C3.ai (AI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition to its flagship platform, C3.ai offers a portfolio of industry-specific AI applications, including solutions for predictive maintenance, fraud detection, energy management, and supply chain optimization. These prebuilt applications can be customized and integrated with existing IT infrastructures, helping organizations reduce time to value and minimize the need for extensive in-house development resources.

C3.ai serves customers across diverse sectors such as energy and utilities, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, and government. The company operates globally, with a significant presence in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, and supports multinational enterprises looking to harness data from distributed assets and operations. By leveraging secure cloud deployments and hybrid architectures, C3.ai helps clients comply with regional data sovereignty requirements while scaling AI initiatives across their organizations.

Founded in 2009 by technology entrepreneur Thomas M. Siebel, C3.ai transitioned to a publicly traded company in December 2020. Under Siebel’s leadership as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the firm has expanded its platform capabilities and grown its customer base among Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. C3.ai continues to invest in research and development to advance its AI platform, partner ecosystem, and go-to-market reach, positioning itself as a strategic technology ally for enterprises pursuing digital innovation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.67 to $19.80
• 50-Day Range: $15.48 to $23.24
• 52-Week Range: $14.70 to $45.08
• Volume: 4.86 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.66 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $22.09
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

C3.ai Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

C3.ai scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 264th out of 668 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

C3.ai has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.86, and is based on 1 buy rating, 7 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

C3.ai has a consensus price target of $22.09, representing about 11.9% upside from its current price of $19.75.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

C3.ai has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for C3.ai are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.44) to ($2.43) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of C3.ai is -7.58, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of C3.ai is -7.58, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

C3.ai has a P/B Ratio of 3.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

27.31% of the outstanding shares of C3.ai have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

C3.ai has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in C3.ai has recently increased by 10.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

C3.ai does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

C3.ai does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.64

Percentage of Shares Shorted

27.31% of the outstanding shares of C3.ai have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

C3.ai has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in C3.ai has recently increased by 10.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.19

News Sentiment

C3.ai has a news sentiment score of 0.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 37 news articles for C3.ai this week, compared to 38 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

189 people have searched for AI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 58% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

40 people have added C3.ai to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 82% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, C3.ai insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $54,661,544.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

26.50% of the stock of C3.ai is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 38.96% of the stock of C3.ai is held by institutions.

AI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AI shares performed this year?

C3.ai's stock was trading at $34.43 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AI shares have decreased by 42.6% and is now trading at $19.75.

How were C3.ai's earnings last quarter?

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September, 3rd. The company reported ($0.86) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.21) by $0.65. The business's quarterly revenue was down 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did C3.ai IPO?

C3.ai (AI) raised $504 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, December 9th 2020. The company issued 15,500,000 shares at a price of $31.00-$34.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and BofA Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Deutsche Bank Securities was co-manager.

Who are C3.ai's major shareholders?

C3.ai's top institutional shareholders include Vontobel Holding Ltd. (0.04%) and Voya Investment Management LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Thomas M Siebel, Robert David Schilling, Edward Y Abbo, Stephen M Ward Jr, Juho Parkkinen, Hitesh Lath, Richard C Levin, John E Hyten, Merel Witteveen, Jim H Snabe and Guy Wanger.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of C3.ai?

Shares of AI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of C3.ai own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that C3.ai investors own include CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP), NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Meta Platforms (META), American Water Works (AWK), Broadcom (AVGO) and Dell Technologies (DELL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/03/2025
• Today: 10/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/08/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: IT Services
• Sub-Industry: Systems Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AI
• CIK: 1577526
• Web: www.C3.ai
• Phone: 650-503-2200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,181
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for C3.ai: $22.09
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.86
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.60)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$288.70 million
• Net Margins: -92.08%
• Pretax Margin: -91.81%
• Return on Equity: -40.69%
• Return on Assets: -33.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 7.65
• Quick Ratio: 7.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $372.10 million
• Price / Sales: 7.02
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $6.26 per share
• Price / Book: 3.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 137,850,000
• Free Float: 101,320,000
• Market Cap: $2.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.96