C3.ai Valuation

Is AI1 * undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of AI1 * when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate AI1 *'s fair value for valuation analysis.

Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate AI1 *'s fair value for valuation analysis.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AI1 *?

Key metric: As AI1 * is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for AI1 *. This is calculated by dividing AI1 *'s market cap by their current revenue.
What is AI1 *'s PS Ratio?
PS Ratio12.1x
SalesUS$346.54m
Market CapUS$4.18b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does AI1 *'s PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for AI1 * vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average7.1x
CLBT Cellebrite DI
12.2x14.0%US$4.8b
BOX Box
4.1x6.5%US$4.5b
SIM SimCorp
6.4x8.2%DKK 28.8b
BL BlackLine
5.4x8.3%US$3.6b
AI1 * C3.ai
12.1x19.0%Mex$4.2b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: AI1 * is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (12.1x) compared to the peer average (7.3x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does AI1 *'s PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Software Industry?

228 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies232PS02.85.68.411.214+
228 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: AI1 * is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (12.1x) compared to the Global Software industry average (3.1x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AI1 *'s PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

AI1 * PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio12.1x
Fair PS Ration/a

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate AI1 *'s Price-To-Sales Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst AI1 * forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentMex$686.00
Mex$735.03
+7.1%
34.3%Mex$1,138.51Mex$304.96n/a13
Jan ’26Mex$727.80
Mex$735.03
+1.0%
34.3%Mex$1,138.51Mex$304.96n/a13
Dec ’25Mex$754.00
Mex$480.90
-36.2%
28.9%Mex$795.28Mex$298.23n/a12
Nov ’25Mex$515.00
Mex$480.90
-6.6%
28.9%Mex$795.28Mex$298.23n/a12
Oct ’25Mex$479.00
Mex$506.30
+5.7%
31.2%Mex$797.20Mex$298.95n/a13
Sep ’25Mex$454.00
Mex$512.82
+13.0%
26.3%Mex$708.74Mex$265.78n/a13
Aug ’25Mex$494.60
Mex$512.82
+3.7%
26.3%Mex$708.74Mex$265.78n/a13
Jul ’25Mex$528.00
Mex$512.82
-2.9%
26.3%Mex$708.74Mex$265.78n/a13
Jun ’25Mex$490.00
Mex$497.66
+1.6%
26.6%Mex$678.63Mex$254.49n/a12
May ’25Mex$386.00
Mex$489.33
+26.8%
27.4%Mex$668.38Mex$250.64n/a13
Apr ’25Mex$440.00
Mex$489.33
+11.2%
27.4%Mex$668.38Mex$250.64n/a13
Mar ’25Mex$610.00
Mex$492.12
-19.3%
30.1%Mex$680.74Mex$255.28n/a12
Feb ’25Mex$439.00
Mex$458.34
+4.4%
32.8%Mex$687.51Mex$257.82n/a12
Jan ’25Mex$488.00
Mex$456.04
-6.5%
33.7%Mex$688.36Mex$258.14Mex$727.8012
Dec ’24Mex$526.00
Mex$468.44
-10.9%
36.0%Mex$722.00Mex$240.67Mex$754.0012
Nov ’24Mex$440.00
Mex$458.98
+4.3%
36.2%Mex$738.84Mex$246.28Mex$515.0011
Oct ’24Mex$445.00
Mex$458.98
+3.1%
36.2%Mex$738.84Mex$246.28Mex$479.0011
Sep ’24Mex$528.00
Mex$460.16
-12.8%
42.1%Mex$846.46Mex$237.01Mex$454.0011
Aug ’24Mex$749.40
Mex$460.16
-38.6%
42.1%Mex$846.46Mex$237.01Mex$494.6011
Jul ’24Mex$636.00
Mex$441.43
-30.6%
42.8%Mex$858.82Mex$240.47Mex$528.0010
Jun ’24Mex$599.00
Mex$451.12
-24.7%
42.8%Mex$877.67Mex$245.75Mex$490.0010
May ’24Mex$355.72
Mex$354.13
-0.4%
30.9%Mex$539.29Mex$215.71Mex$386.0010
Apr ’24Mex$587.00
Mex$375.08
-36.1%
30.0%Mex$553.39Mex$221.36Mex$440.009
Mar ’24Mex$375.00
Mex$292.97
-21.9%
36.0%Mex$569.07Mex$208.66Mex$610.009
Feb ’24Mex$282.62
Mex$267.48
-5.4%
16.4%Mex$372.99Mex$215.94Mex$439.008
Jan ’24Mex$215.00
Mex$267.48
+24.4%
16.4%Mex$372.99Mex$215.94Mex$488.008
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 13 Analysts
Mex$765.01
Fair Value
10.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
13
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/11 05:43
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/04/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

C3.ai, Inc. is covered by 20 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Bradley SillsBofA Global Research
William Kingsley CraneCanaccord Genuity