SoundHound Stock Surges 9% on Demand for AI Tools

SoundHound ( SOUN ) AI shares surged over 14% in late trading on Thursday after the company surpassed analysts' first-quarter revenue estimates and raised its full-year sales outlook amid growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) speech recognition software. The Silicon Valley-based tech company reported revenue of $11.6 million for the three-month period ending March 31, up 73% from the prior year's corresponding quarter and comfortably ahead of the $10.1 million expected by analysts. However, the company posted an net loss of $33 million, or 12 cents a share, wider than the 9 cents per share loss consensus view.

Looking ahead, the company bumped up the lower end of its full-year revenue guidance and now expects the top line to range between $65 million to $77 million, up from its prior forecast of $63 million to $77 million. Wall Street had modeled annual net sales tallying $69.5 million. CEO Keyvan Mohajer said in the company's earnings statement that "Our first quarter sets the tone for 2024 as another year of strong growth for SoundHound ( SOUN )." The company already has a number of partnerships across restaurants and automobile sectors for its voice AI assistant tools.

Although SoundHound ( SOUN ) has a market capitalization of just $1.52 billion, it appeared on investors' radar this year after a regulatory filing revealed that AI chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) had taken a stake in the company, holding 1.73 million shares as of the end of 2023.

Technical Outlook
SoundHound ( SOUN ) stock is up 9% in Friday's Market trading as of the time of writing with a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 56 which is prime for further gains in the near term. The stock's daily price charts show a "Cup or U-shaped pattern" in the long term.