Samsara (IOT) Competitors

Infosys (NYSE:INFY) and Samsara (NYSE:IOT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, INFY or IOT?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Infosys	$19.28B	3.84	$3.17B	$0.76	23.54
Samsara	$1.25B	18.86	-$286.73M	-$0.28	-147.82

Does the media prefer INFY or IOT?

In the previous week, Infosys had 5 more articles in the media than Samsara. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Infosys and 16 mentions for Samsara. Samsara's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Infosys' score of 0.71 indicating that Samsara is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Infosys	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Samsara	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INFY or IOT?

Infosys received 453 more outperform votes than Samsara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.29% of users gave Infosys an outperform vote while only 39.20% of users gave Samsara an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Infosys	Outperform Votes 502 55.29%	Underperform Votes 406 44.71%
Samsara	Outperform Votes 49 39.20%	Underperform Votes 76 60.80%

Is INFY or IOT more profitable?

Infosys has a net margin of 17.28% compared to Samsara's net margin of -21.80%. Infosys' return on equity of 31.60% beat Samsara's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Infosys	17.28%	31.60%	19.71%
Samsara	-21.80%	-19.44%	-10.30%

Which has more risk & volatility, INFY or IOT?

Infosys has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samsara has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend INFY or IOT?

Infosys currently has a consensus target price of $17.48, suggesting a potential downside of 2.32%. Samsara has a consensus target price of $48.87, suggesting a potential upside of 18.06%. Given Samsara's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Samsara is more favorable than Infosys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Infosys	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Samsara	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of INFY or IOT?

16.2% of Infosys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Samsara shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of Infosys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 60.0% of Samsara shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Infosys beats Samsara on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.