Roth Capital Has Positive View of SoundThinking Q1 Earnings

SoundThinking, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSTI) – Research analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for SoundThinking in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Roth Capital analyst R. Baldry now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.01) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.16). The consensus estimate for SoundThinking’s current full-year earnings is ($0.42) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for SoundThinking’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS and FY2025 earnings at ($0.36) EPS.

SoundThinking (NASDAQ:SSTI) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.32) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.30). SoundThinking had a negative net margin of 1.39% and a negative return on equity of 8.74%. The firm had revenue of $23.41 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $26.65 million.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on SSTI. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $20.00 price target on shares of SoundThinking in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Craig Hallum upgraded SoundThinking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, JMP Securities dropped their price target on SoundThinking from $25.00 to $19.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $21.20.

SoundThinking Price Performance

Shares of SoundThinking stock opened at $15.61 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.86. SoundThinking has a 12 month low of $9.33 and a 12 month high of $17.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $196.51 million, a P/E ratio of -130.07 and a beta of 1.18.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Alan R. Stewart sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.95, for a total transaction of $209,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 138,851 shares in the company, valued at $1,936,971.45. This trade represents a 9.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Ralph A. Clark sold 5,933 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.61, for a total value of $68,882.13. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 520,774 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,046,186.14. This represents a 1.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 21,360 shares of company stock worth $284,951. Company insiders own 9.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SSTI. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of SoundThinking in the fourth quarter valued at $70,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of SoundThinking by 145.2% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 8,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 5,236 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Investment Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SoundThinking in the fourth quarter valued at $131,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of SoundThinking in the fourth quarter valued at $228,000. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP raised its stake in shares of SoundThinking by 80.6% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 18,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,000 after acquiring an additional 8,300 shares in the last quarter. 60.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SoundThinking Company Profile

SoundThinking, Inc, a public safety technology company that provides transformative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. Its SafetySmart Platform, an integrated suite of data-driven tools that enable law enforcement and community violence prevention and health organizations to be efficient in public safety outcomes.