Massive News: Analysts Say C3.ai Could Soar 140%

By Rick Orford – Oct 3, 2025 at 5:30AM

NYSE: AI

C3.ai

Market Cap

$3B

Today's Change

(2.25%) $0.41

Current Price

$18.65

Price as of October 3, 2025, 10:58 a.m. ET

Here's why analysts see significant upside for C3.ai investors as well as considerable risks ahead.

C3.ai's (AI 2.25%) stock has collapsed by more than 50% this year, but some analysts still see massive upside potential ahead. With a new CEO, $450 million in government contracts, and deep partnerships with Microsoft and Amazon's AWS, this stock could be a high-risk, high-reward play for 2026 and beyond.

*Stock prices used were the market prices of Sept. 29, 2025. The video was published on Oct. 2, 2025.

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