Royal Fund Management LLC Trims Holdings in Samsara Inc. $IOT

Royal Fund Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT) by 75.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 73,896 shares during the quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC’s holdings in Samsara were worth $833,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in IOT. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 851 shares during the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. grew 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 worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 1,058 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in shares of Samsara by 194.4% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 828 shares during the last quarter. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of Samsara by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC now owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of Samsara by 73.5% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 939 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

Samsara Stock Performance

NYSE IOT opened at $31.76 on Wednesday. Samsara Inc. has a one year low of $23.38 and a one year high of $48.40. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.44 billion, a PE ratio of -1,587.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.24 and a beta of 1.60.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

IOT has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $48.00 price target on shares of Samsara in a research report on Friday, March 6th. BNP Paribas Exane raised Samsara from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research upgraded Samsara from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Samsara from $39.00 to $30.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Samsara from $35.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.18.

Insider Activity at Samsara

In related news, insider Sanjit Biswas sold 263,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.43, for a total transaction of $8,558,277.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 78,800 shares in the company, valued at $2,555,484. The trade was a 77.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider John Bicket sold 263,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.43, for a total value of $8,558,277.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 78,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,555,484. The trade was a 77.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 2,165,619 shares of company stock valued at $63,956,023 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 46.49% of the company’s stock.

Samsara Company 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.