Samsara (NYSE:IOT) Trading Down 7.4% - What's Next?

Key Points

• Samsara shares fell 7.4% to $27.14 on Thursday with roughly 1.1M shares traded (about 86% below average); analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" consensus and a consensus price target of $46.18.
• Samsara beat quarterly estimates—Q4 EPS $0.18 vs $0.13 and revenue $444.3M vs $422.3M, up 28.3% year-over-year—but the company remains unprofitable (negative net margin and P/E), and insiders sold about 2.17M shares last quarter worth roughly $62.5M despite owning 46.49% of the stock.

Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT - Get Free Report) traded down 7.4% on Thursday . The company traded as low as $27.30 and last traded at $27.14. 1,104,584 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 86% from the average session volume of 8,161,588 shares. The stock had previously closed at $29.30.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Evercore restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Samsara in a research report on Friday, March 6th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Samsara from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $40.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. KeyCorp raised their price target on Samsara from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Piper Sandler restated an "overweight" rating and set a $39.00 price target (up from $37.00) on shares of Samsara in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Samsara in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $46.18.

Samsara Stock Down 8.6%

The stock has a market cap of $15.56 billion, a PE ratio of -1,341.38, a P/E/G ratio of 11.83 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $29.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.73.

Samsara (NYSE:IOT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $444.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $422.29 million. Samsara had a negative return on equity of 0.72% and a negative net margin of 0.56%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.11 earnings per share. Samsara has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 0.120-0.130 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 0.650-0.690 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Samsara Inc. will post -0.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Sanjit Biswas sold 263,900 shares of Samsara stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.87, for a total value of $6,827,093.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 57,600 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,490,112. The trade was a 82.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider John Bicket sold 263,900 shares of Samsara stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.87, for a total value of $6,827,093.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 57,600 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,490,112. This represents a 82.08% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 2,167,410 shares of company stock worth $62,480,340. Company insiders own 46.49% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IOT. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Samsara during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in Samsara by 312.6% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 883 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 669 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Samsara by 6,078.6% during the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 865 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 851 shares during the period. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Samsara during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. increased its holdings in Samsara by 953.2% during the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 1,169 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,058 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.02% of the company's stock.

About Samsara

Samsara develops an industrial Internet of Things (IoT) platform designed to help organizations monitor, manage, and optimize physical operations. The company combines connected hardware — including telematics devices, GPS trackers, dash cameras, and environmental sensors — with cloud-based software to provide real-time visibility into vehicles, mobile equipment, and fixed assets. Its software offers tools for fleet management, driver and worker safety, asset tracking, compliance (including electronic logging), maintenance scheduling, and operational analytics.

The Samsara platform emphasizes integration of live data streams with analytics and workflow features to drive efficiency and safety across industries that rely on dispersed equipment and mobile workforces.

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