{
  "id": 8185167,
  "title": "C3.ai CEO Thomas Siebel sells $4.78m in company stock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/c3-ai-ceo-thomas-siebel-sells-4-78m-in-company-stock",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T05:46:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/c3ai-ceo-thomas-siebel-sells-478m-in-company-stock-93CH-4906693"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "C3.ai CEO Thomas Siebel recently sold a significant amount of company stock, selling 444,248 shares on September 15 and 16, 2026, for approximately $4.78 million. The stock, currently priced at $10.78, has experienced a 20% decline year-to-date and 40% decrease over the past year. This volatility, with a beta of 2.09, led InvestingPro to consider the stock overvalued at current levels.\n\nMr. Siebel's transactions, executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, involved exercising stock options at $3.90 per share, totaling around $1.73 million. Post-transaction, he holds 722,362 shares directly, alongside significant indirect holdings through various trusts and entities. These actions were part of a broader narrative of mixed analyst opinions on C3.ai's financial outlook, following the company's announcement of first-quarter fiscal 2027 results. The firm reported $52.4 million in revenue, a 25% year-over-year decline, with a non-GAAP EPS of negative $0.20, outpacing the consensus estimate of negative $0.26. Despite the mixed signals, analysts like JMP Securities and Needham have offered divergent perspectives on the company's future trajectory.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}