Head to Head Contrast: Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) vs. Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH)

Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) and Datavault AI (NASDAQ:DVLT) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Manhattan Associates 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
Manhattan Associates	$1.08 billion	11.03	$219.95 million	$3.49	58.62
Datavault AI	$46.86 million	3.16	-$78.99 million	($0.42)	-0.37

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Manhattan Associates and Datavault AI, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manhattan Associates	0	3	7	0	2.70
Datavault AI	1	1	1	1	2.50

Manhattan Associates presently has a consensus price target of $214.20, indicating a potential upside of 4.69%. Datavault AI has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 1,502.56%. Given Datavault AI’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Datavault AI is more favorable than Manhattan Associates.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manhattan Associates	18.67%	86.72%	28.08%
Datavault AI	-370.21%	-46.04%	-39.35%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.5% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of Datavault AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Datavault AI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Manhattan Associates has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datavault AI has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Manhattan Associates beats Datavault AI on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Manhattan Associates

Manhattan Associates, Inc. develops, sells, deploys, services, and maintains software solutions to manage supply chains, inventory, and omni-channel operations. It offers Warehouse Management Solution for managing goods and information across the distribution centers; Manhattan Active Warehouse Management, a cloud native and version less application for the associate; and Transportation Management Solution for helping shippers navigate their way through the demands and meet customer service expectations at the lowest possible freight costs; Manhattan SCALE, a portfolio of logistics execution solution; and Manhattan Active Omni, which offers order management, store inventory and fulfillment, POS, and customer engagement tools for enterprises and stores. The company also provides inventory optimization and allocation solutions; technology platform including Manhattan Active Platform solutions, a cloud-native product designed to provide version-less product access; maintenance services, which offers on-premises software licensees with software upgrades for additional or improved functionality and technological advances; and professional services, such as solutions planning and implementation, and related consulting services. In addition, it provides training and change management services; and resells computer hardware, radio frequency terminal networks, radio frequency identification chip readers, bar code printers and scanners, and other peripherals. The company offers products through direct sales personnel and partnership agreements with various organizations. It serves retail, consumer goods, food and grocery, logistics service providers, industrial and wholesale, high technology and electronics, life sciences, and government industries. The company operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Manhattan Associates, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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.