Northland Securities Predicts SoundThinking Q4 Earnings

SoundThinking, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSTI) – Equities research analysts at Northland Securities raised their Q4 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of SoundThinking in a research note issued to investors on Friday, August 14th. Northland Securities analyst M. Latimore now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.07 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.06. The consensus estimate for SoundThinking’s current full-year earnings is ($1.06) per share.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on SSTI. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of SoundThinking from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of SoundThinking from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Roth Capital set a $13.00 price objective on shares of SoundThinking in a research note on Friday. Lake Street Capital downgraded SoundThinking from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $8.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of SoundThinking in a research report on Friday, August 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, SoundThinking currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $10.83.

SoundThinking Stock Performance

SSTI opened at $5.90 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $8.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $7.36. SoundThinking has a 1 year low of $5.52 and a 1 year high of $13.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.41 million, a PE ratio of -4.57 and a beta of 1.16.

SoundThinking (NASDAQ:SSTI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.37) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.25) by ($0.12). The company had revenue of $23.89 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.77 million. SoundThinking had a negative net margin of 16.92% and a negative return on equity of 23.31%.

Institutional Trading of SoundThinking

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in SoundThinking in the second quarter valued at approximately $367,000. Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new position in SoundThinking during the second quarter valued at approximately $193,000. Great Lakes Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in SoundThinking during the second quarter worth approximately $272,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in SoundThinking during the second quarter worth approximately $3,240,000. Finally, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SoundThinking in the second quarter worth $4,225,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.74% of the company’s stock.

SoundThinking News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting SoundThinking this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities significantly improved its outlook for 2027 profitability. The firm raised its FY2027 EPS forecast to $0.04 from a loss of $0.18 and increased its Q1, Q2 and Q3 2027 estimates, with Q3 projected at $0.05 per share. The potential return to annual profitability may be supporting the stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Citizens JMP reiterated a Market Perform rating, indicating limited conviction that the shares will materially outperform in the near term. SoundThinking’s Market Perform Rating Reiterated at Citizens JMP
• Negative Sentiment: Northland reduced its FY2026 EPS forecast to a loss of $1.07 from a loss of $0.63. It also cut Q3 2026 expectations to a loss of $0.12 per share from projected earnings of $0.03 and lowered Q4 2026 expectations to a loss of $0.04 from earnings of $0.13. These revisions point to weaker near-term profitability.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst sentiment became more cautious: Lake Street Capital downgraded SoundThinking to Hold, while Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its price target to $8.00. The target still implies upside from recent levels, but the reduction signals weaker expectations. SoundThinking Cut to Hold at Lake Street Capital Cantor Fitzgerald Cuts SoundThinking Price Target

SoundThinking Company Profile

SoundThinking, Inc, a public safety technology company that provides transformative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. Its SafetySmart Platform, an integrated suite of data-driven tools that enable law enforcement and community violence prevention and health organizations to be efficient in public safety outcomes. It offers ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, a software that directs patrol and community anti-violence resources to help maximize their impact.