C3 AI Inc (AI) News

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When we talk about artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, the big names like Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Meta Platforms (META) come to mind. These top tech titans currently dominate the tech market, driven by the rapid growth in AI. However, there are many smaller players that have had much less time in the spotlight.

One such great AI stock is C3.ai (AI), which specializes in enterprise AI solutions for a variety of industries, including energy, healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, and defense. The company’s flagship offering is the C3 AI Suite, a comprehensive platform that enables organizations to develop, deploy, and scale AI applications.

With a market capitalization of $4.5 billion, C3.ai is expanding its customer base, refining its operating model, and capitalizing on the AI boom. While the company is not yet profitable, its revenue growth, strong partnerships, and strategic efforts may soon reverse its fortunes.

While the stock has gained 19.8% in 2024, trailing the S&P 500 Index’s ($SPX) 24% gain, Wall Street expects an uptick of 61% this year. Let’s find out if C3.ai is a good AI investment for the long term.

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C3.Ai Reported An Impressive Quarter

C3.ai once again exceeded expectations with its impressive second-quarter fiscal 2025 results, which mark the company’s seventh consecutive quarter of accelerating revenue growth. The company reported a notable 22% year-over-year increase in subscription revenue, resulting in a 29% increase in total revenue to $94.3 million, exceeding analysts’ expectations by $3.32 million.

This strong financial performance highlights C3.ai’s continued expansion of its customer base, partnerships, and demand for its innovative AI solutions across multiple industries. The subscription-based business model, which accounted for 86% of total revenue, provides a more consistent and recurring income stream.

A growing network of high-profile partners, including Google (GOOGL), Capgemini, Amazon’s AWS, Microsoft, the U.S. Department of Defense, and Exxon Mobil (XOM), among others, drove the second-quarter performance.

C3.Ai Is On A Path To Profitability

Although C3.ai has not yet achieved profitability, its financial outlook is promising. The company reported a significant improvement in its adjusted operating loss and a decrease in adjusted net loss per share, indicating a positive trend. Adjusted net loss came in at $0.06 per share, compared to $0.13 per share in the year-ago quarter.

Despite its rapid expansion, the company has kept a strong, debt-free balance sheet. This distinguishes it from many peers in the technology sector that often accumulate excessive debt during their pre-profit stages, particularly as AI requires significant investment. At the end of Q2, C3.ai had about $730.4 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, indicating ample liquidity to fund future AI growth initiatives.

The company had a negative free cash flow of $39.5 million. However, C3.ai expects to have positive free cash flow by the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025.

CEO Tom Siebel emphasized that the company’s expanding network of partnerships, particularly with Microsoft, is a key driver of its growth. The company expanded its strategic agreement with Microsoft, which is expected to last until March 2030, giving C3.ai access to Microsoft’s extensive sales channels while significantly shortening sales cycles.

This partnership could allow the company to leverage Microsoft’s global reach and resources, propelling it toward profitability.

Moreover, C3.ai’s involvement in defense and public sector projects, including contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, highlights its ability to secure large, long-term agreements in critical sectors.

Beyond its strategic partnerships, C3.ai’s market position is bolstered by a strong patent portfolio. The company has made significant progress in generative and agentic AI, acquiring valuable patents that position it as a leader in the next wave of AI technology.

C3.ai raised its fiscal year 2025 revenue guidance to a range of $378 million to $398 million, a potential growth of 21% to 28% year on year. The company remains committed to expanding its operations while carefully managing costs to achieve profitability.

Analysts predict 25% revenue growth in fiscal 2025, followed by 22.3% in fiscal 2026. Analysts forecast losses of around $0.62 in fiscal 2025 and $0.51 in fiscal 2026. C3.ai, trading at nine times forward 2026 sales, appears to be a reasonable buy right now.

What Does Wall Street Say About C3.Ai Stock?

Overall, on Wall Street, analysts have a mixed opinion about C3.ai stock, rating it a “Hold.” Out of the 14 analysts covering the stock, four rate it a “Strong Buy,” four rate it a “Hold,” two rate it a “Moderate Sell,” and four rate it a “Strong Sell.” The stock is trading close to its mean target price of $36.15. However, its high price estimate of $56 implies the stock could rally 61.5% over the next 12 months.


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The Key Takeaway

C3.ais’ revenue growth trajectory and groundbreaking partnership with Microsoft position the company for significant growth in the coming years. The partnership with Microsoft will enable C3.ai to scale its sales efforts, shorten sales cycles, and reach a global customer base. However, the AI market is highly competitive, and risks remain.

With a solid balance sheet, high-profile partners, a growing intellectual property portfolio, and a clear path to profitability, C3.ai is an appealing investment opportunity in the rapidly expanding enterprise AI market. For investors looking to profit from the AI revolution and who can stomach the risks, C3.ai is a name to keep an eye on in the coming years.


On the date of publication, Sushree Mohanty did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here.
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No, I don't have any of it figured out. If I did, I'd be writing to someone on the Cabinet (or be on the Cabinet myself). All I have are questions, concerns, and experiences I've observed from the past.
I'm not cynical, I'm cautious. One finger always hovering above the sell button.

cynical too...got it all figured out...?

hasta leugo bro

More like Terminator vs Wall-E. Which one becomes our reality?
Do you know what happens when people have too much money and too much time? Well, one of two things....
either, the days of Rome with people watching 100 days of human sacrifice.....or,
check out any super wealthy neighborhood where the kids are spoiled rotten while they're in high school....drugs, boredom and mischievousness.

sounds like a financial unemployment crisis of biblical proportions - nice…!

Brave New World has just supplanted the New World Order according to your thesis

lolz

Other AI bots.....or a few special technicians......so only 92% of the work force ineffective.

way too gullible...

whose going to service all those AI bots...!

lolzzz

Sure.....because they can afford to. It's the same reason Mark Cuban gives money to some on Shark Tank....it may be worth the gamble one day.
I wonder if all the people who support AI stocks realize they are paying money to have their jobs taken away one day?
Did no one watch the ending to the Terminator movies?

AI is a MSFT substantial and large holding

there is a reason for the enormity of these AI deals...

care to comment on why that is...?

Bigly????
This is one of the issues with start up and penny stocks, If they can get a mention that includes a big name, they ride this for the sake of their share price. If you look at MSFT news page, you'll find a number of AI stock companies mentioned, and agreements with all.

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There are many, but you get the idea. In a new industry, there's no way to tell who will win out. Who would have ever thought AMZN would become what it did?

long term - anything else I agree...

profitability is a ways off - however, MSFT continues to back them bigley

and that's for a sound reason...!

The company is 2-3 years away from profitability. Buying it now is just waiting and hoping that something better doesn't get built in the meantime.
May be worth buying around $29, but not very much of it and the understanding you shouldn't look at it for 3 years.

C3 AI share day order to buy at $36.90 ps filled. GLTA

C3AI share price Double Top Breakout today on 26-Dec-2024. GLTA

strong case for buying/owning C3AI now...!

C3 AI: Microsoft Partnership a 'Revenue Accelerator'
Bloomberg Technology
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C3 AI CEO Tom Siebel joins Caroline Hyde to discuss the company's latest results, their partnership with Microsoft on enterprise AI, the AI future under a new Trump administration. He speaks on "Bloomberg Technology."



C3AI going to be a 2025 power house...!

AJMHO

C3-AI Microsoft Partnership a 'Revenue Accelerator'
C3 AI CEO Tom Siebel joins Caroline Hyde to discuss the company's latest results, their partnership with Microsoft on enterprise AI, the AI future under a new Trump administration. He speaks on "Bloomberg Technology."

Terrible. They lost another $66 million. This is the highest lost of the most recent 9 months. C3 is way overvalued and still diluting shareholders. #Dire.

AI nice earning MOASS happening!!!😀

AI , as I'd say a couple a days ago, shorts now are trapped, no choice they have to cover on the way to $60. , come interesting days ahead, waiting for huge announcements today at earning, AI $$$$

AI, 10Q due DEC 9

AI, just below the 52 week high

Just waiting days for the earnings, great announcement coming , If shorts don't cover here , going to cover over $45 on the way to $60😁

That deal with msft could double stock prices from here, target $60, IMO

5% dump on 1.2m shares yesterday tells ya this is overbought

26s today........eom

24 prints this is where it gets interesting

Yep sub 20s good pick ups

Very nice day today

AI bounce from a 52=week low

AI new 52 week low

All AIneeds to be shut down completely. It's all stolen intellectual property with copyright violations etc. That's why the anti trust probe with nvdia

AI 10Q expected 5/29
Next day settlement begins 5/28

Just saying!

Bro ya been here forever. Chart will dip 23 I bailed Friday. I'll wait to see if it fills 23 this moves like a snail because it's also an index which I didn't realize.

This chart signals, time to buy, could be flying very soon, last earning first one profitable, and the way was attacked by shorts until now, MOAS coming, they know had to cover before next earning,
IMO

In at $24 time to FLY

I got out at cost $25, thinking I would regret. So crazy it is being held back SOOOOO hard. Positive earnings report earns one day of profits and then they drive it down, again.

This POS keeps holding all the other small cap AI stocks back. It's kind of like the Bitcoin of AI. Nothing else moves unless it moves.

Such a huge percentage of shorts they can’t sustain any run up

I don't see it being bright green until then. So strange how this is treated. Earnings were great and run up day after and it has been mostly and deeply red since.

It will be in late May

When is the next earnings?
Thanks

I think the high was 22 dollars probably due to the earnings report. So now we wait again.
My only question is this a good AI stock to be in. Or is this a flash in the pan and not good because it’s AI 1.0 and not the new generation of AI
Is there a symbol for AI Energy. Where they Fuse 2 Atoms with 191 lasers creating 195,000 degrees of heat to fuse them together which can produce enough energy in a jar to heat your house for sixty years.

Got nothing but time. :)

I agree with you there is too much short interest on the stock. I think the only way to get a short squeeze is for C3ai to blow away the quarter and I don’t see that happening. I will also sell after next earnings the shorts control this stock and won’t let go

I see the MMs are never going to allow this one to win. I haven't counted, but I'm sure it has been red at lest 75% of the days since the run up after earnings (ONE day). So, I'll be waiting for the next earnings and hope for another run up and cash TF out. This one seemed so promising!

the growth of AI will be larger and faster than anything in our financial history

Thanks for the reply. AI is moving higher steadily.
We're in a good position. This might grow to a $100+ stock over time IMO.

LC

AI

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