James Ming Hom Sells 42,600 Shares of SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) Stock

SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) insider James Ming Hom sold 42,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.28, for a total transaction of $480,528.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 803,383 shares in the company, valued at $9,062,160.24. The trade was a 5.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

SoundHound AI Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SOUN opened at $10.04 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.95 and a beta of 2.63. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.48. SoundHound AI, Inc. has a 1 year low of $6.52 and a 1 year high of $22.85.

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $42.05 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $40.48 million. SoundHound AI had a negative return on equity of 93.64% and a negative net margin of 211.16%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 67.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.04) earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that SoundHound AI, Inc. will post -0.38 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SOUN. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its stake in SoundHound AI by 37.3% during the 3rd 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 grew its stake in shares of SoundHound AI by 62.4% in the third 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 increased its position in shares of SoundHound AI by 5.3% during the second 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. increased its position in shares of SoundHound AI by 2.7% during the third quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 31,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $513,000 after acquiring an additional 830 shares during the period. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in SoundHound AI by 7.4% in the third quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,000 after purchasing an additional 858 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 19.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on SOUN shares. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $17.00 price objective on shares of SoundHound AI in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of SoundHound AI from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $16.00 price objective on shares of SoundHound AI in a report on Thursday, September 11th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised shares of SoundHound AI to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised SoundHound AI from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $13.00 to $15.00 in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $17.07.

Key Headlines Impacting SoundHound AI

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.

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.