Financial Comparison: Clearwater Analytics (NYSE:CWAN) vs. Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT)

Clearwater Analytics (NYSE:CWAN) and Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

50.1% of Clearwater Analytics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of Datavault AI shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Clearwater Analytics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Datavault AI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Clearwater Analytics has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datavault AI has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Clearwater Analytics and Datavault AI”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clearwater Analytics	$640.38 million	7.39	$424.38 million	$1.53	10.58
Datavault AI	$4.44 million	104.57	-$51.41 million	($2.11)	-0.77

Clearwater Analytics has higher revenue and earnings than Datavault AI. Datavault AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearwater Analytics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Clearwater Analytics and Datavault AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clearwater Analytics	61.28%	2.77%	2.01%
Datavault AI	-1,309.82%	-94.61%	-71.54%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Clearwater Analytics and Datavault AI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clearwater Analytics	0	2	9	0	2.82
Datavault AI	1	0	1	1	2.67

Clearwater Analytics currently has a consensus price target of $30.56, suggesting a potential upside of 88.79%. Datavault AI has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 329.45%. Given Datavault AI’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Datavault AI is more favorable than Clearwater Analytics.

Summary

Clearwater Analytics beats Datavault AI on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Clearwater Analytics

Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. develops and provides a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for automated investment data aggregation, reconciliation, accounting, and reporting services to insurers, investment managers, corporations, institutional investors, and government entities in the United States and internationally. It offers investment accounting and reporting, performance measurement, compliance monitoring, and risk analytics solutions. The company’s Clearwater Prism SaaS-based data and reporting platform for investment data delivers a range of product modules, including Prism reporting and statements, Prism connectors, Prism data ops, and Prism managed services. It also provides Clearwater JUMP that provides a modular front, middle and back office solution to investment managers, private banks, and insurer, as well as portfolio management and order management, unit-linked funds, tri-partite templates, and full trade life cycle solutions. In addition, the company offers Clearwater LPx, a full-service solution for private funds that delivers complete, timely, accurate, and consumable data for limited partnerships; and Clearwater MLx, a comprehensive mortgage loan investment solution that provides investors to drive growth and make informed decisions, oversight, and reporting capabilities for mortgage loan investments, as well as enhances risk reporting, servicer tracking, oversight, and accounting capabilities. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

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.