Clare Market Investments LLC Invests $2.21 Million in C3.ai, Inc. $AI

Clare Market Investments LLC purchased a new stake in C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 127,291 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,207,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in C3.ai by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,361,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $249,036,000 after buying an additional 162,515 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 4.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,826,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,441,000 after acquiring an additional 116,611 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of C3.ai by 5.9% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,813,233 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,129,000 after purchasing an additional 156,925 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of C3.ai by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,214,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,401,000 after purchasing an additional 56,887 shares during the period. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in C3.ai by 1,481.6% during the 2nd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 502,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,338,000 after purchasing an additional 470,422 shares in the last quarter. 38.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 15,042 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.38, for a total transaction of $216,303.96. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 223,120 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,208,465.60. This trade represents a 6.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Stephen Bradley Ehikian sold 234,918 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.56, for a total value of $3,185,488.08. Following the completion of the sale, 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,884,304 shares of company stock valued at $24,970,674 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 26.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of C3.ai in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Bank of America set a $10.00 price objective on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Friday, January 30th. DA Davidson decreased their target price on shares of C3.ai from $13.00 to $7.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets set a $7.00 price target on shares of C3.ai in a report on Thursday. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of C3.ai from $10.00 to $6.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $15.87.

Key Stories Impacting C3.ai

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 Price Performance

Shares of C3.ai stock opened at $7.93 on Friday. C3.ai, Inc. has a 1 year low of $7.73 and a 1 year high of $30.24. The firm has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a PE ratio of -2.52 and a beta of 1.98. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.04.

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.40) earnings per share 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 analysts’ expectations of $75.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.12) EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 46.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that C3.ai, Inc. will post -2.44 earnings per share for the current year.

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.