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

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

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $20.00 price target on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $16.00 price objective on shares of C3.ai in a report on Thursday, December 4th. DA Davidson reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $13.00 target price on shares of C3.ai in a 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. Finally, Bank of America set a $10.00 price target on shares of C3.ai in a report on Friday, January 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, C3.ai presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $21.00.

C3.ai Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AI opened at $10.32 on Thursday. C3.ai has a fifty-two week low of $9.53 and a fifty-two week high of $30.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.64 and a beta of 1.98. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.15.

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported ($0.25) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $75.15 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $74.86 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.06) EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 20.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that C3.ai will post -2.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at C3.ai

In related news, CEO Stephen Bradley Ehikian sold 234,918 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 924,074 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,530,443.44. This represents a 20.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 15,042 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.38, for a total value of $216,303.96. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 223,120 shares in the company, valued at $3,208,465.60. This trade represents a 6.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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 owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in C3.ai by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,469,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $195,055,000 after acquiring an additional 108,011 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,824,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,034,000 after purchasing an additional 91,802 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,976,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,122,000 after purchasing an additional 94,086 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of C3.ai by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,868,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,675,000 after purchasing an additional 21,451 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of C3.ai by 9.6% during the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,425,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,066,000 after buying an additional 211,786 shares during the last quarter. 38.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

C3.ai News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Restructuring under new CEO could reduce cash burn and speed a path to profitability; management is cutting about 26% of global headcount as part of that effort. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: The full Q3 2026 earnings call transcript and company press materials are available for investors who want management’s detailed commentary on sales shortfalls and the restructuring plan. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts had flagged potential offset from increased federal/government demand; that remains an open question versus broader commercial weakness. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Q3 results missed heavily: EPS of ($0.40) vs consensus (~($0.29)) and revenue of $53.3M vs ~$75.9M — revenue fell ~46% year‑over‑year, signaling materially weaker demand. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Management guided well below expectations: Q4 revenue forecast ~$48–52M vs consensus ~$77.6M, and FY revenue ~$246.7–250.7M vs consensus ~$298.7M — a major downward revision that explains the market selloff. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Investor confidence is strained after two straight quarters of declining revenue and fresh downside guidance; several outlets note the stock has hit a new 52‑week low and question near‑term recovery prospects. Read More.

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.