Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) Shares Down 7.5% - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Shares fell 7.5% to $0.7546 during mid-day trading while volume (~51.5M shares) was about 60% below average, and the stock sits below its 50‑day ($1.29) and 200‑day ($1.15) moving averages.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: Maxim Group upgraded to a Buy with a $4 target, Weiss Ratings reiterated a Sell (e+), and MarketBeat shows a consensus Hold with a $4 average target.
• Fundamentals are weak — last quarter EPS was ($0.33), the company has deeply negative ROE and net margin, revenue was $2.9M, analysts forecast a steep negative FY EPS (~-$13.02), and insiders have sold large blocks (31.2M shares in the past 90 days, including a 10.67M‑share sale by Holding Co Scilex).

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT - Get Free Report)'s stock price dropped 7.5% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $0.75 and last traded at $0.7546. Approximately 51,509,790 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 60% from the average daily volume of 129,102,156 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.8161.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on DVLT shares. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (e+)" rating on shares of Datavault AI in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Maxim Group upped their price objective on Datavault AI from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Datavault AI presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $4.00.

Datavault AI Trading Down 7.5%

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $1.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The company reported ($0.33) earnings per share (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 for the quarter. As a group, analysts predict that Datavault AI Inc. will post -13.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Datavault AI

In other Datavault AI news, Director David Marc Howitt sold 19,656 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.63, for a total value of $32,039.28. Following the sale, the director owned 311,909 shares in the company, valued at $508,411.67. The trade was a 5.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 10,674,816 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.88, for a total transaction of $9,393,838.08. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 219,056,954 shares of the company's stock, valued at $192,770,119.52. This trade represents a 4.65% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 31,221,535 shares of company stock valued at $32,475,682. Corporate insiders own 7.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Datavault AI

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DVLT. Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Datavault AI during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $133,000. AMH Equity Ltd bought a new stake in Datavault AI in the third quarter worth $108,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new stake in Datavault AI during the third quarter valued at $303,000. Vanguard Group Inc. bought a new position in Datavault AI during the third quarter valued at $1,294,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in Datavault AI during the third quarter valued at $416,000. Institutional investors own 0.66% of the company's stock.

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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