Samsara Inc. $IOT Position Lessened by Versor Investments LP

Versor Investments LP decreased its stake in Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT) by 80.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,740 shares of the company’s stock after selling 24,260 shares during the period. Versor Investments LP’s holdings in Samsara were worth $203,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in Samsara during the 4th quarter valued at $13,464,000. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in Samsara by 100.3% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 96,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,686,000 after acquiring an additional 48,135 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in Samsara by 2,444.6% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 17,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $682,000 after acquiring an additional 17,088 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in Samsara by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $390,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in Samsara by 142.4% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 68,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,739,000 after acquiring an additional 40,450 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Samsara news, CAO Benjamin Louis Kirchhoff sold 2,554 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.47, for a total value of $70,158.38. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 111,704 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,068,508.88. The trade was a 2.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider John Bicket sold 95,673 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.47, for a total value of $2,628,137.31. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 67,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,856,972. This represents a 58.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 2,718,893 shares of company stock worth $77,263,103 over the last ninety days. 46.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Samsara Stock Up 5.7%

Shares of NYSE IOT opened at $29.59 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1,478.71, a PEG ratio of 10.84 and a beta of 1.29. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $30.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.12. Samsara Inc. has a 52-week low of $23.38 and a 52-week high of $48.40.

Samsara (NYSE:IOT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.05. The business 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%.Samsara’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $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, analysts anticipate that Samsara Inc. will post 0.06 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $39.00 target price (up from $37.00) on shares of Samsara in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Truist Financial cut their target price on Samsara from $39.00 to $30.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. BTIG Research cut their target price on Samsara from $55.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 6th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Samsara from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Samsara from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $46.18.

Key Samsara News

Here are the key news stories impacting Samsara this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage highlights Samsara’s annual recurring revenue reaching $1.89 billion, with enterprise adoption and AI-driven products still fueling growth despite a tougher competitive backdrop. Samsara Declines 22.4% Year to Date: Buy, Hold or Sell the Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive, with multiple firms maintaining buy-equivalent ratings and an average target price above the current trading range, reinforcing the market’s long-term growth expectations for IOT. NYSE:IOT stock page
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary also frames Samsara as a valuation debate, suggesting investors are still weighing its strong revenue growth against the stock’s pullback from earlier highs. NYSE Composite: Is Samsara AI Transforming Public Operations?
• Negative Sentiment: Several insider sales by co-founder/CEO Sanjit Biswas, co-founder John Bicket, and CAO Benjamin Louis Kirchhoff totaled hundreds of thousands of shares, which may weigh on sentiment even though the transactions were made under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans. SEC filing for Sanjit Biswas sale SEC filing for John Bicket sale SEC filing for Benjamin Louis Kirchhoff sale

Samsara Profile

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.