We recently compiled a list of the 20 Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. In this article, we are going to take a look at where C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) stands against the other AI stocks.
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 revolved around AI. If not, it’s all that exhibitors could show. Talking about the highlight of the show, it was undoubtedly the keynote from Jensen Huang. The keynote included new products to advance gaming, autonomous vehicles, robotics, and agentic AI. Huang kicked off his talk by reflecting on the company’s 3-decade journey. Later on, he highlighted several significant advancements.
Takeaways From CEO Jensen Huang’s Keynote at CES 2025
As per Huang, AI has been advancing at an ‘incredible pace.’ It started with perception AI, meaning understanding images, words, and sounds. Then it came to generative AI, meaning creating text, images, and sound. And now, it’s the era of physical AI, meaning AI that can proceed, reason, plan, and act. The AI giant introduced GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, which are powered by Blackwell architecture. These GPUs provide significant improvements in AI-driven rendering, enhancing gaming and creative workflows. Furthermore, Huang unveiled “Cosmos,” which is a suite of foundational AI models capable of generating photorealistic video. The models have been designed in such a way that train robots and automated systems more efficiently, further advancing robotics and autonomous technologies.
The company and its partners have rolled out AI Blueprints for agentic AI, which includes PDF-to-podcast for efficient research and video search and summarization for assessing significant quantities of video and images — allowing developers to build, test, and run AI agents anywhere.
Agentic AI- Road Ahead in 2025
TechInformed interviewed experts from leading technology companies to explore predictions about Agentic AI. As per Steven Webb, UK chief technology and innovation officer, Capgemini, 2025 will see wider adoption of small language models (SLMs) and AI agents as an era of Agentic AI is fast approaching. Using multiple SLMs throughout a toolchain is expected to play a critical role in the AI evolution. This will include going beyond the already familiar LLMs such as GPT.
Furthermore, Alan Jacobson (chief data and analytics officer at Alteryx) believes that 2025 will see the rise of Gen AI agents used to solve problems. This is an approach that is made possible by reducing costs and improving the performance and speed of LLMs. Frameworks for orchestrating Agentic AI work are expected to emerge. Notably, a large percentage of use cases are expected to start to employ this approach.
Our Methodology
To list the 20 Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy According to Analysts, we conducted extensive research and sifted through numerous online rankings. After getting an initial list of 25-30 stocks, we chose the ones that were popular among hedge funds and that analysts saw upside to. Finally, the stocks were arranged in ascending order of their average upside potential, as of 14th January. We also mentioned hedge fund sentiments around each stock, as of Q3 2024.
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C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 17
Average Upside Potential: 25.8%
C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) operates as an enterprise AI software company in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. One of the critical developments for the company was its expanded strategic partnership with Microsoft. This collaboration focuses on accelerating enterprise AI adoption by integrating its suite of Enterprise AI application software on the Microsoft Commercial Cloud Portal. This partnership is expected to significantly boost C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI)’s market reach.
With government entities increasingly prioritizing AI investments, C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) is well-placed to capture a significant share of this market. Its existing relationships and track record in these sectors are expected to offer a competitive advantage and fuel substantial growth over the coming years. The company has seen a growth of 29% YoY in Q2 2025 in its revenues. By establishing C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) as a preferred AI application provider on Azure and creating a Microsoft-scale go-to-market engine, the company continues to make it easy for businesses to adopt and deploy its applications. Therefore, it is an inflection point for Enterprise AI, fueling growth.
Furthermore, alliances with firms in the energy sector (such as Baker Hughes) and government contracts are expected to open new revenue streams. The increased investment by governments in AI initiatives offers numerous opportunities for contracts, mainly in defense, healthcare, and infrastructure. JMP Securities increased their price target on the company’s shares from $40.00 to $55.00, giving a “Market Outperform” rating on 10th December.
Overall AI ranks 20th on our list of the best AI stocks to buy according to analysts. While we acknowledge the potential of AI as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some deeply undervalued AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for a deeply undervalued AI stock that is more promising than AI but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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