Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) Shares Down 20% – Here’s What Happened

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) shares traded down 20% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $0.51 and last traded at $0.5165. 102,913,195 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 314% from the average session volume of 24,834,113 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.6453.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Datavault AI to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Datavault AI in a report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $3.00.

Datavault AI Price Performance

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 fifty day simple moving average is $1.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.12. The stock has a market cap of $147.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.49 and a beta of 0.17.

Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The company reported ($0.33) earnings per share 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 during the quarter. Research analysts predict that Datavault AI Inc. will post -13.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Datavault AI news, insider Brett Moyer sold 28,594 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.44, for a total transaction of $69,769.36. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 1,089,071 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,657,333.24. The trade was a 2.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, 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 sale, the director directly owned 311,909 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $508,411.67. This represents a 5.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 478,768 shares of company stock valued at $991,799 over the last 90 days. 7.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Datavault AI

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