Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) Trading Down 1.4% - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• Price and liquidity: Datavault AI fell 1.4% to $0.6825 mid-day with ~33.2M shares traded (about 53% below its average volume), trading below its 50‑day ($0.78) and 200‑day ($1.18) moving averages and holding a market cap of ~$395.8M.
• Mixed analyst views: Coverage is split (one Buy, one Sell) with an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $4.00; Weiss Ratings reiterated a sell while Maxim upgraded to Buy and raised its target to $4.00.
• Notable insider selling and low institutional ownership: Insiders sold ~30.7M shares in the last quarter (including a 10.67M‑share sale by Holding Co Scilex), insiders own 7.7% of shares and institutions own only ~0.66%.

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT - Get Free Report)'s stock price dropped 1.4% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $0.6433 and last traded at $0.6825. Approximately 33,192,227 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 53% from the average daily volume of 70,753,117 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.6920.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on DVLT. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (e+)" rating on shares of Datavault AI in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Maxim Group upped their price objective on Datavault AI from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the company 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Datavault AI presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $4.00.

Datavault AI Price Performance

The business's 50 day moving average is $0.78 and its two-hundred 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. The firm has a market capitalization of $395.84 million, a PE ratio of -0.65 and a beta of 0.11.

Insider Buying and Selling at Datavault AI

In other news, 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 transaction of $45,584.88. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 3,738,598 shares in the company, valued at $3,476,896.14. This represents a 1.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 10,674,816 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.88, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 4.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 30,742,767 shares of company stock valued at $31,483,883. 7.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DVLT. Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Datavault AI by 175.0% in the 4th quarter. Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC now owns 55,000 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 35,000 shares in the last quarter. Prelude Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Datavault AI in the 3rd quarter worth $43,000. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Datavault AI during the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Datavault AI during the 3rd quarter worth $71,000. Finally, Clear Creek Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Datavault AI during the 4th quarter worth $44,000. 0.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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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