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

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on AI. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of C3.ai from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets set a $7.00 price target on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a $6.00 price target on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. DA Davidson reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a $7.00 price target on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of C3.ai from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $12.92.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 15,248 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.98, for a total transaction of $136,927.04. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 238,308 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,140,005.84. This trade represents a 6.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Thomas M. Siebel sold 17,350 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 6,904,415 shares in the company, valued at approximately $78,157,977.80. This trade represents a 0.25% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,610,039 shares of company stock worth $13,935,574. 26.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On C3.ai

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in C3.ai by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,469,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,055,000 after buying an additional 108,011 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in C3.ai by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,824,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,034,000 after buying an additional 91,802 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in C3.ai by 55.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,282,183 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,636,000 after buying an additional 1,166,302 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in C3.ai by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,976,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,122,000 after buying an additional 94,086 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in C3.ai by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,868,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,675,000 after buying an additional 21,451 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.96% of the company’s stock.

C3.ai Price Performance

NYSE:AI traded down $0.48 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $10.11. 7,306,109 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,408,597. 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 52-week low of $7.68 and a 52-week high of $30.11. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.14.

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

C3.ai News Summary

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 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.