Three enterprise software names are moving in opposite directions Thursday morning after earnings results. SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) stock is up 12% to $7.23, Unity Software (NYSE:U | U Price Prediction) shares are up 11% to $39.33, and Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) shares are down 15% to $239.71.
The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) (which tracks the NASDAQ 100 index) is roughly flat, so today’s action is stock-specific. Traders are separating the winners from the losers on valuation and expectations.
SoundHound AI Rally Follows a Beat and a Raise
SoundHound posted Q2 revenue of $61.9 million, beating the $52.4 million consensus estimate. Furthermore, the company’s adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed to $9.6 million.
Management raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $230 million to $260 million, pending the LivePerson acquisition closing before year-end. SoundHound ended the quarter with $203 million in cash and no debt.
Growth is driven by SoundHound’s OASYS agentic AI platform and enterprise wins including eight-figure multi-year Latin America contract spanning 20+ countries, seven-figure China automotive infotainment agreement, and seven-figure healthcare deal. Automotive partners Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) and Hyundai expanded live generative AI deployments.
CEO Keyvan Mohajer stated, “Our exceptional Q2 results demonstrate the momentum SoundHound is building… With our Q2 revenue now 10 times what it was when we debuted as a public company in Q2 2022, and enterprise demand for high-ROI voice and agentic AI accelerating globally, our OASYS platform and in-house model innovations position us to lead in the new era of enterprise automation.” The pending acquisition of LivePerson is expected to close before the end of 2026.
SoundHound stock had entered earnings down 36% year to date (YTD). Reddit chatter turned very bullish with a sentiment score of 82 ahead of the release.
Unity Beat and Raise Powers a Rebound
Unity reported Q2 revenue of $546 million, up 24% YoY, beating $514.6 million above consensus. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $160 million at a 29% margin, up from $90 million and a 21% margin versus a year ago. Moreover, the company’s free cash flow reached $202 million.
Unity’s Q3 2026 strategic revenue guidance of $540 million to $550 million landed above the consensus estimate, with the midpoint implying 44% to 47% YoY growth. The Grow Solutions segment, home to the Unity Vector AI ad platform, grew 35% YoY to $389 million and is driving results.
CEO Matt Bromberg called it “arguably the best quarter in Unity’s history as a public company.” Unity stock had climbed 20% over the past month, and management now expects to reach GAAP profitability by Q3 2026.
Unity also plans to retire its 2021 convertible notes in November 2026, cleaning up the balance sheet as Vector AI ramps translate into operating leverage.
Datadog Sells Off Despite Its Own Beat and Raise
Meanwhile, Datadog delivered a beat and raise. Q2 revenue of $1.12 billion beat the $1.08 billion consensus estimate and grew 35.6% YoY. Also, non-GAAP EPS of $0.65 topped the $0.58 estimate, marking the fifth straight quarterly EPS beat.
Datadog’s $100,000-plus ARR customer count grew to 4,720, up from 3,850 versus a year ago. Management raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $4.45 billion to $4.47 billion and non-GAAP EPS to $2.50 to $2.54. Plus, Datadog’s free cash flow margin expanded to 25% from 20% from a year ago.
CEO Olivier Pomel provided a confident assessment:
Datadog delivered a strong quarter, with 36% year-over-year revenue growth, $316 million in operating cash flow, and $279 million in free cash flow. Our customers are building and deploying with AI, and they are using the Datadog platform to observe, secure, and act on their AI-enabled solutions.
The issue was expectations. Datadog stock had rallied 108% YTD and hit an intraday record above $292 the prior session. Today’s move is on track to be one of DDOG stock’s largest single-day drops on record.
What to Watch Now
SoundHound holds its earnings call at 5:00 p.m. ET tonight, where the OASYS pipeline and LivePerson integration timeline could shape the next share-price move. Unity’s call was held earlier this morning at 8:30 a.m. ET, and investors can watch for whether Vector AI momentum continues translating into upside guidance and free cash flow.
For Datadog, the debate centers on multiple compression rather than business execution. The bull case rests on 35.6% growth, AI observability leadership through Bits AI and AI Guard, and expanding free cash flow margins. The bear case is a stock that ran too far, too fast into the report, with prediction sentiment turning bearish at a composite score of 36.6.
Investors can watch for whether today’s flush finds a floor before Datadog’s next major catalyst. Position sizing across all three names should reflect the volatility on display, with new exposure warranted only after the price action stabilizes.
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