C3.ai Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSE:AI)

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock traders purchased 87,076 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 83% compared to the average volume of 47,501 call options.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on AI. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on shares of C3.ai from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Wolfe Research reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $6.00 price objective on shares of C3.ai in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of C3.ai from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Monday. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of C3.ai from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of C3.ai in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, C3.ai currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $12.92.

C3.ai News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: C3.ai reported a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss and matched revenue estimates, which reassured investors that results were not as bad as feared. C3.ai Inc (AI) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges and Strategic Restructuring
• Positive Sentiment: Management outlined full-year fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of $210 million to $240 million and first-quarter guidance of $50 million to $54 million, which was viewed as roughly in line with or slightly above expectations. C3 AI Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts such as Wedbush and UBS raised price targets, reinforcing hopes that restructuring and cost cuts could eventually stabilize the business. C3.ai Seen Returning to Growth in Second Half of Fiscal 2027, UBS Says
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor focus is also on Tom Siebel’s return as CEO and a reported $69 million cash injection, which improves the turnaround narrative but does not solve the core growth problem. AI Stock Jumps 3% After-Hours — Founder Siebel Returns As CEO With $69M Cash Injection
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue fell 52.5% year over year, and commentary from bearish analysts highlighted that the turnaround is still unproven and competition in enterprise AI remains intense. C3.ai: Struggling To Compete In AI

C3.ai Trading Down 4.5%

C3.ai stock traded down $0.48 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $10.11. 7,306,109 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,408,597. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $9.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.14. The firm has a market cap of $1.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.03 and a beta of 2.04. C3.ai has a fifty-two week low of $7.68 and a fifty-two week high of $30.11.

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The company reported ($0.33) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.38) by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $51.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.60 million. C3.ai had a negative net margin of 187.95% and a negative return on equity of 60.20%. C3.ai’s revenue was down 52.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.16) EPS. Analysts anticipate that C3.ai will post -2.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Stephen Bradley Ehikian sold 52,194 shares of C3.ai stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.22, for a total transaction of $429,034.68. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 721,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,930,606.70. The trade was a 6.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Thomas M. Siebel sold 17,350 shares of C3.ai stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.32, for a total transaction of $196,402.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 6,904,415 shares in the company, valued at $78,157,977.80. This trade represents a 0.25% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold 1,610,039 shares of company stock valued at $13,935,574 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 26.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AI. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of C3.ai by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,469,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,055,000 after acquiring an additional 108,011 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,824,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,034,000 after purchasing an additional 91,802 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 55.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,282,183 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,636,000 after purchasing an additional 1,166,302 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,976,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,122,000 after purchasing an additional 94,086 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,868,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,675,000 after purchasing an additional 21,451 shares in the last quarter. 38.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.