Timothy Stonehocker Sells 2,121 Shares of SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) Stock

SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) CTO Timothy Stonehocker sold 2,121 shares of SoundHound AI stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.97, for a total transaction of $23,267.37. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 573,855 shares in the company, valued at $6,295,189.35. This trade represents a 0.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Timothy Stonehocker also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 22nd, Timothy Stonehocker sold 31,329 shares of SoundHound AI stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.28, for a total transaction of $353,391.12.
• On Wednesday, October 8th, Timothy Stonehocker sold 70,524 shares of SoundHound AI stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total transaction of $1,410,480.00.

SoundHound AI Stock Performance

SOUN opened at $10.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.22 billion, a PE ratio of -11.95 and a beta of 2.63. SoundHound AI, Inc. has a one year low of $6.52 and a one year high of $22.85. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $13.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $13.48.

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

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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SoundHound AI

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of SoundHound AI by 83.1% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,060 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in SoundHound AI in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of SoundHound AI by 68.4% in the 2nd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 1,023 shares during the period. Investors Research Corp grew its position in shares of SoundHound AI by 62.4% during the third quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 1,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SoundHound AI during the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 19.28% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on SOUN shares. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded shares of SoundHound AI to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of SoundHound AI in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. HC Wainwright boosted their target price on SoundHound AI from $18.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $16.00 price target on shares of SoundHound AI in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $17.00 price objective on shares of SoundHound AI in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $17.07.

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.