Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) Shares Down 9.3% on Insider Selling

Shares of Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) dropped 9.3% during trading on Friday following insider selling activity. The company traded as low as $0.8526 and last traded at $0.9163. Approximately 155,421,741 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 13% from the average daily volume of 178,170,406 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1.01.

Specifically, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 3,824,201 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.07, for a total value of $4,091,895.07. Following the transaction, the insider owned 229,731,770 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $245,812,993.90. This represents a 1.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 4,835,581 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.20, for a total value of $5,802,697.20. Following the sale, the insider owned 233,555,971 shares in the company, valued at approximately $280,267,165.20. The trade was a 2.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In related news, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 6,053,708 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.37, for a total value of $8,293,579.96. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 238,391,552 shares in the company, valued at approximately $326,596,426.24. This represents a 2.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded 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 29th. Finally, Maxim Group raised their price target on shares of Datavault AI from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $4.00.

Key Headlines Impacting Datavault AI

Here are the key news stories impacting Datavault AI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expanded IBM collaboration and multi‑city edge deployments: Datavault said it is expanding its collaboration with IBM to deploy the SanQtum AI platform and will activate GPU‑powered, zero‑trust edge nodes in New York and Philadelphia (Q2 completion targeted). These deployments support potential enterprise revenue opportunities in insurance, finance and healthcare if customer adoption follows. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Token distribution announced: the board set Feb. 21, 2026 as the distribution date for the Dream Bowl Meme Coin II tokens to eligible record equityholders — a retail/engagement play that could boost attention but has unclear near‑term revenue impact. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Warrants distribution may be dilutive: the board also set Feb. 21, 2026 to distribute warrants to purchase common stock, which will increase potential share supply and could pressure the share price as warrants are exercised. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Updated outstanding share count revealed ~573.6M shares: the company disclosed a sizable share base, a metric investors treat as dilutive to per‑share value and earnings power. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling by major shareholder Holding Co. Scilex: Scilex sold roughly 14.7M shares across Jan. 6–8 (blocks at ~$1.37, $1.20 and $1.07), trimming its stake and raising selling‑pressure concerns; the trades were filed with the SEC. SEC Filing

Datavault AI Stock Down 9.3%

The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $1.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1.14. The company has a market capitalization of $261.35 million, a P/E ratio of -0.87 and a beta of 0.14. 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 (NASDAQ:DVLT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The company reported ($0.33) earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $2.90 million for the quarter. Datavault AI had a negative net margin of 1,394.07% and a negative return on equity of 100.90%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Datavault AI Inc. will post -13.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Datavault AI

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