SoundHound AI Inc (NASDAQ:SOUN) shares are trading higher Wednesday after it outlined a plan to buy LivePerson and push deeper into enterprise omnichannel conversational AI. Here’s what investors need to know.
- SoundHound AI stock is showing exceptional strength. Why is SOUN stock surging?
SoundHound AI To Acquire LivePerson: What To Know
SoundHound AI has announced its intent to acquire LivePerson, a strategic move designed to integrate agentic voice AI with digital messaging. This merger establishes a premier, end-to-end omnichannel conversational platform with a massive enterprise footprint, including 25 of the Fortune 100.
With this acquisition, the company anticipates a $500M revenue opportunity and a significantly accelerated path to profitability.
The broader market is also trading in a clear risk-on tone Wednesday morning, with the S&P 500 up 0.8% and the Nasdaq-100 up 0.9% as all 11 sectors advance.
SoundHound Technical Analysis: Rebound Builds But Downtrend Still In Play
SoundHound's chart is still working through a longer-term downtrend after a steep slide from its October 2025 peak, but the rebound from the March swing low is trying to rebuild momentum. The stock is trading 19.7% above its 20-day simple moving average (SMA) and 9.5% below its 100-day SMA, which indicates strong near-term demand but a still-unsettled intermediate trend.
The moving-average structure remains a headwind, with the 20-day SMA below the 50-day SMA and the death cross that occurred in January (50-day SMA below the 200-day SMA) keeping the longer trend tilted bearish. The moving average convergence divergence (MACD), a trend/momentum measure, is above its signal line with a positive histogram, which leans toward improving upside pressure compared with the prior downswing.
The 12-month return is up 1.84%, which suggests the stock has been more range-bound than trending despite sharp swings. Price is also well below the $22.17 52-week high from October 2025 and above the $5.83 52-week low set in March, which frames the current rebound as a recovery attempt rather than a full trend reset.
- Key Resistance: $9.00 — where recent rallies have tended to stall.
- Key Support: $7.00 — where buyers have recently shown up.
SOUN Earnings Preview: May Report In Focus With Revenue Growth Expected
Looking further out, the next major catalyst for the stock arrives with the May 7 (estimated) earnings report.
- EPS Estimate: Loss of 7 cents (Down from a loss of 6 cents YoY)
- Revenue Estimate: $42.62 million (Up from $29.13 million YoY)
- Valuation: P/E ratio not provided (loss-making profile typically shifts focus to revenue growth and margin trajectory)
Analyst Consensus & Recent Actions: The stock carries a Buy rating with an average price target of $15.25. Recent analyst moves include:
- HC Wainwright & Co.: Buy (Lowers Target to $20.00) (March 2)
- Piper Sandler: Neutral (Lowers Target to $9.00) (Feb. 27)
- Piper Sandler: Neutral (Lowers Target to $11.00) (Jan. 5)
SOUN Shares Climb Wednesday Morning
SOUN Stock Price Activity: SoundHound AI shares were up 3.82% at $8.15 at the time of publication on Wednesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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