Company Performance - C3.ai, Inc. ended the recent trading session at $26.00, showing a -10.84% change from the previous day's closing price, which lagged behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.07% [1] - The company's stock has increased by 23.35% over the past month, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 8.22% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.71% [1] Upcoming Earnings - Analysts expect C3.ai, Inc. to report earnings of -$0.15 per share, indicating a year-over-year decline of 200% [2] - The consensus estimate for revenue is $104.12 million, reflecting a 19.39% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year [2] Annual Forecast - For the entire year, Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of -$0.37 per share and revenue of $467.27 million, representing changes of +9.76% and +20.1%, respectively, compared to the previous year [3] Analyst Revisions - Recent revisions to analyst forecasts for C3.ai, Inc. are important as they reflect evolving short-term business trends, with positive revisions indicating optimism about the business outlook [4] Zacks Rank System - The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from 1 (Strong Buy) to 5 (Strong Sell), has shown that 1 ranked stocks have yielded an average annual return of +25% since 1988 [6] - C3.ai, Inc. currently holds a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy) [6] Industry Context - The Computers - IT Services industry, part of the Computer and Technology sector, has a Zacks Industry Rank of 184, placing it in the bottom 26% of over 250 industries [7] - Research indicates that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1 [7]
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