Q3 Earnings Forecast for C3.ai Issued By KeyCorp (NYSE:AI)

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for C3.ai in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 19th. KeyCorp analyst E. Heath anticipates that the company will earn ($0.64) per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Underweight” rating and a $29.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for C3.ai’s current full-year earnings is ($2.31) per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for C3.ai’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.59) EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of C3.ai in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. Piper Sandler Companies reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $24.00 price objective on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of C3.ai in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of C3.ai from $24.00 to $20.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered C3.ai from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $28.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $35.00.

C3.ai Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of C3.ai stock opened at $35.46 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.05 and a beta of 2.00. C3.ai has a twelve month low of $18.85 and a twelve month high of $45.08. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $28.09.

Insider Buying and Selling at C3.ai

In related news, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 11,339 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.00, for a total transaction of $476,238.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 851 shares in the company, valued at $35,742. The trade was a 93.02 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephen M. Ward, Jr. sold 125,000 shares of C3.ai stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.00, for a total value of $5,250,000.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 546,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,952,790. This trade represents a 18.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 644,988 shares of company stock valued at $27,597,453 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 33.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On C3.ai

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,216,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,728,000 after acquiring an additional 178,870 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its stake in C3.ai by 1.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,121,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,401,000 after purchasing an additional 38,185 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in C3.ai by 12.3% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 844,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,460,000 after purchasing an additional 92,280 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of C3.ai by 0.3% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 771,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,344,000 after buying an additional 1,929 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates grew its position in shares of C3.ai by 11.5% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 201,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,829,000 after buying an additional 20,753 shares during the last quarter. 38.96% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.