BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL – Get Free Report) and Samsara (NYSE:IOT – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares BlackLine and Samsara”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BlackLine | $700.43 million | 2.54 | $24.17 million | $0.43 | 70.44 |
| Samsara | $1.62 billion | 13.81 | -$9.12 million | $0.10 | 383.54 |
Profitability
This table compares BlackLine and Samsara’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BlackLine | 3.71% | 18.86% | 3.88% |
| Samsara | 3.32% | 2.00% | 1.12% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for BlackLine and Samsara, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BlackLine | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.21 |
| Samsara | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2.75 |
BlackLine currently has a consensus price target of $43.25, indicating a potential upside of 42.79%. Samsara has a consensus price target of $45.94, indicating a potential upside of 19.78%. Given BlackLine’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BlackLine is more favorable than Samsara.
Risk & Volatility
BlackLine has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samsara has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
95.1% of BlackLine shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Samsara shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.1% of BlackLine shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.1% of Samsara shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Samsara beats BlackLine on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BlackLine
BlackLine, Inc. operates a cloud-based software platform which is designed to transform accounting and finance operations for organizations of all types and sizes. Its scalable platform supports critical accounting processes such as the financial close, account reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and controls assurance. The company was founded by Therese Tucker in May 2001 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA.
About Samsara
Samsara Inc. provides solutions that connects physical operations data to its connected operations cloud in the United States and internationally. The company's Connected Operations Cloud includes Data Platform, which ingests, aggregates, and enriches data from its IoT devices and has embedded capabilities for AI, workflows and analytics, alerts, API connections, and data security and privacy. Its applications include video-based safety that enables customers to build a safety program and protect their teams with AI-enabled video; vehicle telematics which provides visibility into real-time vehicle location and diagnostics with GPS tracking, routing and dispatch, fuel efficiency management, electric vehicle usage and charge planning, preventative maintenance, and insights to manage fuel and energy costs; and mobile apps and workflows that improves productivity for frontline workers and enables regulatory compliance for workers to see upcoming jobs, capture electronic documents, perform maintenance inspections, maintain compliance logs, and message with back-office administration. The company also provides equipment monitoring which offers visibility and management of unpowered and powered assets, ranging from generators and compressors to heavy construction equipment and trailers to improve operating efficiency, prevent unplanned downtime, and avoid critical safety and compliance issues; and site visibility that provides remote visibility into sites to improve onsite security, safety, and incident response times. It serves transportation, wholesale and retail trade, construction, field services, logistics, utilities and energy, healthcare and education, manufacturing, food and beverage, and other industries, as well as government. Samsara Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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