06) EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 20.3% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that C3.ai will post -2.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 15,042 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.38, for a total transaction of $216,303.96. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 223,120 shares in the company, valued at $3,208,465.60. This represents a 6.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Stephen Bradley Ehikian sold 234,918 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.56, for a total transaction of $3,185,488.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 924,074 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,530,443.44. This represents a 20.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,884,304 shares of company stock valued at $24,970,674. 26.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AI. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of C3.ai by 2.4% during the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 25,548 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,000 after buying an additional 593 shares during the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. grew its holdings in C3.ai by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 14,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares during the period. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. raised its position in shares of C3.ai by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 12,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $304,000 after acquiring an additional 791 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of C3.ai by 48.7% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of C3.ai by 76.4% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 801 shares during the period. 38.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting C3.ai

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong federal bookings were highlighted by the company and noted in coverage, which supports a durable revenue stream from government contracts and is a rare bright spot in the quarter. C3.ai Stock Tumbles on Wider-Than-Expected Q3 Loss
• Neutral Sentiment: New CEO Stephen Ehikian announced a restructuring plan including significant job cuts (company-wide reduction announced as ~26% in later reports); this could improve margins longer term but signals serious near-term execution and demand issues. C3.ai cuts 26% of global staff under new CEO’s restructuring push
• Neutral Sentiment: The full Q3 earnings call transcript is available for detail on customer dynamics, regional shortfalls and management’s rationale for guidance and cost actions; investors should read it for forward visibility. Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Q3 results missed expectations: EPS ($0.40) vs. consensus (~$0.29 miss) and revenue of $53.3M versus estimates near $75–76M — revenue fell ~46% YoY, driving sharp margin deterioration. MarketBeat earnings summary
• Negative Sentiment: Company cut Q4 and FY26 revenue guidance materially: Q4 revenue now $48M–$52M (consensus ~ $77.6M) and FY revenue trimmed to ~$246.7M–$250.7M (consensus ~ $298.7M). The guidance shortfall is the main driver of the selloff. C3 AI Stock Tanks After Q3 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts reacted: Citizens Jmp downgraded AI from “market outperform” to “market perform,” reflecting reduced near-term confidence and adding selling pressure. Analyst downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary and podcasts highlighted the magnitude of the miss and weak guidance; coverage notes regional sales shortfalls and additional workforce reductions as reasons for the sharp share decline. Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: C3.Ai’s Big Miss

C3.ai Company Profile

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.