Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) Shares Down 3.3% - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Shares fell 3.3% to $0.6892 on Thursday with 16.9 million shares traded (about a 75% drop from the average session volume); the stock trades well below its 200‑day moving average ($1.18) and has a market cap of roughly $399.7 million.
• Significant insider selling — major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 10.67 million shares (and insiders have sold 30.74 million shares worth ~$31.5 million over the past three months), leaving insiders with about 7.7% ownership.
• Analyst views are mixed: one Buy and one Sell produce a consensus rating of "Hold" with a consensus target price of $4.00, while Maxim raised its target to $4 and Weiss Ratings reiterated a sell.

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT - Get Free Report)'s share price traded down 3.3% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $0.6790 and last traded at $0.6892. 16,877,832 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 75% from the average session volume of 67,504,984 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.7125.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (e+)" rating on shares of Datavault AI in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Maxim Group increased their price objective on shares of Datavault AI from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Datavault AI presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $4.00.

Datavault AI Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $399.72 million, a PE ratio of -0.66 and a beta of 0.11. The stock's 50-day moving average is $0.78 and its 200 day moving average is $1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.68.

Insider Buying and Selling at Datavault AI

In other Datavault AI news, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 10,674,816 shares of Datavault AI stock in a transaction on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.88, for a total value of $9,393,838.08. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 219,056,954 shares in the company, valued at approximately $192,770,119.52. The trade was a 4.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Brett Moyer sold 49,016 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.93, for a total transaction of $45,584.88. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 3,738,598 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,476,896.14. The trade was a 1.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 30,742,767 shares of company stock worth $31,483,883 over the last three months. 7.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vident Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Datavault AI in the fourth quarter worth $255,000. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Datavault AI in the 4th quarter valued at about $290,000. Millennium Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Datavault AI in the 4th quarter valued at about $58,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Datavault AI by 668.9% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 121,486 shares of the company's stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 105,686 shares during the period. Finally, OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the fourth quarter valued at about $42,000. 0.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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