SOUN NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

SoundHound AI Inc · Technology · Software - Application

Latest close 6.13 USD
-0.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -21.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 2.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a -6.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 41/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 46/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 23 out of 100
Latest Close 6.13 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.5% latest completed week
4W Return -6.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -31.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 26.9% 14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -21.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 2.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a -6.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0612-week average 0.08

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.06Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -6.4% over four weeks, -31.0% over 12 weeks, and -39.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.5%
4W-6.4%
12W-31.0%
26W-27.5%
52W-39.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year14
Trend breadth26.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.12Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-195.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-47.45Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change2.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 78%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength1/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 100; rank 1 is best.
Value15/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Quality4/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Momentum6/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Growth88/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
14.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-4.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
38.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-89.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-55.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-48.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
80.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-5.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-5.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.4x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

SOUN shows bullish options pressure with a 41/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.42, expected move of 15.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction41/100
Expected move15.3%
Put/call volume0.42
Pressure49
Speculation41
Volatility96
Trend agreement7
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Insider activity3 / 6

3 acquisitions and 6 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment46/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 55 relevant articles.

10 positive · 31 neutral · 14 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move15.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-72.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+25.7%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-17.9%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week-0.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses12
Recent vol6.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol11.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew10.2% / -7.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20266.13 USD-0.5%7.83 USD7.96 USD-0.12-47.45192.9MOff
24 Jul 20266.16 USD-1.8%7.98 USD7.93 USD-0.06-47.46198.3MOff
17 Jul 20266.27 USD-5.6%8.13 USD7.91 USD0.05-48.06170.9MOff
10 Jul 20266.64 USD1.4%8.29 USD7.89 USD0.09-48.08145.0MOff
3 Jul 20266.55 USD2.2%8.46 USD7.87 USD0.12-48.5289.8MOff
26 Jun 20266.41 USD-10.0%8.66 USD7.85 USD0.23-49.77135.3MOff
19 Jun 20267.12 USD3.2%8.85 USD7.84 USD0.37-47.22107.4MOff
12 Jun 20266.90 USD-6.6%8.99 USD7.81 USD0.48-47.96127.5MOff
5 Jun 20267.39 USD-17.9%9.17 USD7.79 USD0.62-43.43141.8MOff
29 May 20269.00 USD10.2%9.39 USD7.76 USD0.84-34.80110.3MOff
22 May 20268.17 USD-2.9%9.68 USD7.72 USD0.91-39.56114.0MOff
15 May 20268.41 USD-5.3%10.00 USD7.69 USD0.90-37.50129.7MOff
8 May 20268.88 USD-7.1%10.36 USD7.65 USD0.77-34.86212.8MOff
1 May 20269.56 USD16.7%10.64 USD7.61 USD0.19-26.46153.5MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.