Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) Trading Down 4.2% - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• Shares fell about 4.2% to $0.7113 intraday (low $0.69) on Tuesday with 59.96M shares traded—well below the 146.33M average—and the stock sits below its 50‑day ($1.35) and near its 200‑day ($1.14) moving averages, with a market cap of ~$408M.
• Analysts are mixed: Maxim upgraded to a Buy and lifted its target to $4, while Wall Street Zen and Weiss Ratings have Sell views, leaving an average rating of Hold and an average target of $4.00.
• The company reports weak fundamentals (quarterly EPS of –$0.33, a -1,394% net margin and expected -13.02 EPS for the year) and significant insider selling—31.22M shares sold in the past 90 days, including a 5.12M‑share sale by a major shareholder.

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT - Get Free Report)'s share price fell 4.2% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $0.69 and last traded at $0.7113. 59,960,099 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 59% from the average session volume of 146,325,391 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.7423.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on DVLT. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Datavault AI to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Maxim Group upped their target price on Datavault AI from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (e+)" rating on shares of Datavault AI in a report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Datavault AI presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $4.00.

Datavault AI Trading Down 4.2%

The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $1.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.14. The stock has a market cap of $408.02 million, a P/E ratio of -0.68 and a beta of 0.14. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Datavault AI Inc. will post -13.02 earnings per share for the current 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 dated Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.63, for a total transaction of $32,039.28. Following the sale, the director directly owned 311,909 shares in the company, valued at approximately $508,411.67. The trade was a 5.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 5,115,586 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.72, for a total transaction of $3,683,221.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 213,766,229 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $153,911,684.88. This represents a 2.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 31,221,535 shares of company stock worth $32,475,682 over the last ninety days. 7.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Datavault AI

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Prelude Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Datavault AI during the 3rd quarter valued at $43,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the third quarter valued at $71,000. AMH Equity Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the third quarter valued at $108,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Datavault AI during the third quarter valued at about $133,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new position in Datavault AI during the third quarter worth about $303,000. 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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