Q2 EPS Estimates for C3.ai Boosted by Northland Securities

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) – Equities research analysts at Northland Securities boosted their Q2 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for C3.ai in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, September 3rd. Northland Securities analyst M. Latimore now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.58) per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($0.62). The consensus estimate for C3.ai’s current full-year earnings is ($2.28) per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for C3.ai’s Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.56) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.52) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($2.23) EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on AI. DA Davidson reissued an “underperform” rating and issued a $7.00 price objective on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Tuesday, September 1st. Weiss Ratings raised C3.ai from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on C3.ai from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $15.00 price target on shares of C3.ai in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $8.70.

C3.ai Stock Performance

AI stock opened at $10.38 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.61 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.37 and a beta of 2.10. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $9.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.42. C3.ai has a 52-week low of $7.68 and a 52-week high of $20.22.

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, September 2nd. The company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.26) by $0.06. C3.ai had a negative net margin of 192.10% and a negative return on equity of 60.82%. The business had revenue of $52.38 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.06 million. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.37) EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 25.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Activity

In other C3.ai news, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total transaction of $200,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 363,106 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,631,060. This trade represents a 5.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Stephen Ehikian sold 50,542 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.45, for a total value of $477,621.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 651,130 shares in the company, valued at $6,153,178.50. This represents a 7.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,258,650 shares of company stock valued at $13,258,862. 19.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On C3.ai

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in C3.ai by 55.1% in the first 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 during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 684.3% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,325,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,044,000 after purchasing an additional 1,156,079 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of C3.ai by 77.1% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,804,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,284,000 after purchasing an additional 785,508 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP bought a new position in shares of C3.ai during the 3rd quarter worth about $13,379,000. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of C3.ai in the 4th quarter valued at about $9,183,000. 38.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting C3.ai

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

• Positive Sentiment: Federal bookings and margins showed improvement. C3.ai’s federal bookings surged 138%, while restructuring efforts are helping improve margins. These trends could support a recovery if the company can convert bookings into sustained revenue growth. C3.ai Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities raised its 2027 EPS forecasts. The firm increased its estimates for fiscal 2027 EPS to a loss of $2.23 from $2.43, and raised its forecasts for the second, third and fourth quarters to losses of $0.58, $0.56 and $0.52 per share, respectively. The revisions indicate expectations for narrower losses than previously projected, although C3.ai is still expected to remain unprofitable.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor attention and options activity remain elevated. C3.ai has been a trending stock among Zacks users and was among the technology names drawing notable options-market interest. This may increase volatility but does not by itself indicate a change in the company’s fundamentals. C3.ai Is a Trending Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains cautious. C3.ai carries an average analyst recommendation of “Reduce,” reflecting concerns about execution and the company’s continuing losses. C3.ai Given Average Recommendation of Reduce
• Negative Sentiment: The business is still recovering from a sales disruption. Management changes previously contributed to a sharp sales decline, and C3.ai is shifting from individual AI applications toward an enterprise platform model. The strategy could unlock renewed growth, but it also creates execution risk. C3.ai Stock Has Plummeted in 2026

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.