JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Pessimistic Forecast for C3.ai (NYSE:AI) Stock Price

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) had its target price decreased by equities researchers at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $10.00 to $7.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “underweight” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price objective indicates a potential downside of 11.67% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of C3.ai in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. BMO Capital Markets set a $7.00 target price on shares of C3.ai in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America set a $10.00 price target on shares of C3.ai in a report on Friday, January 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target on shares of C3.ai from $16.00 to $7.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their price objective on shares of C3.ai from $10.00 to $6.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $15.87.

C3.ai Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE: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 fifty day moving average is $12.23 and its 200-day moving average is $15.04. C3.ai has a 52 week low of $7.73 and a 52 week high of $30.24.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.29) by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $53.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $75.91 million. C3.ai had a negative net margin of 141.35% and a negative return on equity of 53.96%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 46.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.12) earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that C3.ai will post -2.44 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 15,042 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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. The trade was a 6.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Chairman Thomas M. Siebel sold 511,732 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was 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 $8,422,740.92. The trade was a 41.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,884,304 shares of company stock worth $24,970,674. Corporate insiders own 26.50% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On C3.ai

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. ProShare Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of C3.ai by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 25,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,000 after buying an additional 593 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its holdings in C3.ai by 5.2% in the second quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 14,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. grew its stake in C3.ai by 6.8% in the second 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 period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 48.7% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of C3.ai by 76.4% during the third 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.96% of the company’s stock.

More C3.ai News

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.