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SoundHound AI Inc (SOUN)
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Upturn Advisory Summary
06/27/2025: SOUN (3-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.
Upturn Star Rating
Moderate Performance
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Number of Analysts
8 Analysts rated it
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Year Target Price $11.81
Year Target Price $11.81
| 3 | Strong Buy |
| 2 | Buy |
| 3 | Hold |
| 0 | Under performing |
| 0 | Sell |
Analysis of Past Performance
Type Stock | Historic Profit 21.94% | Avg. Invested days 26 | Today’s Advisory PASS |
Upturn Star Rating | Upturn Advisory Performance  2.0 | Stock Returns Performance  3.0 |
| Profits based on simulation | Last Close 06/27/2025 |
Key Highlights
Company Size Mid-Cap Stock | Market Capitalization 3.95B USD | Price to earnings Ratio - | 1Y Target Price 11.81 |
Price to earnings Ratio - | 1Y Target Price 11.81 | ||
Volume (30-day avg) - | Beta 2.87 | 52 Weeks Range 3.82 - 24.98 | Updated Date 06/29/2025 |
52 Weeks Range 3.82 - 24.98 | Updated Date 06/29/2025 | ||
Dividends yield (FY) - | Basic EPS (TTM) -0.61 |
Earnings Date
Report Date - | When - | Estimate - | Actual - |
Profitability
Profit Margin -183.65% | Operating Margin (TTM) -162.39% |
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (TTM) -19.27% | Return on Equity (TTM) -67.96% |
Valuation
Trailing PE - | Forward PE 140.85 | Enterprise Value 3709878243 | Price to Sales(TTM) 38.63 |
Enterprise Value 3709878243 | Price to Sales(TTM) 38.63 | ||
Enterprise Value to Revenue 36.29 | Enterprise Value to EBITDA -25.42 | Shares Outstanding 369199008 | Shares Floating 361283710 |
Shares Outstanding 369199008 | Shares Floating 361283710 | ||
Percent Insiders 0.93 | Percent Institutions 44.88 |
Analyst Ratings
Rating 4 | Target Price 11.81 | Buy 2 | Strong Buy 3 |
Buy 2 | Strong Buy 3 | ||
Hold 3 | Sell - | Strong Sell - | |
Strong Sell - |
Upturn AI SWOT
SoundHound AI Inc
Company Overview
History and Background
SoundHound AI, Inc. was founded in 2005 by Keyvan Mohajer, initially focusing on music recognition technology. It has evolved into a company specializing in voice AI and natural language understanding. Notable milestones include the launch of Houndify in 2015 and going public via SPAC merger in 2022.
Core Business Areas
- Voice AI Platforms: Development and licensing of independent voice AI platform for integration across a range of devices and software.
- Automotive Solutions: Providing voice-enabled solutions for the automotive industry, enabling hands-free control of infotainment systems, navigation, and other vehicle functions.
- Customer Service Solutions: Offering AI-powered voice assistants for customer service applications, including call centers and virtual agents.
- Restaurant Solutions: Voice AI solutions tailored for restaurants, enabling voice ordering and automation.
Leadership and Structure
Keyvan Mohajer is the co-founder and CEO. The company has a typical corporate structure with departments for engineering, sales, marketing, and finance.
Top Products and Market Share
Key Offerings
- Houndify: SoundHound's independent voice AI platform, allows developers to integrate voice AI into any product or service. Market share data is difficult to obtain as it's embedded. Competitors: Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Microsoft Cortana.
- SoundHound for Restaurants: An AI-driven voice ordering solution for restaurants. Market Share is still emerging, focusing on specific restaurant chains. Competitors: ConverseNow, Kea.
- Automotive Voice Assistants: Custom voice assistants for automotive manufacturers. Market share varies by automotive brand adoption. Competitors: Cerence (CRNC), Amazon Alexa Automotive, Google Assistant Automotive.
Market Dynamics
Industry Overview
The voice AI market is experiencing rapid growth, driven by increasing demand for hands-free devices, conversational interfaces, and automation across various industries.
Positioning
SoundHound AI is positioned as an independent provider of voice AI technology, differentiating itself from the large tech companies like Google and Amazon by offering more customizable and privacy-focused solutions.
Total Addressable Market (TAM)
The global voice AI market is projected to reach hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the decade. SoundHound AI is targeting specific verticals, representing a significant portion of this TAM.
Upturn SWOT Analysis
Strengths
- Independent voice AI platform
- Strong natural language understanding capabilities
- Customizable solutions
- Proprietary technology
Weaknesses
- Smaller market share compared to larger tech companies
- Dependence on key partnerships
- Relatively new public company
- Revenue not yet profitable
Opportunities
- Growing demand for voice AI in automotive and IoT
- Expansion into new industries
- Partnerships with global brands
- Increasing adoption of voice ordering in restaurants
Threats
- Competition from established tech giants
- Rapid technological advancements
- Economic downturn impacting consumer spending
- Data privacy regulations
Competitors and Market Share
Key Competitors
- Google (GOOGL)
- Amazon (AMZN)
- Microsoft (MSFT)
- Cerence (CRNC)
Competitive Landscape
SoundHound AI faces intense competition from tech giants with vast resources. Its advantage lies in its independence, customization options, and expertise in specific verticals.
Growth Trajectory and Initiatives
Historical Growth: Historical growth rate is dependent on available data.
Future Projections: Future growth projections will depend on analyst reports and can be found on financial data sites.
Recent Initiatives: Recent initiatives include partnerships with automotive manufacturers and expansion of restaurant solutions.
Summary
SoundHound AI shows promise with its independent voice AI and custom solutions, however it needs to compete against industry giants. Successful strategic partnerships and focus on specific verticals are essential for profitable growth. The company has the strength in niche markets but needs to overcome its unprofitability and intense competition from top competitors. Expansion in restaurants and automotive are showing positive signs and the long-term outlook is good but is dependent on the company's revenue growing.
Peer Comparison
Sources and Disclaimers
Data Sources:
- SoundHound AI Inc. investor relations
- Third-party market research reports
- Financial data providers
Disclaimers:
This analysis is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Market conditions and company performance are subject to change.
AI Summarization is directionally correct and might not be accurate.
Summarized information shown could be a few years old and not current.
Fundamental Rating based on AI could be based on old data.
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About SoundHound AI Inc
Exchange NASDAQ | Headquaters Santa Clara, CA, United States | ||
IPO Launch date 2022-04-28 | Co-Founder, CEO, President & Director Dr. Keyvan Mohajer | ||
Sector Technology | Industry Software - Application | Full time employees 842 | Website https://www.soundhound.com |
Full time employees 842 | Website https://www.soundhound.com | ||
SoundHound AI, Inc. develops independent voice artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that enables businesses across automotive, TV, and IoT, and to customer service industries to deliver high-quality conversational experiences to their customers in the United States, Korea, France, Japan, Germany, and internationally. Its products include Houndify platform that offers a suite of Houndify tools to help brands build conversational voice assistants, such as Application Programming Interfaces (API) for text and voice queries, support for custom commands, extensive library of content domains, inclusive software development kit platforms, collaboration capabilities, diagnostic tools, and built-in analytics; SoundHound Chat AI that integrates with knowledge domains, pulling real-time data like weather, sports, stocks, flight status, and restaurants; and SoundHound Smart Answering is built to offer customer establishments custom AI-powered voice assistant. The company's products also include CaiNET software that uses machine learning to enhance how domains work together to handle queries; CaiLAN software that arbitrates responses, so users get answers from the right domain; Dynamic Interaction a real-time, multimodal customer service interface; Smart Ordering which offers an easy-to-understand voice assistant for restaurants; automatic speech recognition; natural language understanding; wake words; custom domains; text-to-speech; Employee Assist; and embedded voice solutions. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
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