SoundThinking, Inc. (SSTI)Technology | Software - Application | Fremont, United States | NasdaqCM
6.20 USD
-0.12
(-1.899%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 6.20 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:11 a.m. EDT
The investment case for ShotSpotter is currently broken by a perfect storm of deteriorating fundamentals and a brutal multi-year price decline. The company is losing money, with negative operating margins and shrinking revenue, while the stock has tumbled nearly 50% over the last five years. Crucially, the most recent four consecutive years of negative annual returns confirm a structural deterioration that the market has already priced in; this is not a temporary setback but a long-term trend of decline. Despite a low price-to-book ratio, the negative return on equity and lack of free cash flow conversion suggest the balance sheet is not generating enough value to offset these losses. With no dividend to provide income and a weak statistical forecast offering little hope for a quick rebound, the security presents a high-risk profile with no clear catalyst to reverse the downward trajectory. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.106876 |
| MSTL | 0.106939 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.107499 |
| AutoTheta | 0.153313 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 30% |
| H-stat | 22.25 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.028 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.59 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 8.407 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.624 |
| Market Cap | 81,615,496 |
| Forward P/E | -32.63 |
| Beta | 1.18 |
| Profit Margins | -16.92% |
| Previous Name | ShotSpotter, Inc. |
| Website | https://soundthinking.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for continued weakness. In the near term (August 2026), there is heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts relative to calls, creating a significant downside hedge. While some call volume exists at higher strikes, the overwhelming majority of open interest sits below the current price, indicating a bearish bias among retail traders.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.46395248 |
| Address1 | 39,300 Civic Center Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 66.14 |
| All Time Low | 5.52 |
| Ask | 8.0 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.3 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 292,170 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 149,001 |
| Average Volume | 149,001 |
| Average Volume10Days | 292,170 |
| Beta | 1.178 |
| Bid | 4.46 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 5.219 |
| City | Fremont |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.2 |
| Current Ratio | 0.736 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 6.392 |
| Day Low | 6.17 |
| Debt To Equity | 8.407 |
| Display Name | SoundThinking |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,653,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,653,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,651,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,340,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,340,800 |
| Ebitda | -4,750,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.04849 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -16.978 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.823 |
| Enterprise Value | 80,643,496 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.12 |
| Eps Forward | -0.19 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.26 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 650 887 2106 |
| Fifty Day Average | 7.8773 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.6773 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.2129283 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -46.39525 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 13.285 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.085 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.53330827 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.6799998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.12318838 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.52 - 13.285 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,496,842,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 7,186,245 |
| Forward Eps | -0.19 |
| Forward P E | -32.631577 |
| Free Cashflow | 6,637,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 302 |
| Fullday Change | -0.12 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.89874 |
| Fullday Price | 6.2 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.50987 |
| Gross Profits | 49,945,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.27734 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.54460996 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 13,163,790 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | SoundThinking, Inc., a public safety technology company, provides data-driven solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement, security teams, and civic leadership. Its SafetySmart platform that includes data-driven tools comprising ShotSpotter, an outdoor gunshot detection, location, and alerting system; CrimeTracer, an agency-wide crime data and intelligence platform that enables investigators, analysts, patrol officers and command staff to search through criminal justice records from across jurisdictions, leverage dashboards, and AI-assisted tools to generate tactical leads and make intelligent connections to solve cases; CaseBuilder, a one-stop investigative case management system for tracking, reporting and collaborating on cases; ResourceRouter, a software that directs the deployment of patrol and community anti-violence resources; PlateRanger powered by Rekor, an automatic license plate recognition and vehicle identification solution; and SafePointe, an artificial intelligence-based weapons detection system. The company also offers ShotSpotter for Campus and ShotSpotter for Corporate, to universities, corporate campuses, and key infrastructure centers to mitigate risk and enhance security by notifying authorities of outdoor gunfire incidents and saving critical minutes for first responders to arrive. In addition, it provides perimeter-based sniper gunshot detection solutions. The company sells its solutions through its direct sales teams. The company was formerly known as ShotSpotter, Inc. and changed its name to SoundThinking, Inc. in April 2023. SoundThinking, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California. |
| Long Name | SoundThinking, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 81,615,496 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_9495375 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-29 |
| Net Income To Common | -16,572,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 83,590,066 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 6.29 |
| Operating Cashflow | 3,464,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.19042 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.95 |
| Phone | 510 794 3100 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 6.2 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Prev Name | ShotSpotter, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 6.32 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -5.535714 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.1879671 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.83318526 |
| Profit Margins | -0.16917999 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.65 |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.12 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.89874 |
| Regular Market Day High | 6.392 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 6.17 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 6.17 - 6.392 |
| Regular Market Open | 6.29 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 6.32 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.2 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 87,187 |
| Return On Assets | -0.07147 |
| Return On Equity | -0.23662001 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.077 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.624 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 13,163,790 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.026800001 |
| Shares Short | 352,271 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 390,586 |
| Short Name | SoundThinking, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.044099998 |
| Short Ratio | 3.43 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | SSTI |
| Target High Price | 13.0 |
| Target Low Price | 6.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 9.0 |
| Target Median Price | 8.0 |
| Total Cash | 6,483,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.492 |
| Total Debt | 5,511,000 |
| Total Revenue | 97,956,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.26 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 7.34825 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.1482501 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.15626171 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 87,187 |
| Website | https://soundthinking.com |
| Zip | 94,538 |