Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) Trading 6.1% Higher - Here's Why

Key Points

• Datavault AI shares jumped 6.1% intraday to about $0.679 (high $0.698) on Tuesday, with 29.9 million shares trading—roughly 71% below its average session volume.
• Analysts are split: Maxim Group raised its target to $4 and issued a Buy, Weiss Ratings kept a Sell, leaving a consensus Hold with a $4 consensus target.
• Fundamentals remain weak—market cap ≈ $389M, last quarter revenue $2.9M, EPS -$0.33 and very negative margins—and insiders have sold over 31.2 million shares in the past three months (including a 10.67M-share sale by Holding Co Scilex).

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT - Get Free Report)'s share price shot up 6.1% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $0.6980 and last traded at $0.6789. 29,878,739 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 71% from the average session volume of 104,659,680 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.64.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Datavault AI Stock Up 6.1%

The firm has a market cap of $389.44 million, a PE ratio of -0.65 and a beta of 0.15. 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of $1.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1.15.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 10,674,816 shares of the company's 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 completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 219,056,954 shares in the company, valued at approximately $192,770,119.52. This represents a 4.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Brett Moyer sold 49,016 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.93, for a total value of $45,584.88. Following the sale, the insider owned 3,738,598 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,476,896.14. This trade represents a 1.29% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 31,221,535 shares of company stock valued at $32,475,682 in the last three months. Insiders own 7.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Prelude Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the third quarter valued at about $43,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Datavault AI during the third quarter worth $71,000. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in Datavault AI in the 4th quarter valued at $44,000. AMH Equity Ltd bought a new position in shares of Datavault AI during the 3rd quarter worth about $108,000. Finally, Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the third quarter valued at about $133,000. 0.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Datavault AI

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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