Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 42,486,875 shares, a growth of 47.1% from the December 15th total of 28,875,126 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 84,995,978 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 16.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 16.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 84,995,978 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Insider Buying and Selling at Datavault AI

In other Datavault AI news, insider Brett Moyer sold 49,016 shares of Datavault AI stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.93, for a total value of $45,584.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 3,738,598 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,476,896.14. The trade was a 1.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director David Marc Howitt sold 19,656 shares of the 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 sale, the director directly owned 311,909 shares in the company, valued at $508,411.67. This represents a 5.93% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 31,221,535 shares of company stock valued at $32,475,682 in the last three months. 7.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Datavault AI

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DVLT. Prelude Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Datavault AI in the third quarter valued at $43,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Datavault AI during the third quarter worth about $71,000. AMH Equity Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the 3rd quarter valued at about $108,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the 3rd quarter valued at about $133,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the 3rd quarter valued at about $303,000. 0.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Datavault AI Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ DVLT traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $0.74. 103,347,590 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 122,361,648. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $1.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1.14. The company has a market cap of $425.81 million, a PE ratio of -0.71 and a beta of 0.14. Datavault AI has a twelve month low of $0.25 and a twelve month high of $4.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.64.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DVLT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Datavault AI to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Datavault AI in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Maxim Group upped their target price on shares of Datavault AI from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $4.00.

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.