C3.ai (NYSE:AI) CEO Sells $173,967.00 in Stock

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) CEO Thomas Siebel sold 16,890 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.30, for a total value of $173,967.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 738,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,603,542.40. This represents a 2.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

C3.ai Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AI opened at $10.45 on Friday. C3.ai, Inc. has a 1 year low of $7.68 and a 1 year high of $20.22. The stock has a market cap of $1.62 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.39 and a beta of 2.10. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $9.55 and a 200 day moving average of $9.43.

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) last released 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 return on equity of 60.82% and a negative net margin of 192.10%.The business had revenue of $52.38 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.06 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.37) earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 25.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that C3.ai, Inc. will post -2.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

More C3.ai News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bookings surged 73% sequentially in fiscal Q1 2027, helped by sales-force restructuring and renewed demand. C3.ai signed 22 new customer agreements, including Ford and several U.S. government agencies, while federal-sector bookings rose 138% year over year. C3.ai Posts 73% Bookings Growth As Free Cash Flow Turns Positive
• Positive Sentiment: Free cash flow returned to positive territory, and the company retains approximately $650 million in cash. That liquidity gives C3.ai additional time to execute its turnaround and pursue enterprise and government opportunities.
• Positive Sentiment: C3.ai reported a quarterly loss of $0.20 per share, better than the expected $0.26 loss, while revenue of $52.38 million modestly exceeded estimates. Seeking Alpha upgraded the stock to Buy, citing stronger bookings and founder Thomas Siebel’s renewed leadership. C3.ai: Early Turnaround Signals Are Here
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Thomas Siebel sold 16,890 shares worth about $174,000 to cover tax withholding tied to equity vesting. The sale reduced his direct ownership by 2.24%, but its stated purpose makes it a weaker bearish signal than a discretionary insider sale. C3.ai CEO Thomas Siebel Sells Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue fell approximately 25% year over year to $52.4 million, and subscription revenue also declined. Management’s fiscal 2027 revenue outlook of $210 million to $240 million is broadly cautious, while quarterly revenue guidance of $53 million came in below analyst expectations. C3.ai Posts Sales In Line but Guidance Misses Expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst opinion remains unfavorable: Canaccord reiterated Hold with a $10 target, Citizens JMP and Citigroup maintained Market Perform, while DA Davidson and UBS kept Underperform ratings. The reported consensus rating is Reduce, with an average target of $8.70.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on AI shares. UBS Group reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of C3.ai in a research report on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of C3.ai from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the company 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 note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of C3.ai in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $8.70.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position 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 worth $12,044,000 after acquiring an additional 1,156,079 shares during the last quarter. AXQ Capital LP boosted its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 53.6% during the 2nd quarter. AXQ Capital LP now owns 136,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,238,000 after purchasing an additional 47,494 shares during the last quarter. Nykredit A S purchased a new position in shares of C3.ai during the second quarter valued at about $84,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of C3.ai in the second quarter worth about $290,000. Finally, Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 31.3% in the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 41,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $377,000 after purchasing an additional 9,900 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.96% of the company’s stock.

About C3.ai

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.