C3.ai short interest was 32.38% of the float on July 31st, according to new data we received from Benzinga. Short interest totaled 46,307,686 shares, which was an increase of 4.25% from July 15th.
It is estimated that it would take 8.4 days for short sellers to buy back their shares, with current trading volumes.
C3.ai Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 176 institutional investors add shares of C3.ai stock to their portfolio, and 166 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- HRT FINANCIAL LP added 2,409,523 shares (+433.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $21,902,564
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 2,048,624 shares (+16.8%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $18,621,992
- BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS added 1,779,967 shares (+100.9%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $16,179,900
- FEDERATED HERMES, INC. added 1,520,553 shares (+200.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $13,821,826
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 1,250,864 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $11,370,353
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 1,103,752 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $10,033,105
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added 1,088,818 shares (+151.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $9,897,355
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C3.ai Insider Trading Activity
C3.ai insiders have traded $AI stock on the open market 27 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 25 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AI stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- THOMAS M SIEBEL (CEO and Chairman of the Board) has made 0 purchases and 17 sales selling 3,111,206 shares for an estimated $29,357,860.
- HITESH LATH (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 118,077 shares for an estimated $1,137,915.
- STEPHEN BRADLEY EHIKIAN (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 102,736 shares for an estimated $906,713.
- JIM H. SNABE has made 2 purchases buying 35,000 shares for an estimated $302,300 and 1 sale selling 10,000 shares for an estimated $80,800.
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C3.ai Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AI recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $AI in the last 6 months, with a median target of $7.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Lucky Schreiner from DA Davidson set a target price of $7.0 on 06/04/2026
- Radi Sultan from UBS set a target price of $12.0 on 06/04/2026
- Dan Ives from Wedbush set a target price of $15.0 on 06/04/2026
- Kingsley Crane from Canaccord Genuity set a target price of $10.0 on 06/04/2026
- Sanjit Singh from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $7.0 on 06/04/2026
- An analyst from Freedom Capital Markets set a target price of $9.0 on 03/11/2026
- Eric Heath from Keybanc set a target price of $6.0 on 02/26/2026
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
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