Analyzing Workiva (NYSE:WK) and Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT)

Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) and Workiva (NYSE:WK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Datavault AI and Workiva”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Datavault AI	$39.09 million	8.72	-$78.99 million	($1.05)	-0.53
Workiva	$884.57 million	3.76	-$26.17 million	($0.48)	-121.90

Workiva has higher revenue and earnings than Datavault AI. Workiva is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datavault AI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Datavault AI and Workiva, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Datavault AI	1	0	1	0	2.00
Workiva	1	0	11	0	2.83

Datavault AI currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 440.54%. Workiva has a consensus target price of $95.38, indicating a potential upside of 63.02%. Given Datavault AI’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Datavault AI is more favorable than Workiva.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.7% of Datavault AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Workiva shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Datavault AI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Workiva shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Datavault AI has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workiva has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Datavault AI and Workiva’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Datavault AI	-202.09%	-64.06%	-50.18%
Workiva	-2.96%	N/A	-1.39%

Summary

Workiva beats Datavault AI on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Workiva

Workiva Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based reporting solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers Workiva platform, a multi-tenant cloud software that provides data linking capabilities; audit trail services; administrators access management; and allows customers to connect data from multiple enterprise resource planning, human capital management, and customer relationship management systems, as well as other third-party cloud and on-premise applications. It serves public and private companies, government agencies, and higher-education institutions. Workiva Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.