SoundHound: Agentic Platform And Healthcare Wins Are Driving A Rebound

SoundHound is a compelling AI voice software play with strong growth and underappreciated AI tailwinds, warranting a reiterated Buy rating.

SOUN's expanding verticals, OASYS agentic AI launch, pending LivePerson acquisition, and clean $200M+ cash balance support its growth and profitability trajectory.

Q2 revenue surged 45% y/y to $61.9M, with notable 7- and 8-figure enterprise deals and sequential gross margin improvement to 58.4%.

Despite competitive risks, SOUN's >40% growth, conservative guidance, and agentic AI momentum justify its 11.9x FY26 and 10.6x FY27 EV/revenue multiples.

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