C3.ai Inc. shares fell 5.02% today, hitting a 5-day low, reflecting ongoing investor concerns about the company's future prospects.
The stock's decline follows a series of negative developments, including a reported 14% year-over-year revenue drop to $71 million and a staggering operating loss of $112 million. Additionally, the forced retirement of founder and CEO Thomas Siebel due to health issues has added uncertainty to the company's strategic direction, further eroding investor confidence. These factors have contributed to a significant decline in the stock price, which is now down 92% from its all-time highs.
As C3.ai navigates these challenges, investors are left questioning the company's ability to recover and capitalize on the growing AI software market. The combination of declining sales, executive changes, and substantial operating losses raises serious concerns about its competitive viability.
Wall Street analysts forecast AI stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AI is 30.45 USD with a low forecast of 18.00 USD and a high forecast of 50.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
13 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast AI stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AI is 30.45 USD with a low forecast of 18.00 USD and a high forecast of 50.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
4 Buy
6 Hold
3 Sell
Hold
Current: 12.600
Low
18.00
Averages
30.45
High
50.00
Current: 12.600
Low
18.00
Averages
30.45
High
50.00
Deutsche Bank
Buy
to
Buy
downgrade
2026-01-08
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Deutsche Bank
Price Target
AI Analysis
2026-01-08
downgrade
Buy
to
Buy
Reason
Deutsche Bank lowered the firm's price target on Air Liquide to EUR 205 from EUR 208 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
Deutsche Bank
Buy
downgrade
2026-01-06
Reason
Deutsche Bank
Price Target
2026-01-06
downgrade
Buy
Reason
Deutsche Bank lowered the firm's price target on Air Liquide to EUR 205 from EUR 208 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
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Roth Capital
Buy
downgrade
$11 -> $8
2025-12-08
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Roth Capital
Price Target
$11 -> $8
2025-12-08
downgrade
Buy
Reason
Roth Capital lowered the firm's price target on Airship AI to $8 from $11 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. After a period of prolonged decision making and government-induced delays, technology investment for safety and security is entering what appears to be a record period of growth, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Expanding government budgets and a recovering approval process with a record validated pipeline should be further complemented by more widespread adoption of Airship's solutions in commercial applications, which could ultimately expand into new markets such as robotics, the firm added.
UBS
Radi Sultan
Neutral
maintain
$16 -> $17
2025-09-12
Reason
UBS
Radi Sultan
Price Target
$16 -> $17
2025-09-12
maintain
Neutral
Reason
UBS analyst Radi Sultan raised the firm's price target on C3 AI to $17 from $16 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares.
About AI
C3.ai, Inc. is an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) application software company. The Company has built a solution that enables its customers to rapidly develop, deploy, and operate enterprise AI applications. It offers families of software solutions, which it collectively refers to as its C3 AI software: The C3 AI Platform, C3 AI Applications, and C3 Generative AI. The C3 AI Platform, its core technology, is a comprehensive, end-to-end application development and runtime environment that is designed to allow its customers to rapidly design, develop, and deploy Enterprise AI applications of any type. Its C3 AI Applications, built using the C3 AI Platform, is a portfolio of pre-built, extensible, industry-specific, and application-specific software-as-a-service offerings (SaaS) Enterprise AI applications that can be rapidly installed and deployed. Its C3 Generative AI combines the utility of large language models, generative AI, reinforcement learning, natural language processing.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
