Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT – Get Free Report) and Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.7% of Datavault AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Datavault AI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Datavault AI and Manhattan Associates”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Datavault AI | $46.86 million | 3.16 | -$78.99 million | ($0.42) | -0.37 |
| Manhattan Associates | $1.08 billion | 11.03 | $219.95 million | $3.49 | 58.62 |
Manhattan Associates has higher revenue and earnings than Datavault AI. Datavault AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manhattan Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Datavault AI has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Associates has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Datavault AI and Manhattan Associates’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Datavault AI | -370.21% | -46.04% | -39.35% |
| Manhattan Associates | 18.67% | 86.72% | 28.08% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Datavault AI and Manhattan Associates, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Datavault AI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Manhattan Associates | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.70 |
Datavault AI currently has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 1,502.56%. Manhattan Associates has a consensus price target of $214.20, indicating a potential upside of 4.69%. Given Datavault AI’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Datavault AI is more favorable than Manhattan Associates.
Summary
Manhattan Associates beats Datavault AI on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Manhattan Associates
Manhattan Associates, Inc. develops, sells, deploys, services, and maintains software solutions to manage supply chains, inventory, and omni-channel operations. It offers Warehouse Management Solution for managing goods and information across the distribution centers; Manhattan Active Warehouse Management, a cloud native and version less application for the associate; and Transportation Management Solution for helping shippers navigate their way through the demands and meet customer service expectations at the lowest possible freight costs; Manhattan SCALE, a portfolio of logistics execution solution; and Manhattan Active Omni, which offers order management, store inventory and fulfillment, POS, and customer engagement tools for enterprises and stores. The company also provides inventory optimization and allocation solutions; technology platform including Manhattan Active Platform solutions, a cloud-native product designed to provide version-less product access; maintenance services, which offers on-premises software licensees with software upgrades for additional or improved functionality and technological advances; and professional services, such as solutions planning and implementation, and related consulting services. In addition, it provides training and change management services; and resells computer hardware, radio frequency terminal networks, radio frequency identification chip readers, bar code printers and scanners, and other peripherals. The company offers products through direct sales personnel and partnership agreements with various organizations. It serves retail, consumer goods, food and grocery, logistics service providers, industrial and wholesale, high technology and electronics, life sciences, and government industries. The company operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Manhattan Associates, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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