Are C3.ai Inc (AI) stocks a prudent buy?

C3.ai Inc [AI] stock is trading at $23.49, up 3.85%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AI shares have gain 7.06% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -17.58%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

C3.ai Inc [NYSE: AI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 19, 2024, when KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Underweight but kept the price target unchanged to $29 for it. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Underweight on December 11, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $28. On May 30, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $35 on the stock. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $40 on November 21, 2023. Northland Capital initiated its recommendation with a Market Perform and recommended $40 as its price target on July 25, 2023. In a note dated June 01, 2023, Wedbush upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $24 to $50.

C3.ai Inc [AI] stock has fluctuated between $18.85 and $45.08 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $35 within the next 12 months. C3.ai Inc [NYSE: AI] shares were valued at $23.49 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 49.0% based on the average AI price forecast.

Analyzing the AI fundamentals

C3.ai Inc [NYSE:AI] reported sales of 366.92M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 26.00%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.6% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.87%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.77%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.77%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.27, Equity is -0.33 and Total Capital is -0.35. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.01.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 23.15 points at the first support level, and at 22.80 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 23.81, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 24.12.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, C3.ai Inc’s Current Ratio is 6.74. Also, the Quick Ratio is 6.74, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.91. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.50, the price to book ratio is 3.61.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Witteveen Merel, Senior VP, Operations, that happened on Mar 19 ’25 when 1133.0 shares were sold. Officer, Witteveen Merel completed a deal on Mar 19 ’25 to buy 1133.0 shares. Meanwhile, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SIEBEL THOMAS M sold 0.29 million shares on Mar 14 ’25.

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