The beginning of 2025, however, has been a much different story. As of Jan. 20, the stock has fallen more than 31% out of the gate. Whether investors are cashing out their profits from last year or are simply having second thoughts about the stock and its valuation is the big question right now.

NVIDIA Corporation NVDA has been around for decades. However, with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), the company has witnessed explosive business growth. In the past year, NVDA stock has surged 149%, becoming one of the top S&P 500 performers of 2024.

Down 29.4% in the first two-and-a-half weeks of the New Year, SoundHound AI (Nasdaq: SOUN) stock is off to a rocky start in 2025. One thing you cannot say about SoundHound stock though, is that it’s been boring ride.

Shares of conversational artificial intelligence (AI) company SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) had jumped by 18.7% this week as of early Friday, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, as investors reacted to two pieces of news.

The company's share price was up 11% as of 11 a.m. ET and had been up as much as 14.9% earlier in the daily session. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index was up 1.6% and the Nasdaq Composite index was up 2.1%.