Short Interest in Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) Increases By 47.1%

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 42,486,875 shares, an increase of 47.1% from the December 15th total of 28,875,126 shares. Approximately 16.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 84,995,978 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Based on an average trading volume of 84,995,978 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 16.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Insider Activity at Datavault AI

In other news, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 10,674,816 shares of Datavault AI stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.88, for a total value of $9,393,838.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 219,056,954 shares in the company, valued at approximately $192,770,119.52. This trade represents a 4.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director David Marc Howitt sold 19,656 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $508,411.67. This trade represents a 5.93% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 31,221,535 shares of company stock worth $32,475,682. Company insiders own 7.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on DVLT shares. Maxim Group raised their target price on Datavault AI from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Datavault AI in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Datavault AI to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.00.

Datavault AI Price Performance

DVLT stock traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $0.74. 103,347,590 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 122,361,648. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $1.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.68. Datavault AI has a fifty-two week low of $0.25 and a fifty-two week high of $4.10.

Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Datavault AI will post -13.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.