William Blair Estimates SoundThinking Q1 Earnings

SoundThinking, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSTI) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of SoundThinking in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.15 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for SoundThinking’s current full-year earnings is ($0.42) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for SoundThinking’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.03) EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on SSTI. JMP Securities decreased their target price on shares of SoundThinking from $25.00 to $19.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Craig Hallum raised SoundThinking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $20.00 price target on shares of SoundThinking in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $21.20.

SoundThinking Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SSTI opened at $16.43 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $206.84 million, a P/E ratio of -136.91 and a beta of 1.18. SoundThinking has a one year low of $9.33 and a one year high of $18.38. The company’s fifty day moving average is $13.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.86.

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

Insider Transactions at SoundThinking

In other SoundThinking news, CEO Ralph A. Clark sold 5,933 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.61, for a total value of $68,882.13. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 520,774 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,046,186.14. This represents a 1.13 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Alan R. Stewart sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were 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 owns 138,851 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,936,971.45. This trade represents a 9.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 23,350 shares of company stock valued at $308,032 in the last 90 days. 9.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kopion Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in SoundThinking by 24.2% in the 4th quarter. Kopion Asset Management LLC now owns 727,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,497,000 after purchasing an additional 141,630 shares in the last quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN purchased a new position in shares of SoundThinking during the 3rd quarter worth about $5,354,000. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of SoundThinking by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 397,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,194,000 after acquiring an additional 35,584 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of SoundThinking by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 216,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,823,000 after acquiring an additional 2,547 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of SoundThinking by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 197,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,284,000 after acquiring an additional 8,078 shares during the period. 60.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About SoundThinking

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.