The stock of C3.ai Inc (AI) has gone up by 4.68% for the week, with a -33.33% drop in the past month and a -42.54% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.17%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 6.08% for AI. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -9.84% for AI’s stock, with a simple moving average of -23.41% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in C3.ai Inc (NYSE: AI) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for AI is at 1.99. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 4 as “sell.”
The public float for AI is 115.83M, and currently, shorts hold a 19.22% of that float. The average trading volume for AI on March 18, 2025 was 5.62M shares.
AI) stock’s latest price update
C3.ai Inc (NYSE: AI) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.53 compared to its previous closing price of 21.61. However, the company has seen a gain of 4.68% in its stock price over the last five trading days. newsfilecorp.com reported 2025-03-17 that Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – March 17, 2025) – Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation (TSX: AI) announces that John Ahmad will step down as CFO effective March 31, 2025 to assume a finance executive role at a consumer finance company. Robert Goodall, CEO of Atrium, stated, “John joined Atrium and its manager, Canadian Mortgage Capital Corporation (“CMCC”) in late 2022 and was quick to learn about our business and markets.
Analysts’ Opinion of AI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AI stocks, with KeyBanc Capital Markets repeating the rating for AI by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for AI in the upcoming period, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets is $29 based on the research report published on December 19, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AI reach a price target of $28. The rating they have provided for AI stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on December 11th, 2024.
Northland Capital gave a rating of “Outperform” to AI, setting the target price at $35 in the report published on May 30th of the previous year.
AI Trading at -25.75% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -51.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.08%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.17%, as shares sank -30.48% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -36.28% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AI rose by +4.68%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.96% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.34. In addition, C3.ai Inc saw -36.28% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AI starting from Witteveen Merel, who sale 337 shares at the price of $26.41 back on Feb 25 ’25. After this action, Witteveen Merel now owns 5,883 shares of C3.ai Inc, valued at $8,900 using the latest closing price.
Witteveen Merel, the Officer of C3.ai Inc, proposed sale 337 shares at $26.41 during a trade that took place back on Feb 25 ’25, which means that Witteveen Merel is holding shares at $8,900 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.87 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for C3.ai Inc stands at -0.77. The total capital return value is set at -0.35. Equity return is now at value -32.07, with -26.61 for asset returns.
Based on C3.ai Inc (AI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -10.84.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -305.62 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.39. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.4. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 6.74.
Conclusion
In conclusion, C3.ai Inc (AI) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
