SoundHound AI is a leading voice technology company that just doubled its revenue over the year-ago quarter.
The Trade Desk stock tumbled earlier this year, but its first-quarter results sent the stock sharply higher.
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For investors that still have many years before retirement, growth stocks are one of the most efficient ways to increase their net worth. But the recent market sell-off is a good reminder that even the most promising companies can see their share prices fall in any given year.
But investors should never judge the investment merits of a business by its stock performance, since stocks can rise and fall for all kinds of reasons in the near term. A lot of the day-to-day movement in the markets is driven by traders who have a much shorter time frame for making money than retirement savers do.
SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) and The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) are two growth stocks that fell hard this year. These companies just reported their first-quarter financial results. Let’s look at what they reported, and whether it justifies at much lower prices than where they started 2025.
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SoundHound AI has shown promising growth potential over the past few years. It is providing conversational voice technology powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to several leading restaurant brands and car companies.
After soaring last year to over $20, the stock has fallen 61% from those highs. But after the business just reported another quarter of strong growth, investors have to wonder if it’s due for another rally.
Revenue grew 151% year over year in the first quarter. This growth was partly boosted by the acquisition of Amelia last year, which will extend the company’s technology to new markets like healthcare and financial services. In the quarter, SoundHound unveiled Amelia 7.0, which will allow customers to use voice-enabled AI agents to automatically complete tasks without further instructions.
The company has been investing in voice technology for 20 years, and…
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