Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 28,875,126 shares, an increase of 133.3% from the November 30th total of 12,377,191 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 23,481,286 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 11.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 11.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 23,481,286 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Datavault AI Trading Down 6.0%

DVLT opened at $0.75 on Monday. Datavault AI has a one year low of $0.25 and a one year high of $4.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $1.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $213.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.71 and a beta of 0.17.

Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) 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 net margin of 1,394.07% and a negative return on equity of 100.90%. The company had revenue of $2.90 million for the quarter. Analysts predict that Datavault AI will post -13.02 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DVLT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Datavault AI to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Datavault AI in a report on Monday, December 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $3.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director David Marc Howitt sold 19,656 shares of Datavault AI stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.63, for a total value of $32,039.28. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 422,299 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.06, for a total value of $869,935.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 265,102,560 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $546,111,273.60. The trade was a 0.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 478,768 shares of company stock valued at $991,799. Company insiders own 7.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Datavault AI

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Prelude Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Datavault AI during the 3rd quarter valued at about $43,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Datavault AI during the third quarter valued at approximately $71,000. AMH Equity Ltd bought a new stake in Datavault AI during the third quarter valued at approximately $108,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Datavault AI during the third quarter valued at approximately $133,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought a new position in Datavault AI in the third quarter worth approximately $303,000. Hedge funds and other 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.