Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) Short Interest Up 133.3% in December

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in 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. Approximately 11.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 23,481,286 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Based on an average daily volume of 23,481,286 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 11.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Datavault AI in a report on Monday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $3.00.

Datavault AI Trading Down 6.0%

NASDAQ:DVLT opened at $0.75 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $1.80 and its 200-day moving average is $1.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. Datavault AI has a 12 month low of $0.25 and a 12 month high of $4.10. The firm has a market cap of $213.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.71 and a beta of 0.17.

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

Insider Transactions at Datavault AI

In related news, Director David Marc Howitt sold 19,656 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 311,909 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $508,411.67. This trade represents a 5.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 422,299 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.06, for a total transaction of $869,935.94. Following the sale, the insider 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 478,768 shares of company stock valued at $991,799. Corporate insiders own 7.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Datavault AI

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Prelude Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Datavault AI in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Datavault AI in the third quarter valued at $71,000. AMH Equity Ltd bought a new stake in Datavault AI in the third quarter valued at $108,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Datavault AI during the third quarter worth $133,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought a new position in shares of Datavault AI during the third quarter valued at $303,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

Datavault AI Company Profile

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.