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Waiting for the bell
SoundHound AI is having one of those “the stock is barely moving, but everyone is staring at the clock” days. Shares were down just 0.11% as investors geared up for the company’s Q1 2026 earnings report, due after the market closes on Thursday.
The bar is set pretty high
Analysts are looking for a loss of 4 cents per share on revenue of about $53.52 million. That may not sound like a party, but for a company still in growth mode, the real question is whether SoundHound can keep showing momentum and keep the market from turning into a heckler.
Why traders care
The stock has already had a decent run, and the setup is classic pre-earnings nerves: expectations are elevated, short interest is hefty, and the company has beaten EPS estimates for three straight quarters. That means even a small miss could get messy, while a clean beat could give the bulls another excuse to pile in.
The OASYS wildcard
SoundHound is also leaning on its new OASYS platform, which CEO Keyvan Mohajer says is meant to push AI from “static” to self-learning. In plain English: the company wants investors to believe this is more than a voice-AI story and that the software can evolve into a bigger platform play.
Big picture: tonight’s earnings call is less about one quarter and more about whether SoundHound can prove it’s building a real AI business, not just a stock with a cool acronym.