Critical Contrast: Clearwater Analytics (NYSE:CWAN) versus Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT)

Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) and Clearwater Analytics (NYSE:CWAN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.7% of Datavault AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Clearwater Analytics shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Datavault AI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Clearwater Analytics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Datavault AI and Clearwater Analytics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Datavault AI	-1,309.82%	-94.61%	-71.54%
Clearwater Analytics	61.28%	2.77%	2.01%

Volatility & Risk

Datavault AI has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearwater Analytics has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Datavault AI and Clearwater Analytics, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Datavault AI	1	0	1	1	2.67
Clearwater Analytics	0	2	9	0	2.82

Datavault AI presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 329.45%. Clearwater Analytics has a consensus price target of $30.56, indicating a potential upside of 54.31%. Given Datavault AI’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Datavault AI is more favorable than Clearwater Analytics.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Datavault AI	$4.44 million	104.57	-$51.41 million	($2.11)	-0.77
Clearwater Analytics	$640.38 million	9.04	$424.38 million	$1.53	12.94

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

Summary

Clearwater Analytics beats Datavault AI on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Clearwater Analytics

Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. develops and provides a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for automated investment data aggregation, reconciliation, accounting, and reporting services to insurers, investment managers, corporations, institutional investors, and government entities in the United States and internationally. It offers investment accounting and reporting, performance measurement, compliance monitoring, and risk analytics solutions. The company’s Clearwater Prism SaaS-based data and reporting platform for investment data delivers a range of product modules, including Prism reporting and statements, Prism connectors, Prism data ops, and Prism managed services. It also provides Clearwater JUMP that provides a modular front, middle and back office solution to investment managers, private banks, and insurer, as well as portfolio management and order management, unit-linked funds, tri-partite templates, and full trade life cycle solutions. In addition, the company offers Clearwater LPx, a full-service solution for private funds that delivers complete, timely, accurate, and consumable data for limited partnerships; and Clearwater MLx, a comprehensive mortgage loan investment solution that provides investors to drive growth and make informed decisions, oversight, and reporting capabilities for mortgage loan investments, as well as enhances risk reporting, servicer tracking, oversight, and accounting capabilities. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.