Timothy Stonehocker Sells 31,329 Shares of SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) Stock

SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) CTO Timothy Stonehocker sold 31,329 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.28, for a total transaction of $353,391.12. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 575,976 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,497,009.28. This represents a 5.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

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

• On Wednesday, December 24th, Timothy Stonehocker sold 2,121 shares of SoundHound AI stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.97, for a total transaction of $23,267.37.
• On Wednesday, October 8th, Timothy Stonehocker sold 70,524 shares of SoundHound AI stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total value of $1,410,480.00.

SoundHound AI Stock Down 3.6%

Shares of NASDAQ SOUN opened at $10.04 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $13.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.48. SoundHound AI, Inc. has a 52-week low of $6.52 and a 52-week high of $22.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.22 billion, a P/E 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) 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 analyst estimates of $40.48 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.04) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 67.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that SoundHound AI, Inc. will post -0.38 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SoundHound AI

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SOUN. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of SoundHound AI by 2.5% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,979,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,190,000 after buying an additional 72,766 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in SoundHound AI in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $3,696,000. First Manhattan CO. LLC. bought a new stake in SoundHound AI during the 1st quarter valued at $985,000. Driehaus Capital Management LLC boosted its position in SoundHound AI by 20.6% during the 1st quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC now owns 998,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,108,000 after acquiring an additional 170,786 shares during the period. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in SoundHound AI by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 498,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,351,000 after acquiring an additional 61,212 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 19.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on SOUN shares. HC Wainwright raised their price target on shares of SoundHound AI from $18.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of SoundHound AI in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised shares of SoundHound AI to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on SoundHound AI from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Oppenheimer initiated coverage on SoundHound AI in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, SoundHound AI has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.07.

Trending Headlines about 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.