SoundHound AI (SOUN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOUN) is a California-based technology company specializing in voice artificial intelligence and conversational intelligence platforms. The company develops advanced speech recognition, natural language understanding, and sound recognition solutions that enable seamless human-machine interactions. Its core offerings include the SoundHound Voice AI suite and the Houndify developer platform, which provide customizable voice assistants for a range of industries.

Through its flagship SoundHound Voice AI products, the company offers embedded voice experiences for consumer electronics, automobiles, smart speakers, and mobile applications. Houndify, the firm’s business-to-business platform, allows developers and enterprises to integrate speech-enabled features into their products, such as voice search, virtual agents, and context-aware conversational flows. SoundHound AI’s proprietary technology also powers music identification services, enabling instant recognition of songs and audio clips for applications in streaming services and social media.

Founded in 2005 by Keyvan Mohajer and Majid Emami, SoundHound AI began as a music recognition service under the name SoundHound Inc. Over time, the company expanded its research and development efforts to include conversational AI, rebranding to emphasize its broader focus. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Europe and Asia, the company serves global markets through direct partnerships and licensing arrangements with leading automakers, consumer electronics manufacturers, hospitality providers, and telecommunications firms.

Under the leadership of co-founder and CEO Keyvan Mohajer, SoundHound AI has pursued strategic alliances to advance its mission of creating natural, voice-driven interactions. With a management team comprising veterans from the technology and automotive sectors, the company continues to innovate in speech recognition, language processing, and AI-powered analytics, positioning itself as a key player in the evolving voice AI landscape.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.09 to $11.78
• 50-Day Range: $9.10 to $12.90
• 52-Week Range: $3.94 to $24.98
• Volume: 29.66 million shs
• Average Volume: 40.29 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

SoundHound AI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SoundHound AI scored higher than 17% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 572nd out of 659 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

SoundHound AI has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SoundHound AI has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SoundHound AI are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.38) to ($0.27) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SoundHound AI is -20.42, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SoundHound AI is -20.42, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SoundHound AI has a P/B Ratio of 24.42. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

33.14% of the float of SoundHound AI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SoundHound AI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SoundHound AI has recently decreased by 2.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

SoundHound AI does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

SoundHound AI does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

33.14% of the float of SoundHound AI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SoundHound AI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SoundHound AI has recently decreased by 2.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

SoundHound AI has a news sentiment score of 0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for SoundHound AI this week, compared to 27 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

192 people have searched for SOUN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

112 people have added SoundHound AI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 84% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SoundHound AI insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $9,247,847.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.17% of the stock of SoundHound AI is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 19.28% of the stock of SoundHound AI is held by institutions.

SOUN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SOUN shares performed this year?

SoundHound AI's stock was trading at $19.84 at the start of the year. Since then, SOUN shares have decreased by 43.4% and is now trading at $11.2330.

How were SoundHound AI's earnings last quarter?

SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.03. SoundHound AI's revenue for the quarter was up 151.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are SoundHound AI's major shareholders?

SoundHound AI's top institutional shareholders include Yarbrough Capital LLC (0.07%), Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC (0.02%), Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (0.02%) and KG&L Capital Management LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Keyvan Mohajer, Nitesh Sharan, Michael Zagorsek, Timothy Stonehocker, James Ming Hom, Majid Emami, Eric R Ball, Diana Sroka and Lawrence Marcus.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of SoundHound AI?

Shares of SOUN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of SoundHound AI own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SoundHound AI investors own include Intuitive Machines (LUNR), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), BlackRock (BLK), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Today: 7/22/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/14/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: IT Services
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SOUN
• CIK: 1840856
• Web: www.soundhound.com
• Phone: 408-441-3200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 200
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SoundHound AI: $10.50
• High Price Target: $18.00
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.55)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$350.68 million
• Net Margins: -184.34%
• Pretax Margin: -192.18%
• Return on Equity: -68.55%
• Return on Assets: -39.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.92
• Quick Ratio: 4.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $84.69 million
• Price / Sales: 53.91
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.46 per share
• Price / Book: 24.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 401,730,000
• Free Float: 364,895,000
• Market Cap: $4.57 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.59