What is Northland Capmk's Forecast for C3.ai Q1 Earnings?

Key Points

• Northland Capital Markets has revised its Q1 2026 earnings forecast for C3.ai, expecting a loss of ($0.82) per share, an increase in projected losses from the previous estimate of ($0.61).
• The company's stock currently holds a "Hold" rating, with a consensus estimate of annual losses reaching ($2.44) per share for the current fiscal year.
• C3.ai reported revenues of $108.72 million in its last quarterly earnings, surpassing analyst expectations, despite a negative net margin of 74.21% and a return on equity of -33.51%.

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI - Free Report) - Northland Capmk reduced their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of C3.ai in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 11th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Latimore now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.82) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.61). Northland Capmk currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for C3.ai's current full-year earnings is ($2.44) per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for C3.ai's Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.82) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.75) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.69) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($3.09) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.62) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.59) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.56) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($2.27) EPS.

C3.ai (NYSE:AI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 28th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.20) by $0.04. C3.ai had a negative net margin of 74.21% and a negative return on equity of 33.51%. The business had revenue of $108.72 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $107.85 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.11) EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 25.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on AI. Oppenheimer restated a "market perform" rating on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Tuesday. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their target price on C3.ai from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. DA Davidson restated an "underperform" rating and issued a $13.00 target price (down previously from $25.00) on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Monday. Westpark Capital upgraded C3.ai to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $40.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated a "mixed" rating on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $27.43.

C3.ai Trading Down 3.2%

NYSE AI traded down $0.60 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $18.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,295,724 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,979,862. C3.ai has a 52 week low of $14.70 and a 52 week high of $45.08. The company has a market capitalization of $2.42 billion, a PE ratio of -8.00 and a beta of 1.98. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $24.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.51.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AI. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of C3.ai in the first quarter worth $29,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 100.7% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 909 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares during the period. Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of C3.ai in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. CX Institutional bought a new position in shares of C3.ai in the first quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Raiffeisen Bank International AG bought a new position in shares of C3.ai in the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Institutional investors own 38.96% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at C3.ai

In other C3.ai news, VP Merel Witteveen sold 5,485 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.95, for a total transaction of $131,365.75. Following the sale, the vice president owned 13,740 shares of the company's stock, valued at $329,073. The trade was a 28.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Richard C. Levin sold 6,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.31, for a total transaction of $157,860.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 161,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,253,379.84. The trade was a 3.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,685,115 shares of company stock worth $43,700,880. Company insiders own 33.54% of the company's stock.

C3.ai Company Profile

C3.ai, Inc operates as an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) software company in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company provides C3 AI platform, an application development and runtime environment that enables customers to design, develop, and deploy enterprise AI applications; C3 AI Ex Machina for analysis-ready data; C3 AI CRM, an industry specific customer relationship management solution; and C3 Generative AI Product Suite that enables to locate, retrieve, and present information.

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