Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) Stock Price Down 12.6% Following Insider Selling

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) dropped 12.6% on Thursday after an insider sold shares in the company. The stock traded as low as $1.01 and last traded at $1.01. Approximately 74,296,356 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 59% from the average daily volume of 182,176,656 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1.1550.

Specifically, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 3,824,201 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.07, for a total transaction of $4,091,895.07. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 229,731,770 shares in the company, valued at approximately $245,812,993.90. This represents a 1.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 4,835,581 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.20, for a total transaction of $5,802,697.20. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 233,555,971 shares in the company, valued at $280,267,165.20. This trade represents a 2.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In related news, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 6,053,708 shares of the business’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 transaction, the insider owned 238,391,552 shares in the company, valued at $326,596,426.24. The trade was a 2.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Maxim Group increased their price objective on Datavault AI from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Datavault AI to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Datavault AI in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.00.

Key Datavault AI News

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 Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market cap of $261.35 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.87 and a beta of 0.14. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $1.46 and its 200-day moving average is $1.13.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the third quarter worth $416,000. Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the third quarter valued at about $1,294,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought a new stake in Datavault AI during the third quarter worth about $303,000. Prelude Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Datavault AI during the third quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Anson Funds Management LP acquired a new position in Datavault AI during the third quarter valued at approximately $3,218,000. 0.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.