Insider Selling: C3.ai (NYSE:AI) CFO Sells 34,210 Shares of Stock

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AIGet Free Report) CFO Hitesh Lath sold 34,210 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.95, for a total transaction of $374,599.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 233,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,552,510.70. The trade was a 12.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

C3.ai Price Performance

NYSE AI traded down $0.67 on Wednesday, hitting $10.27. The company had a trading volume of 7,173,037 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,084,112. The company has a market capitalization of $1.49 billion, a PE ratio of -3.07 and a beta of 2.04. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $9.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.95. C3.ai, Inc. has a 12-month low of $7.68 and a 12-month high of $30.11.

C3.ai (NYSE:AIGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The company reported ($0.33) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.38) by $0.05. The company had revenue of $51.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.60 million. C3.ai had a negative net margin of 187.95% and a negative return on equity of 60.20%. The firm’s revenue was down 52.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.16) EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that C3.ai, Inc. will post -2.26 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On C3.ai

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AI. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in C3.ai during the first quarter worth $26,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in C3.ai by 683.6% during the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 1,292 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in C3.ai by 66.1% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 852 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in C3.ai by 76.4% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 801 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Comerica Bank lifted its stake in shares of C3.ai by 839.1% in the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 2,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 2,165 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.96% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “underweight” rating on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered C3.ai from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on C3.ai from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on C3.ai from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $12.92.

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Key Headlines Impacting C3.ai

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

  • Positive Sentiment: Recent market commentary says C3.ai has benefited from a broad AI rally tied to lower Treasury yields and easing geopolitical risk, which can support higher valuations for enterprise software names like AI. C3.ai (AI) Stock Could Be 45% Overvalued After Peace Deal Rally
  • Neutral Sentiment: Broader industry articles continue to highlight strong AI adoption across sectors, reinforcing the long-term demand story for AI software, but these stories do not directly change C3.ai’s near-term fundamentals.
  • Negative Sentiment: Investor attention is also on recent insider selling by CEO Thomas Siebel, including a larger share sale disclosed this week. Although the company said the transactions were tied to a 10b5-1 plan and tax withholding, insider sales can still weigh on sentiment. C3.ai (NYSE:AI) CEO Thomas Siebel Sells 23,570 Shares
  • Negative Sentiment: Some analysis also argues the stock may be meaningfully overvalued after its recent rebound, which could prompt traders to take profits. C3.ai (AI) Stock Could Be 45% Overvalued After Peace Deal Rally

About C3.ai

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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.

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