C3.ai (NYSE:AI) Rating Lowered to “Market Perform” at Citizens Jmp

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) was downgraded by stock analysts at Citizens Jmp from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report issued on Thursday, Marketbeat Ratings reports.

AI has been the topic of several other reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of C3.ai in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Bank of America set a $10.00 price target on C3.ai in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $16.00 price objective on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. DA Davidson restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $13.00 target price on shares of C3.ai in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of C3.ai in a report on Thursday, December 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $15.87.

C3.ai Stock Performance

Shares of AI opened at $7.93 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a PE ratio of -2.52 and a beta of 1.98. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $12.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $15.04. C3.ai has a twelve month low of $7.73 and a twelve month high of $30.24.

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

Insider Transactions at C3.ai

In other news, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 15,042 shares of the business’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 approximately $3,208,465.60. The trade was a 6.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Thomas M. Siebel sold 511,732 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.66, for a total transaction of $5,966,795.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman owned 722,362 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,422,740.92. The trade was a 41.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 1,884,304 shares of company stock worth $24,970,674 over the last three months. 26.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On C3.ai

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of C3.ai by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 25,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,000 after acquiring an additional 593 shares in the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. lifted its stake in C3.ai by 5.2% during the second quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 14,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the period. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in C3.ai by 6.8% during the second quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 12,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of C3.ai by 48.7% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings 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 worth $32,000 after buying an additional 801 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.96% of the company’s stock.

C3.ai News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Restructuring could materially reduce cash burn — management outlined a restructuring that it says will generate roughly $135M of savings, which should extend runway if execution holds. I Was Skeptical Of C3.ai A Year Ago – It’s Even Worse Now (Rating Downgrade)
• Positive Sentiment: Some sell‑side support remains — Wedbush still carries an outperform stance (albeit with a lower target), indicating a subset of analysts see recovery upside if commercial momentum returns. Benzinga coverage of analyst moves
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO signals strategic focus on flexible AI scaling — management is pitching a go‑forward commercial strategy but needs to show contract wins. C3.ai wants to capture AI scaling with ‘maximum flexibility’: CEO
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcript is available for investors to review management comments and Q&A on guidance and sales execution. Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Weak results: C3.ai missed revenue and EPS estimates — Q3 revenue and EPS came in well below consensus and revenue was reported down ~46% year‑over‑year, signaling material commercial weakness. C3.ai Stock Tumbles on Wider‑Than‑Expected Q3 Loss, Revenues Down Y/Y
• Negative Sentiment: Major workforce cut and lowered outlook — the company is cutting ~26% of staff and trimmed near‑term sales guidance, prompting sharp selloffs in extended trading. C3.ai cuts 26% of global staff under new CEO’s restructuring push
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts slashed price targets and issued downgrades — multiple firms lowered targets and ratings, increasing near‑term downside risk and reducing buy‑side conviction. Benzinga roundup of analyst moves
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk: a securities‑fraud investigation was announced, adding another overhang to sentiment and potential distraction for management. Ademi LLP Investigates Claims of Securities Fraud against C3.ai, Inc.

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.