Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) Trading Down 17.7% – Here’s What Happened

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT)’s share price was down 17.7% on Thursday . The company traded as low as $1.04 and last traded at $1.07. Approximately 51,162,350 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 123% from the average daily volume of 22,938,174 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1.30.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DVLT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Datavault AI in a report on Monday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Datavault AI to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $3.00.

Datavault AI Stock Down 17.7%

The firm has a market capitalization of $305.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.02 and a beta of 0.17. 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 business’s 50 day moving average is $1.95 and its 200-day moving average is $1.12.

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

Insider Activity at Datavault AI

In other news, Director David Marc Howitt sold 19,656 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.63, for a total transaction of $32,039.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 311,909 shares in the company, valued at $508,411.67. The trade was a 5.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Brett Moyer sold 28,594 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.44, for a total value of $69,769.36. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1,089,071 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,657,333.24. This represents a 2.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 478,768 shares of company stock worth $991,799 in the last 90 days. 7.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Datavault AI

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Datavault AI in the 3rd quarter valued at $133,000. AMH Equity Ltd bought a new position in shares of Datavault AI during the 3rd quarter worth about $108,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Datavault AI during the third quarter valued at about $303,000. Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Datavault AI during the third quarter valued at about $1,294,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the third quarter valued at about $416,000. Institutional investors own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

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.