C3.ai Warns Of Sharp Q1 Revenue Shortfall, Flags Deep Losses
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Aug 11 2025
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Source: Benzinga
C3.ai Inc. Financial Results: The company reported preliminary fiscal first-quarter results with projected revenue of $70 million, significantly below Wall Street's expectations of $104.1 million, and an operating loss of approximately $124.8 million. The stock fell 30% in premarket trading following the announcement.
Leadership Changes and Future Outlook: CEO Thomas M. Siebel acknowledged disruptions due to leadership transitions and personal health issues but expressed confidence in a recovery, citing strong products and customer satisfaction. New executives have been appointed to strengthen the company's sales strategy across various regions.
Analyst Views on AI
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
4 Buy
6 Hold
3 Sell
Hold
Current: 12.970
Low
18.00
Averages
30.45
High
50.00
Current: 12.970
Low
18.00
Averages
30.45
High
50.00
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.
