SoundHound AI (SOUN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SoundHound AI shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 113,270,000 shares of SOUN short. 31.48% of SoundHound AI's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SoundHound AI's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. SOUN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on SoundHound AI's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of SoundHound AI: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, K2 Principal Fund L.P., First Sabrepoint Capital Management LP, Twin Tree Management LP, Sculptor Capital LP, HAP Trading LLC, MYDA Advisors LLC, PEAK6 LLC, WS Management Lllp, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Hsbc Holdings PLC, Simplex Trading LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Belvedere Trading LLC, Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 31.48% of SoundHound AI's floating shares are currently sold short.

SoundHound AI saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 113,270,000 shares, an increase of 1.4% from the previous total of 111,740,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

SoundHound AI currently has issued a total of 401,734,000 shares. Some of SoundHound AI's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. SoundHound AI currently has a public float of 359,760,000 shares.

31.48% of SoundHound AI's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to SoundHound AI: DocuSign, Inc. (3.45%), monday.com Ltd. (6.47%), Paycom Software, Inc. (3.44%), Snap Inc. (8.54%), Bentley Systems, Incorporated (5.51%), Mobileye Global Inc. (23.72%), Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. (2.25%), Tempus AI, Inc. (23.01%), NICE Ltd. (1.80%), Aurora Innovation, Inc. (12.66%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SOUN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SoundHound AI as its price is falling. SOUN shares are trading down $0.09 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for SoundHound AI occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SOUN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SOUN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.