Timothy Stonehocker Sells 29,676 Shares of SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) Stock

SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) CTO Timothy Stonehocker sold 29,676 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.00, for a total value of $356,112.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 544,179 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,530,148. The trade was a 5.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

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 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.

SoundHound AI Stock Performance

SOUN stock opened at $11.28 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $4.74 billion, a P/E ratio of -13.43 and a beta of 2.65. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $11.64 and its 200 day moving average is $13.55. SoundHound AI, Inc. has a 52 week low of $6.52 and a 52 week high of $22.17.

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 67.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.04) earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that SoundHound AI, Inc. will post -0.38 EPS for the current year.

SoundHound AI News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: SoundHound unveiled a Vision AI approach that blends visual recognition with its conversational voice stack — a potential commercial differentiator for automotive integrations, in‑car commerce and contextual services that could expand addressable markets and partner opportunities. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: HC Wainwright trimmed its Q4 2025 EPS estimate slightly (from -$0.08 to -$0.09) but kept a Buy rating and a $26 price target — suggesting analysts still see upside despite modest near‑term profit pressure; consensus full‑year EPS remains a loss (~-0.38). Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded SoundHound from “Hold” to “Strong Sell,” a headline‑style analyst action that can trigger short‑term selling and sentiment pressure even if other brokers remain constructive. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CTO Timothy Stonehocker sold 29,676 shares at an average ~$12 per share (SEC filing disclosed), reducing his stake by ~5.2% — insider sales can be interpreted as a negative signal by some investors, especially when clustered. Read More.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SoundHound AI

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in shares of SoundHound AI during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Investors Research Corp boosted its position in SoundHound AI by 62.4% during the 3rd quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 1,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in shares of SoundHound AI during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of SoundHound AI by 37.3% in the 3rd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 2,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 575 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of SoundHound AI by 83.1% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,060 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 19.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on SOUN shares. DA Davidson set a $14.00 target price on shares of SoundHound AI in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Zacks Research lowered shares of SoundHound AI from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of SoundHound AI in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of SoundHound AI from $15.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised SoundHound AI from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $13.00 to $15.00 in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $16.07.

About SoundHound AI

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.