Reviewing Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) & zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC)

zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC) and Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for zSpace and Datavault AI, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
zSpace	1	2	0	0	1.67
Datavault AI	1	2	0	1	2.25

zSpace presently has a consensus price target of $75.00, suggesting a potential upside of 78,930.56%. Datavault AI has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4,210.34%. Given zSpace’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe zSpace is more favorable than Datavault AI.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.7% of Datavault AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of zSpace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Datavault AI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

zSpace has a beta of -1.39, indicating that its share price is 239% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datavault AI has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
zSpace	$27.86 million	0.13	-$25.39 million	($16.94)	-0.01
Datavault AI	$39.09 million	1.53	-$78.99 million	($0.42)	-0.14

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
zSpace	-91.13%	N/A	-236.00%
Datavault AI	-370.21%	-46.04%	-39.35%

Summary

Datavault AI beats zSpace on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About zSpace

zSpace Technologies, Inc. is a provider of commercial augmented reality and virtual reality technology principally in the education market. The Company offers differentiated hardware along with learning software modules for K-12 science, technology, engineering, game design and mathematics applications, as well as workforce-oriented career and technical education applications. zSpace Technologies Inc. is based in SAN JOSE, Calif.

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.