SoundHound AI, Inc. $SOUN Shares Purchased by Nisa Investment Advisors LLC

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) by 97.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 90,041 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 44,496 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in SoundHound AI were worth $1,448,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of SoundHound AI by 83.1% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,060 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in SoundHound AI by 68.4% during the 2nd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 1,023 shares during the last quarter. Investors Research Corp increased its position in 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 during the period. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in SoundHound AI in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Huntington National Bank boosted its holdings in shares of SoundHound AI by 48.8% in the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 3,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 19.28% of the company’s stock.

Key SoundHound AI News

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.

SoundHound AI Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:SOUN opened at $11.28 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $4.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.43 and a beta of 2.65. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.55. SoundHound AI, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $6.52 and a fifty-two week high of $22.17.

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) last posted its quarterly 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. The firm had revenue of $42.05 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $40.48 million. SoundHound AI had a negative net margin of 211.16% and a negative return on equity of 93.64%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 67.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.04) earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that SoundHound AI, Inc. will post -0.38 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on SOUN. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of SoundHound AI in a report on Friday, January 9th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded shares of SoundHound AI to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Piper Sandler reduced 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. Zacks Research lowered SoundHound AI from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, HC Wainwright boosted their price target on SoundHound AI from $18.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.07.

Insider Buying and Selling at SoundHound AI

In related news, CFO Nitesh Sharan sold 60,780 shares of the company’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 $685,598.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,705,148 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,234,069.44. This represents a 3.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Majid Emami sold 42,600 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.28, for a total value of $480,528.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 565,586 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,379,810.08. The trade was a 7.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 462,265 shares of company stock worth $5,216,518. 9.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.