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

Shares of Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) dropped 9.3% on Friday following insider selling activity. The stock traded as low as $0.8526 and last traded at $0.9163. Approximately 155,421,741 shares traded hands during mid-day 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 firm’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 in the company, valued at approximately $245,812,993.90. This trade represents a 1.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 4,835,581 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $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 other news, major shareholder Holding Co Scilex sold 6,053,708 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 238,391,552 shares in the company, valued at $326,596,426.24. This represents a 2.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Datavault AI to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Maxim Group raised 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Datavault AI in a report on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Datavault AI currently has a consensus 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 Price Performance

The company has a fifty day moving average of $1.48 and a 200-day moving average of $1.13. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market cap of $261.34 million, a PE ratio of -0.87 and a beta of 0.14.

Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) last announced its earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The company reported ($0.33) EPS for the quarter. The firm 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%. Sell-side analysts expect that Datavault AI Inc. will post -13.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Anson Funds Management LP purchased a new stake in Datavault AI during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,218,000. Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Datavault AI in the third quarter worth $1,294,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new stake in shares of Datavault AI during the third quarter worth $416,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Datavault AI during the third quarter worth $303,000. Finally, Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Datavault AI in the third quarter valued at $133,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.