Diana Sroka Sells 1,343 Shares of SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) Stock

SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) Director Diana Sroka sold 1,343 shares of SoundHound AI stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.88, for a total value of $14,611.84. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 151,263 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,645,741.44. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Diana Sroka also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, November 13th, Diana Sroka sold 1,343 shares of SoundHound AI stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.99, for a total value of $17,445.57.

SoundHound AI Price Performance

SoundHound AI stock opened at $10.04 on Wednesday. SoundHound AI, Inc. has a one year low of $6.52 and a one year high of $22.85. The business’s fifty day moving average is $13.04 and its 200 day moving average is $13.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.22 billion, a PE ratio of -11.95 and a beta of 2.63.

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.06. The business had revenue of $42.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $40.48 million. SoundHound AI had a negative return on equity of 93.64% and a negative net margin of 211.16%.SoundHound AI’s revenue was up 67.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.04) EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that SoundHound AI, Inc. will post -0.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SoundHound AI News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting SoundHound AI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded SOUN to overweight, citing traction in voice and conversational AI services — a potential institutional catalyst. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat and other feature pieces position SoundHound as an “application‑layer” AI pure play after the Amelia acquisition and projected revenue scale, reinforcing the narrative that SoundHound can monetize voice/agent AI beyond chip vendors. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent quarterly results showed accelerating revenue (strong year‑over‑year growth and an EPS beat) — evidence management can grow top line while mapping a path toward break‑even, which supports medium‑term fundamentals. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks notes meaningful automotive headwinds (tariffs, sector softness) but argues rising enterprise AI adoption could offset that pressure in 2026 — a mixed thesis that keeps upside conditional on enterprise wins. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: The stock is also getting thematic coverage (Motley Fool pieces) highlighting the long‑term opportunity in voice AI; these are strategic/long‑term narratives rather than immediate catalysts. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broad sector/rotation headlines have grouped SoundHound with other tech names trading down today, adding intraday selling pressure that is not specific to company fundamentals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling was disclosed this week: CEO, CFO, COO, CTO and other senior executives sold large blocks (Dec. 22–26, ~$10.66–$11.28 average). The scale and concentration of sales is a clear near‑term sentiment headwind. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Counterpoints in the press warn about valuation/speculation risks in pure‑play AI names; if execution or growth targets slip, momentum could reverse. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have commented on SOUN shares. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $17.00 target price on shares of SoundHound AI in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on SoundHound AI from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded SoundHound AI to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Oppenheimer started coverage on SoundHound AI in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded SoundHound AI from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $13.00 to $15.00 in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, SoundHound AI presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $17.07.

Institutional Trading of SoundHound AI

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its stake in shares of SoundHound AI by 37.3% in the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 2,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 575 shares during the period. Investors Research Corp increased its holdings in SoundHound AI by 62.4% in the 3rd quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 1,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in SoundHound AI by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $151,000 after acquiring an additional 706 shares during the period. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in SoundHound AI by 2.7% during the third quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 31,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $513,000 after purchasing an additional 830 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of SoundHound AI by 7.4% in the third quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,000 after purchasing an additional 858 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 19.28% of the company’s stock.

SoundHound AI Company Profile

SoundHound AI, Inc is a voice AI and conversational intelligence company specializing in speech recognition, natural language understanding and sound identification technologies. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company initially gained recognition with its music discovery app before pivoting to enterprise-grade voice AI solutions. Over the years, SoundHound AI has built a comprehensive platform that enables developers and businesses to embed conversational intelligence into a wide range of products and services.

The company’s core offering is the Houndify voice AI platform, which provides customizable speech-to-meaning technology, domain-specific natural language understanding and text-to-speech capabilities.