Short Interest in Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) Increases By 469.6%

Key Points

• Short interest in Datavault AI Inc. surged by 469.6% in September, climbing from 7,870,000 shares to 44,830,000 shares.
• Insider Brett Moyer sold 130,754 shares of Datavault AI, reducing their ownership by 10.47%.
• Datavault AI's stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”, with a consensus target price of $7.00.

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 44,830,000 shares, an increase of 469.6% from the September 15th total of 7,870,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 46,150,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 46,150,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Insider Buying and Selling at Datavault AI

In related news, insider Brett Moyer sold 130,754 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.40, for a total value of $52,301.60. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,117,665 shares in the company, valued at $447,066. This trade represents a 10.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 12.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on DVLT shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (e+)" rating on shares of Datavault AI in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Datavault AI to a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Datavault AI currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $7.00.

Datavault AI Stock Down 1.6%

DVLT stock traded down $0.03 during trading on Friday, reaching $1.79. The stock had a trading volume of 20,163,263 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,282,527. The company has a current ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Datavault AI has a one year low of $0.25 and a one year high of $3.10. The company's 50 day moving average is $0.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $0.77.

Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The company reported ($0.54) earnings per share for the quarter. Datavault AI had a negative return on equity of 94.61% and a negative net margin of 1,309.82%.The business had revenue of $1.74 million during the quarter. On average, analysts predict that Datavault AI will post -13.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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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