Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) Insider Stanley Mbugua Sells 14,720 Shares

Key Points

• Insider sale: Director Stanley Mbugua sold 14,720 shares on Dec. 23 at an average of $0.93 (total ~$13,690), reducing his stake by 1.36%; he also sold 8,219 shares on Nov. 21 at $2.44.
• Sharp price drop and heavy volume: DVLT traded down about 20% to $0.52 with unusually high volume (103.8M shares vs. a 24.8M average), valuing the company at roughly $147M and trading near its 52‑week low of $0.25.
• Weak fundamentals and mixed outlook: The company reported a ($0.33) quarterly EPS on $2.9M revenue and very negative margins, analysts project -13.02 EPS for the year, institutional ownership is low (0.66%), and ratings are mixed despite a consensus target of $3.00.

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT - Get Free Report) insider Stanley Mbugua sold 14,720 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.93, for a total value of $13,689.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1,066,291 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $991,650.63. This represents a 1.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Stanley Mbugua also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, November 21st, Stanley Mbugua sold 8,219 shares of Datavault AI stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.44, for a total transaction of $20,054.36.

Datavault AI Stock Down 20.0%

DVLT traded down $0.13 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $0.52. 103,819,503 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 24,843,191. The stock has a market cap of $147.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.49 and a beta of 0.17. Datavault AI Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $0.25 and a fifty-two week high of $4.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $1.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1.12.

Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The company reported ($0.33) EPS for the quarter. Datavault AI had a negative return on equity of 100.90% and a negative net margin of 1,394.07%.The business had revenue of $2.90 million during the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Datavault AI Inc. will post -13.02 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the third quarter valued at approximately $133,000. AMH Equity Ltd acquired a new position in Datavault AI during the 3rd quarter valued at $108,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new position in Datavault AI during the 3rd quarter valued at $303,000. Vanguard Group Inc. bought a new stake in Datavault AI in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,294,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new stake in Datavault AI in the 3rd quarter worth $416,000. 0.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DVLT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (e+)" rating on shares of Datavault AI in a report on Monday. Wall Street Zen raised Datavault AI to a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Datavault AI presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $3.00.

Datavault AI Company Profile

Datavault AI Inc, a data sciences technology company, owns and operates data management and supercomputer platforms. It offers data technology and software solutions. The company was formerly known as WiSA Technologies, Inc and changed its name to Datavault AI Inc in February 2025. Datavault AI Inc was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon.

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