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SOUN·SoundHound AI Inc.

$4.70
-0.18 (-3.79%)
High
$4.93
Open
$4.75
Market Cap
2.20B
52W High
$22.17
Low
$4.64
P. Close
$4.70
P/E
-
52W Low
$4.76
Fwd P/E
-48.80
DailyIQ Est.
$13.65
Inst. Ownership
25.9%
Short Interest
35.47%
Days to Cover
9.7
Technical Score (1D)
1
BEARISH
News Sentiment
58
BULLISH
On Oct 13, SoundHound AI completed its acquisition of LivePerson, adding 25 Fortune 100 brands to its customer base and creating a $500 million revenue potential, according to the company’s report. The integration of LivePerson’s digital messaging platform with SoundHound’s voice AI platform enables unified interactions across voice, web, mobile, SMS and social channels, and the combined entity now holds more than 750 patents, strengthening its competitive edge. The company also launched a new embedded agentic voice AI platform aimed at automotive and smart device integration, expanding its product portfolio. In the same quarter, SoundHound reported modest revenue growth driven by its voice technology platform and the recent acquisition, indicating incremental positive momentum. A comparison with Innodata highlighted SoundHound’s rapid revenue growth and cash burn, contrasting with Innodata’s profitability and strong balance sheet, but noted no material events affecting SoundHound’s outlook. The article also noted that SoundHound’s growth is driven by enterprise adoption of AI, while Innodata faces customer concentration risk. Overall, the developments suggest incremental positive momentum for SoundHound without a material upside.
LOW TARGET
$6 +27.8%
1 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$13 +167.7%
9 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$17 +262.1%
7 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$6.00 - $17.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
4/8/3/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$13.65 (+190.7%)
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Exchange
NGM
Country
United States
Symbol
SOUN
Description
SoundHound AI is a technology company specializing in independent voice AI solutions, empowering businesses to create sophisticated conversational experiences. Its core offering, the Houndify platform, provides a comprehensive suite of tools, including APIs, custom command support, and analytics, enabling brands to build and deploy their own voice assistants across various industries. SoundHound's technology also powers applications like SoundHound Chat AI, which leverages real-time data to answer user queries, and SoundHound Smart Answering, a custom AI-powered voice assistant for customer service. The company's products are designed to enhance user interaction through features like automatic speech recognition, natural language understanding, and multimodal interfaces, with a focus on delivering seamless and intuitive voice-activated experiences for customers in the automotive, TV, IoT, and customer service sectors across several international markets.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
556,780 shares
$3.8M
SROKA DIANA-
Sell1,552 shares2026-09-17
MOHAJER KEYVANCEO
Sell137,290 shares2026-09-15
EMAMI MAJIDCSO & SVP, Engineering
Sell38,730 shares2026-09-15
HOM JAMES MINGChief Product Officer
Sell38,730 shares2026-09-15
ZAGORSEK MICHAELChief Operating Officer
Sell71,113 shares2026-09-15
56/ 100
Neutral / mixed
Overall: Neutral
✓Revenue growing year over year
✕Negative net margin
✕Negative operating cash flow
Net Margin
-8.3%
Revenue CAGR
68.0%
Current Ratio
4.59x
Return on Equity
-3.0%
Earnings Summary
SoundHound AI is a technology company specializing in independent voice AI solutions, empowering businesses to create sophisticated conversational experiences. Its core offering, the Houndify platform, provides a comprehensive suite of tools, including APIs, custom command support, and analytics, enabling brands to build and deploy their own voice assistants across various industries. The company operates in the technology sector, specifically within software applications focused on voice and conversational AI. Recent quarterly performance shows a mixed trajectory: Q4 2024 revenue of $34.5 million and an EPS of –$0.05 beat the negative estimate of –$0.08, while Q1 2025 revenue fell to $29.1 million and EPS of –$0.06 slightly missed the –$0.06333 estimate. Q2 2025 revenue surged to $42.7 million with EPS of –$0.03 beating the –$0.0525 estimate, and Q3 2025 revenue remained strong at $42.0 million with EPS of –$0.03 beating the –$0.034 estimate. Q4 2025 revenue of $55.1 million matched the estimate of $55.07 million, but EPS of –$0.02 missed the –$0.016 estimate. Q1 2026 revenue rose to $44.2 million, beating the $43.4 million estimate, yet EPS of –$0.06 missed the –$0.0449 estimate. Q2 2026 revenue jumped to $61.9 million, exceeding the $53.4 million estimate, and EPS of –$0.02 beat the –$0.0569 estimate. Historically, the company has shown a YoY revenue growth trend, with a 45% increase to $62 million reported in Q2 2026, while EPS has remained negative but improving in some quarters, indicating a gradual move toward profitability. The pattern of revenue growth despite persistent EPS misses highlights a focus on scaling sales and securing enterprise contracts, such as the deployment in Kia Sorento and quick‑service restaurant chains, which have been cited in recent news. Recent developments include the deployment of its voice and generative AI platform in the Kia Sorento sold in India, a 5% share rise, and Q2 2026 revenue of $62 million, underscoring progress toward its OASYS Edge architecture.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$-0.07$-0.05$-0.04$-0.02$-0.01Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$-0.06 - -
Q2'26$-0.06$-0.02+64.9%
Q1'26$-0.04$-0.06-33.6%
Q4'25$-0.02$-0.02-25.0%
Q3'25$-0.03$-0.03+11.8%
Q2'25$-0.05$-0.03+42.9%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$39M$46M$52M$59M$66MQ2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$63M - -
Q2'26$53M$62M+15.8%
Q1'26$43M$44M+1.8%
Q4'25$55M$55M-0.0%
Q3'25 - $42M -
Q2'25 - $43M -

Market Data

SOUN Stock Snapshot

BEARISH1/100
$4.70−$0.18 (3.8%)
Market cap
2.20B
Day range
$4.64 – $4.93
News sentiment
58/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$12.57 (+167.7%)
Consensus
Buy · 17 analysts
52-week range-1.4% off low · -78.8% from high
$4.76$22.17
Price $4.70 DailyIQ Est. $13.65

The trend on SOUN is bearish, and its momentum ranks in the lower part of DailyIQ's universe. Position sizing matters more than usual in a name this size, where volatility is structural.

Behaviour On Record

What SOUN's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
38.8% 2nd pct
Below its peak
-79.6%
vs 200-day average
-35.8%
Up days (1y)
42%

SoundHound AI Inc. is currently running 38.8% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against SOUN's own 4 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 2nd percentile — unusually subdued by its own history, against a typical reading of 95.5%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

SOUN is trading -79.6% below its running peak. Across 3 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -66.4%, and the deepest was -67.7% in 2023. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -35.8% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 8th percentile — a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year SOUN closed higher on 42% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

On October specifically: over 5 years of records, SOUN finished the month higher 2 of 5 times, with a median return of -18.3% and an average of -7.1%. Its strongest month historically has been August at +6.4% on average, its weakest June at -10.9%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: SOUN has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 241 of 1,111 sessions (21.7% of the time), with the largest gaps running +12.0% and -16.3%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, SOUN moved an average of 6.4% in the session after earnings, closing higher 1 of those 3 times, with a median move of -5.8% and a largest of -9.4%.

All figures computed from 1,114 daily closes between 2022-04-28 and 2026-10-14, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against SOUN's own 5-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of SOUN's sector?

SoundHound AI Inc. sits in the Software sector, currently ranked 2nd of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (weakening). Within its narrower Software industry group, SOUN ranks 2nd of 15 tracked industries, weakening.

Sector rank
#2 of 12
Sector state
Weakening
Sector rotation score
73
Industry rank
#2 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for SOUN?

CallsPuts

For SoundHound AI Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-10-16, 2 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 3.64), with at-the-money implied volatility around 73.4%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±5.5% move by that expiry — a range of about $4.39–$4.91.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-16)
3.64
ATM implied volatility
73.4%
Total open interest
16,196
Expected move by 2026-10-16
±5.5% ($4.39–$4.91)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on SOUN?

Piper Sandler most recently reiterated its rating on SoundHound AI Inc. to Neutral on Sep 22, 2026 with a price target of $6 (from $7). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Piper Sandler — Neutral
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 22, 2026Piper SandlerMaintainedNeutral$7 → $6
Aug 6, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$12 → $10
Aug 6, 2026Piper SandlerMaintainedNeutral$8 → $7
May 8, 2026Northland Capital MarketsMaintainedOutperform$14 → $12
Apr 22, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$14
Mar 2, 2026HC Wainwright & Co.MaintainedBuy$26 → $20
Feb 27, 2026Piper SandlerReiteratedNeutral$11 → $9
Jan 5, 2026Piper SandlerMaintainedNeutral$15 → $11
Dec 12, 2025Cantor FitzgeraldUpgradeNeutral → Overweight$13 → $15
Nov 18, 2025DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$17
Nov 7, 2025Piper SandlerMaintainedNeutral$12 → $15
Oct 16, 2025HC Wainwright & Co.MaintainedBuy$18 → $26

Peers & ETF holders

SOUN peers & ETF holders

News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

58/100
Strong NegativeNeutralStrong Positive
MODERATELY BULLISH

Recent News Coverage

Most recent articles, ranked by recency (click to expand).

10+ articles
What did this article say?
The article contrasts SoundHound AI (SOUN) with Innodata, highlighting SOUN’s rapid revenue growth against its cash burn, while Innodata offers profitability and a strong balance sheet. It notes that SOUN focuses on conversational AI interfaces, whereas Innodata supplies data foundations for generative models. The piece underscores the trade‑off between explosive top‑line expansion and financial stability, noting that SOUN’s growth is driven by enterprise adoption of AI. It also points out customer concentration risk for Innodata but does not report any new contracts or guidance changes for SOUN. Overall, the comparison presents a mild headwind for SOUN’s valuation relative to its growth prospects.
What did this article say?
SoundHound AI reported modest quarterly revenue growth, driven by its voice technology platform and recent strategic acquisition of LivePerson. The company launched a new embedded agentic voice AI platform aimed at automotive and smart device integration, expanding its product portfolio. The acquisition was completed after stockholder approvals, potentially broadening SoundHound’s conversational AI capabilities and customer base. Overall, the developments suggest incremental positive momentum without a material upside.
What did this article say?
SoundHound AI (SOUN) completed its acquisition of LivePerson in September 2026, adding a customer base that includes 25 Fortune 100 companies. The merger merges LivePerson’s digital messaging infrastructure with SoundHound’s voice AI, creating a unified OASYS platform that supports voice, web, mobile, SMS and social interactions. Management projects the new customer base could generate over $500 million in future revenue through cross‑selling and broader enterprise adoption. Second‑quarter 2026 revenue rose 45% YoY to $61.9 million, while adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed 33% to $9.6 million, indicating improving operating efficiency. The deal positions SOUN for significant scale and potential profitability growth.
What did this article say?
SOUN stock fell below key support levels on October 12, entering oversold territory. The decline prompted analysts to reassess price targets and resistance levels. The move reflected short‑term market volatility rather than a fundamental shift in the company's prospects.
What did this article say?
SoundHound AI (SOUN) closed at $5.39 on October 9, 2026, a 45.9% decline from the previous year’s close. The company beat revenue estimates in each of the last five quarters but missed free‑cash‑flow consensus in the last four, with Q2 free cash flow at negative $34.07 million versus an estimate of negative $23.76 million. EBITDA loss narrowed to $9.61 million from $14.30 million a year earlier, yet cash burn rose 38%. The stock fell below the $6 low street target, reflecting investors’ concern over sustained cash‑flow deficits and the impact of share sales to cover the gap.
What did this article say?
SoundHound AI’s stock fell sharply in October as short interest increased. The decline was driven by concerns over the company’s valuation and future growth prospects. Analysts noted that the drop reflected a broader market correction and potential overvaluation. The company remains Nvidia‑backed but faces challenges in monetizing its voice AI platform. Investors are monitoring the short interest levels for potential further declines.
What did this article say?
SoundHound AI (SOUN) reported a trailing 12‑month free cash flow margin of –57%, highlighting significant cash‑burn. The company’s long payback periods on sales and marketing expenses suggest limited customer growth potential. Analysts caution that the high cash‑burn and competitive environment may threaten sustainable profitability.
What did this article say?
The article compares SoundHound AI (SOUN) and Nebius Group, outlining their distinct AI focuses. SoundHound AI specializes in voice‑enabled software for automotive and hospitality sectors, while Nebius Group offers a full‑stack cloud platform for AI workloads. Both companies target growth in automated digital services, but SoundHound’s niche voice technology positions it differently from Nebius’s broader cloud infrastructure. The piece highlights each firm’s market positioning and potential upside for investors seeking AI exposure.
What did this article say?
SoundHound AI Inc. closed at $5.52 on October 8, declining 1.95% and falling behind the broader market. The company is expected to report earnings of –$0.07 per share, a 133% year‑over‑year decline, while revenue is projected to rise 48% to $62.13 million for the quarter. Analysts note that the negative earnings outlook is likely to weigh on investor sentiment and could impact the stock’s valuation moving forward.
What did this article say?
SoundHound AI (SOUN) broadened its agentic AI reach by securing new IoT contracts in automotive maintenance and consumer electronics. The company’s OASYS platform will enable AI agents to operate across multiple channels, from vehicle assistants to in‑store voice commerce. These deals position SOUN to monetize connected devices and expand its footprint beyond traditional voice applications.

Technical Analysis

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Institutional & Hedge Fund Ownership
25 tracked managers · $910.62M combined position · 17 adding, 7 trimming, 1 unchanged (latest 13F filings)
ManagerTrendShares Held% of Co.Position ValueFiled
Vanguard Group Inc▲ Buy45,367,43710.12%$452.31M2026-01-29
BlackRock, Inc.▲ Buy33,984,0887.58%$219.88M2026-08-07
Geode Capital Management, LLC▲ Buy10,411,0712.32%$67.37M2026-08-12
Bank of America Corp▲ Buy7,268,2301.62%$47.03M2026-08-14
Morgan Stanley▼ Sell6,485,1491.45%$41.96M2026-08-13
Northern Trust Corp▲ Buy3,439,6940.77%$22.25M2026-08-13
Sculptor Capital LP▲ Buy1,497,2000.33%$9.69M2026-08-14
Citadel Advisors LLC▲ Buy1,373,1120.31%$8.88M2026-09-02
Susquehanna International Group, LLP▲ Buy1,256,5560.28%$8.13M2026-08-14
Goldman Sachs Group Inc▼ Sell1,145,7860.26%$7.41M2026-08-14
Wells Fargo & Company▲ Buy613,4290.14%$3.97M2026-08-14
AllianceBernstein L.P.▲ Buy524,1390.12%$3.60M2026-08-14
Citigroup Inc▲ Buy440,5120.10%$2.85M2026-08-03
Balyasny Asset Management L.P.▲ Buy426,6670.10%$2.76M2026-08-14
Invesco Ltd.▼ Sell395,3310.09%$2.56M2026-08-14
JPMorgan Chase & Co▼ Sell324,6990.07%$2.19M2026-08-12
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP▲ Buy331,9690.07%$2.15M2026-08-14
Graham Capital Management, L.P.▲ Buy235,0000.05%$1.52M2026-08-14
Janus Henderson Group plc• Hold160,8150.04%$1.11M2026-05-18
Marshall Wace, LLP▲ Buy144,4990.03%$934.9K2026-08-13
Brevan Howard Capital Management LP▼ Sell78,5030.02%$507.9K2026-08-14
FMR LLC (Fidelity)▼ Sell66,7440.01%$431.8K2026-08-13
Prudential Financial Inc▲ Buy66,5450.01%$430.5K2026-08-12
Blackstone Inc.▲ New56,1110.01%$363.0K2026-08-14
Neuberger Berman Group LLC▼ Sell51,2100.01%$331.3K2026-08-13
Q2 2026 flow:7.22M sh bought ($46.75M)5.18M sh sold ($33.68M)net +2.04M sh (+$13.07M)
Congressional Trading Activity
2 disclosed trades · ~$16.0K est. traded value · 1 buys, 1 sells
MemberChamberStateTypeAmountTradedFiled
Cleo FieldsHouseLA06▼ Sell$1K - $15K2025-12-152025-12-17
Cleo FieldsHouseLA06▲ Buy$1K - $15K2025-07-162025-08-06