(SOUN) SoundHound AI - Overview
Stock: Voice Platform, Chat Assistant, Smart Answering, Ordering Assistant, Speech Tech
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| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 106% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -20.3% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | -0.22 |
| Alpha | -82.17 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 2.790 |
| Beta Downside | 1.726 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 70.37% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 0.42 |
Description: SOUN SoundHound AI January 08, 2026
SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) builds independent voice-AI platforms that let enterprises in automotive, TV, IoT and customer-service sectors deploy conversational experiences across the United States, Korea, France, Japan, Germany and other markets.
The core offering is the Houndify platform, which supplies APIs for text and voice queries, custom command creation, a large domain library, SDKs, analytics and diagnostic tools. Complementary products include SoundHound Chat AI (real-time data integration), Smart Answering (white-label voice assistants), CaiNET (cross-domain machine-learning orchestration), CaiLAN (response arbitration), Dynamic Interaction (multimodal service UI), Smart Ordering (voice-enabled restaurant ordering), and a suite of speech-recognition, NLU, wake-word, TTS and embedded-voice capabilities.
According to the latest filing, SoundHound generated approximately **$28 million** in revenue for FY 2023, a **~70 % year-over-year increase**, driven largely by new automotive OEM contracts and a surge in subscription-based Houndify usage. The company raised **$200 million** in a 2023 financing round led by Nvidia, giving it a cash runway of roughly **12 months** at current burn rates. R&D expense now accounts for **≈30 % of revenue**, reflecting its focus on expanding multimodal and real-time data integration.
Key macro drivers for SoundHound’s market include the rapid adoption of voice assistants in vehicles (projected to reach **$12 billion** by 2027) and the broader AI-software boom, where the global conversational AI market is expected to grow at a **CAGR of ~24 %** through 2030. However, the company faces competitive pressure from larger cloud providers (Google, Amazon, Microsoft) that bundle voice services with broader AI stacks, a factor that could compress pricing power.
For a deeper, data-driven look at how SoundHound’s valuation compares to sector peers, you might explore the analytics on ValueRay-its transparent metrics can help you test the assumptions behind the stock’s upside.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 1.0
| Net Income: -312.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.16 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.39 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 182.1% < 20% (prev 165.0%; Δ 17.11% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA -0.16 > 3% & CFO -109.5m > Net Income -312.7m |
| Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0) |
| Current Ratio: 5.15 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (411.7m) vs 12m ago 14.24% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 39.75% > 18% (prev 0.61%; Δ 3914 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 24.70% > 50% (prev 13.47%; Δ 11.23% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -165.0 > 6 (EBITDA TTM -263.8m / Interest Expense TTM 1.87m) |
Altman Z'' -9.00
| A: 0.38 (Total Current Assets 335.4m - Total Current Liabilities 65.1m) / Total Assets 702.2m |
| B: -1.42 (Retained Earnings -997.1m / Total Assets 702.2m) |
| C: -0.51 (EBIT TTM -308.0m / Avg Total Assets 600.9m) |
| D: -3.29 (Book Value of Equity -996.9m / Total Liabilities 303.0m) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: -9.00 = D |
Beneish M -2.38
| DSRI: 0.65 (Receivables 54.6m/38.2m, Revenue 148.4m/67.3m) |
| GMI: 1.53 (GM 39.75% / 60.68%) |
| AQI: 0.82 (AQ_t 0.51 / AQ_t-1 0.63) |
| SGI: 2.21 (Revenue 148.4m / 67.3m) |
| TATA: -0.29 (NI -312.7m - CFO -109.5m) / TA 702.2m) |
| Beneish M-Score: -2.38 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
What is the price of SOUN shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.18%, over one month by -23.78%, over three months by -39.85% and over the past year by -45.75%.
Is SOUN a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the SOUN price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 16.3 | 90.5% |
| Analysts Target Price | 16.3 | 90.5% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 8.5 | -1.1% |
SOUN Fundamental Data Overview February 03, 2026
P/S = 23.9482
P/B = 9.5544
Revenue TTM = 148.4m USD
EBIT TTM = -308.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = -263.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 4.82m USD (from capitalLeaseObligations, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.34m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 4.82m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -264.1m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 3.29b USD (3.55b + Debt 4.82m - CCE 268.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -165.0 (Ebit TTM -308.0m / Interest Expense TTM 1.87m)
EV/FCF = -29.89x (Enterprise Value 3.29b / FCF TTM -110.1m)
FCF Yield = -3.35% (FCF TTM -110.1m / Enterprise Value 3.29b)
FCF Margin = -74.17% (FCF TTM -110.1m / Revenue TTM 148.4m)
Net Margin = -210.7% (Net Income TTM -312.7m / Revenue TTM 148.4m)
Gross Margin = 39.75% ((Revenue TTM 148.4m - Cost of Revenue TTM 89.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 42.62% (prev 39.04%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 4.69 (Enterprise Value 3.29b / Total Assets 702.2m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.17% (Interest Expense 153.0k / Debt 4.82m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -243.3m (EBIT -308.0m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 5.15 (Total Current Assets 335.4m / Total Current Liabilities 65.1m)
Debt / Equity = 0.01 (Debt 4.82m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 399.2m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.00 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt -264.1m / EBITDA -263.8m)
Debt / FCF = 2.40 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt -264.1m / FCF TTM -110.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 334.7m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -52.03% (Net Income -312.7m / Total Assets 702.2m)
RoE = -93.43% (Net Income TTM -312.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 334.7m)
RoCE = -90.71% (EBIT -308.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 334.7m + L.T.Debt 4.82m))
RoIC = -72.70% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -243.3m / Invested Capital 334.7m)
WACC = 16.18% (E(3.55b)/V(3.56b) * Re(16.20%) + D(4.82m)/V(3.56b) * Rd(3.17%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 16.20% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 27.21%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -110.1m)
EPS Correlation: 51.00 | EPS CAGR: 317.0% | SUE: 2.04 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: 93.82 | Revenue CAGR: 75.05% | SUE: 0.45 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=-0.04 | Chg30d=+0.000 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=6
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.08 | Chg30d=-0.002 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=+43.2% | Growth Revenue=+37.4%