BKSY vs SOUN vs VERI Stock Comparison

BlackSky Technology, Soundhound Ai and Veritone Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SOUN Soundhound Ai, Inc.
$4.09 -30.0% 1M -76.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.20M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
4 wins
VERI Veritone, Inc.
$0.61 -18.7% 1M -90.3% 1Y
Market cap
$60.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$93.99M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Soundhound Ai leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Soundhound Ai 4, BlackSky Technology 4, Veritone 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKSYSOUNVERILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $676.05M $1.65B $60.44M SOUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.6x -12.8x -0.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +54.6% +4.3% SOUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -61.2% -67.5% -121.3% BKSY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.4% — -67.4% BKSY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x — -0.6x VERI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.2% -76.8% -90.3% BKSY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.2%/yr — -54.8%/yr BKSY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.5% 68.5% 105.8% SOUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 37/100 23/100 SOUN

Percentile Scorecard

BKSYSOUNVERI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBKSYSOUNVERI
Valuation 25 #93 of 124 20 #100 of 124 46 #68 of 124
Growth 25 #85 of 113 59 #47 of 113 9 #103 of 113
Profitability 34 #73 of 110 25 #83 of 110 27 #81 of 110
Financial Health 48 #67 of 129 67 #43 of 129 10 #116 of 129
Shareholder Returns 21 #53 of 67 12 #59 of 67 –
Overall 31 37 23
  • BKSY ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SOUN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • VERI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBKSYSOUNVERISPY
1 month -24.1%-30.0%-18.7% -2.3%
3 months -30.4%-33.0%-45.0% -0.7%
6 months -54.2%-56.8%-72.5% +4.8%
Year to date -11.3%-59.0%-86.9% +10.3%
1 year -21.2%-76.8%-90.3% +10.3%
3 years +84.1%+122.3%-76.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +22.6%+30.5%-38.3% +20.1%
5 years -79.6%—-98.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year -27.2%—-54.8% +10.1%

Risk

MeasureBKSYSOUNVERISPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.5%68.5%105.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.4%63.5%125.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.132.963.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-1.12-0.85 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.2%-93.5%-98.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.8%-76.1%-90.9% -3.5%
52-week high $51.63$17.11$6.72 $779.14
52-week low $13.14$4.09$0.53 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBKSYSOUNVERI
P/E now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 35.6x -12.8xmedian 35.6x -0.5xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.2x 8.1xmedian 4.2x 0.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -46.9xmedian 30.0x -14.9xmedian 30.0x -1.7xmedian 30.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 25.2x -11.6xmedian 25.2x —median 25.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x 1.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.35median 1.21 -0.62median 1.21 -0.40median 1.21

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBKSYSOUNVERI
Revenue $108.92M $203.20M $93.99M
Gross profit $76.09M $85.94M $63.41M
Operating income -$47.32M -$139.29M -$81.76M
Net income -$66.71M -$137.06M -$114.02M
Free cash flow -$113.03M -$142.38M –
R&D $632.00K $101.02M $21.38M
EPS (diluted) $-1.74 $-0.31 $-1.21
Cash & equivalents $36.90M $202.80M $12.42M
Total debt $210.84M – $45.47M
Shares (diluted) 38.42M 438.65M 94.03M
Enterprise value $55.41M $713.58M -$29.21M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBKSYSOUNVERI
P/E -9.6x -12.8x -0.5x
P/FCF -6.0x -11.6x –
P/Operating cash flow -12.5x -14.4x –
P/S 6.2x 8.1x 0.6x
P/B 3.2x 3.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 5.5x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA -46.9x -14.9x -1.7x
EV/EBIT -13.8x -10.4x -1.1x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 7.1x 1.0x
EV/FCF -5.8x -10.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -12.1x -12.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.35 -0.62 -0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKSYSOUNVERI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 54.6% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 77.8% -12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.2% 61.4% 2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 47.1% -17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.6% 42.2% 2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -12.5% -7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.5% 39.1% -213.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -7.1% -34.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.5% 44.4% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 20.6% 1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -382.3% -2.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.8% -12.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -405.5% -26.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.6% -20.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKSYSOUNVERI
Gross margin 69.9% 42.3% 67.5%
EBITDA margin -12.8% -47.7% -59.3%
Operating margin -43.4% -68.5% -87.0%
Pretax margin -61.2% -64.7% -121.5%
Net margin -61.2% -67.5% -121.3%
FCF margin -103.8% -70.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -49.7% -56.4% –
Return on equity -45.6% -28.8% -215.7%
Return on assets -15.0% -20.9% -69.1%
Return on invested capital -13.4% – -67.4%
Return on capital employed -12.1% -23.8% -126.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 15.0% 38.7% 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKSYSOUNVERI
Debt / assets 40.8% – 30.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x – -0.6x
Debt / FCF -1.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 26.6% 74.5%
Equity / assets 40.9% 73.4% 25.5%
Interest coverage -3.0x -350.0x –
Current ratio 5.8x 3.9x 0.5x
Quick ratio 5.4x 3.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 4.4x 2.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.27 3.42 -7.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKSYSOUNVERI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.0% -11.3% –
Shareholder yield -2.0% -11.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBKSYSOUNVERI
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.43FY2026 $-0.43FY2026 $-0.31FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $136.05MFY2026 $225.08MFY2026 $96.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +33.2%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.6% +56.2% +21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKSYSOUNVERI
Held by institutions 77.7% 39.1% 27.8%
Institutions holding 228 443 92
Change in shares held, QoQ +33.1% -2.7% +17.9%
Institutions buying 153 231 60
Institutions selling 46 121 15
Buyers to sellers 3.33 1.91 4.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BKSYSOUNVERI
BKSY 1.00 0.36 0.33
SOUN 0.36 1.00 0.34
VERI 0.33 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKSY, SOUN and VERI?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackSky Technology (BKSY) $676.05M, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) $1.65B, Veritone (VERI) $60.44M.

Which company is growing faster?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BlackSky Technology (BKSY) +4.1%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) +54.6%, Veritone (VERI) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

BlackSky Technology (BKSY) has the highest net margin (BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -61.2%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -67.5%, Veritone (VERI) -121.3%). On return on invested capital, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) leads (BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -13.4%, Veritone (VERI) -67.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackSky Technology (BKSY) returned the most: BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -21.2%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -76.8%, Veritone (VERI) -90.3%. Over five years, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) compounded fastest (BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -27.2%/yr, Veritone (VERI) -54.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) has been the steadiest (BlackSky Technology (BKSY) 100.5%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) 68.5%, Veritone (VERI) 105.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKSY, SOUN and VERI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.