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

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of C3.ai in a report released on Thursday, December 19th. KeyCorp analyst E. Heath forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($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 brokerages have also recently commented on AI. Northland Securities increased their price target on shares of C3.ai from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of C3.ai in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Piper Sandler Companies reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $24.00 price target on shares of C3.ai in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of C3.ai from $24.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, DA Davidson upgraded shares of C3.ai to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $35.00.

C3.ai Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AI opened at $35.71 on Monday. C3.ai has a 52 week low of $18.85 and a 52 week high of $45.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion, a PE ratio of -16.16 and a beta of 2.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $31.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $28.09.

Insider Buying and Selling at C3.ai

In other C3.ai news, Director Jim H. Snabe sold 499,700 shares of C3.ai stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.05, for a total transaction of $21,512,085.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 10,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $430,500. This trade represents a 98.04 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Hitesh Lath sold 11,339 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owns 851 shares in the company, valued at $35,742. This trade represents a 93.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 644,988 shares of company stock worth $27,597,453. 33.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On C3.ai

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AI. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of C3.ai by 148.9% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 615 shares during the period. JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd purchased a new stake in C3.ai in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of C3.ai by 311.8% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 795 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in C3.ai during the second quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of C3.ai by 9,033.3% in the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 1,626 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.96% 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.