Key Highlights
- Datavault AI ($DVLT) climbed over 13% during Wednesday’s pre-market session, following a 12.1% increase during Tuesday’s regular trading
- The rally precedes the company’s Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings announcement scheduled for Thursday morning
- In January, Maxim Group upgraded shares to Buy and increased its price target from $3.00 to $4.00
- Significant insider selling occurred last quarter — 30.74 million shares sold, leaving insiders with just 7.70% ownership
- The company reported a $0.33 per share loss with $2.9 million in revenue during Q3 2025; current RSI stands at 55
Shares of Datavault AI ($DVLT) climbed more than 13% during Wednesday’s pre-market session, extending Tuesday’s impressive 12.1% rally from the regular trading day. Pre-market activity pushed the stock to $0.88 after Tuesday’s closing price of $0.78.
This consecutive upward movement arrives just before a significant event: the company plans to announce its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings before the opening bell on Thursday.
Following the earnings release, CEO Nathaniel Bradley and CFO Brett Moyer will host a conference call and live webcast scheduled for 8:30 a.m. ET.
During Tuesday’s trading session, approximately 45.18 million shares changed hands — roughly 31% lower than the typical session volume of 65.27 million. Shares opened from a previous close of $0.693 and touched an intraday peak of $0.7821.
Mixed Analyst Perspectives
Wall Street analysts remain divided on DVLT. Maxim Group assigned a Buy rating and raised its price objective from $3.00 to $4.00 in January, representing the sole Buy recommendation currently on the books.
Conversely, Weiss Ratings maintained a Sell rating in late December. The overall consensus rating stands at Hold, with analysts setting an average price target of $4.00.
Trading near $0.88, the stock remains significantly below that target — though achieving it faces considerable uncertainty.
The company’s latest quarterly performance revealed a loss of $0.33 per share alongside $2.9 million in revenue for Q3 2025. Thursday’s announcement will provide investors with their first comprehensive view of full-year performance.
DVLT currently maintains a market capitalization of approximately $452 million, a beta of 0.11, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The 50-day moving average stands at $0.76, while the 200-day average sits at $1.19 — indicating the stock trades beneath its longer-term trend.
Heavy Insider Selling Raises Questions
A noteworthy concern involves insider trading patterns, which have skewed heavily toward selling. During the previous quarter, insiders offloaded 30.74 million shares valued at approximately $31.48 million.
This includes major shareholder Holding Co Scilex, which disposed of 10.67 million shares on January 12 at an average price of $0.88 — amounting to $9.39 million. Even after this transaction, Scilex maintains ownership of over 219 million shares.
CFO Brett Moyer also divested 49,016 shares in late December at $0.93 per share. Current insider ownership represents 7.70% of the company.
Regarding institutional activity, several firms established new positions during Q3. JPMorgan Chase initiated a stake valued at approximately $303,000. Vanguard opened a new position worth roughly $1.29 million. BNP Paribas established a position valued near $416,000. Institutional ownership currently totals just 0.66%.
DVLT’s RSI reading of 55 indicates moderate bullish momentum while remaining below overbought levels. The stock currently trades approximately 14% above its 52-week low of $0.25, though it remains substantially below its 52-week high of $4.10.
Benzinga’s Edge rankings indicate short-term upward pressure alongside medium and long-term consolidation patterns.
Investor attention now shifts to Thursday’s earnings announcement, which will deliver the first complete picture of DVLT’s full-year financial health.



