Freedom Broker Reiterates Hold on C3.ai, $9 Price Target
- Rating
- Hold
- Unchanged
- Target
- $9
- Outcome
- Reached
- on June 25, 2026
What the analyst said
C3.ai | Freedom Broker
Analyst
Almas Almaganbetov
Date
June 11, 2026
12-Month Price Target
$9.00
Upside/Downside Implied
Downside 16.7%
Rating
Hold
Freedom Broker analyst Almas Almaganbetov reiterated a Hold rating and $9.00 price target on c3.ai (NYSE: AI).
“C3.ai (AI) reported FQ4’26 results that technically exceeded lowered market expectations but fundamentally confirmed a deep operational crisis.
The severe 53% YoY collapse in consolidated sales was driven by chronically weak sales execution rather than a lack of enterprise AI demand or customer churn.
In an attempt to stabilize its rapidly cash- burning business model, management launched a harsh restructuring, cutting 35% of its workforce and completely rewriting its go-to-market (GTM) strategy to target the mass market.
Given the collapse in gross margin to 37%, an atypical level for the SaaS industry, and the status of FY27 as a highly uncertain transition period, we maintain our conservative view on the stock.
We reiterate our Hold rating and $9 PT.”
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Where the price stands
AI trades at $11.69. The 3 analysts who set a target in the last 3 months range from $7 to $12.50, with a median of $12. This $9 target is 25% below the median.
Since the note AI has moved +8% (from $10.80). 12-month window: day 150 of 365, closes on June 11, 2027.
Track record
This call✓ Target reached on June 25, 2026, 14 days after the note.
Firm track recordToo early to score Freedom Broker: price targets are 12-month calls and fewer than 5 of its targets are a year old. 12 of its 26 open targets have already been reached. How we score
