SoundHound AI Inc ( SOUN ) shares are trading higher on Tuesday after the company announced a major acquisition aimed at expanding its conversational AI platform into a broader omnichannel offering.

SoundHound AI ( SOUN ) stock is gaining positive traction. Why are SOUN shares climbing?

Omnichannel AI Deal Expands Enterprise Reach

SoundHound AI ( SOUN ) says it plans to acquire LivePerson to combine its voice agentic AI with LivePerson's digital messaging, positioning the combined business as an end-to-end omnichannel conversational AI platform.

The company says the deal creates one of the most comprehensive enterprise footprints in the space, including 25 of the Fortune 100, and it expects a $500M revenue opportunity with an accelerated path to profitability.

The broader market is also trading in a risk-on tone, with the S&P 500 up 0.2% and the Nasdaq up 0.29% as market breadth stays slightly positive.

Critical Levels To Watch for SOUN Stock

SoundHound's chart is still working through a longer-term downtrend, but the recent rebound is trying to reassert itself after the March swing low. The stock is trading 23.2% above its 20-day simple moving average (SMA) and 8% below its 100-day SMA, which points to strong short-term momentum but a still-challenged intermediate trend.

The moving average structure remains a headwind: the 20-day SMA is below the 50-day SMA, and the death cross (50-day SMA below the 200-day SMA) that occurred in January signals the longer trend has been bearish. The moving average convergence divergence (MACD), a trend/momentum measure, is currently above its signal line with a positive histogram, which leans toward improving upside pressure versus the prior downswing.

The stock's 12-month gain of 12.6% shows it has produced net upside over the past year, even though it remains far below the October 2025 52-week high of $22.17. With the 52-week low set in March at $5.83 and a nearby resistance zone around $9.00, traders often watch whether rallies can hold above recent breakout attempts rather than fading back into the prior range.

Key Resistance: $9.00 — an area where recent rallies have tended to stall.

Key Support: $7.00 — a level where buyers have recently shown up.

SOUN Earnings Preview For May

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)

SOUN Stock Price Movement Today

SOUN Stock Price Activity: SoundHound AI ( SOUN ) shares were up 1.20% at $8.42 at the time of publication on Tuesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.

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