Capula Management Ltd bought a new stake in Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 74,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,354,000.
Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in IOT. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Samsara in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Samsara by 312.6% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 883 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Samsara in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in shares of Samsara by 194.4% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 828 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Samsara in the fourth quarter valued at about $52,000. 96.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several brokerages have weighed in on IOT. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $45.00 price objective on shares of Samsara in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 target price on shares of Samsara in a report on Friday, June 26th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $40.00 price target (up from $39.00) on shares of Samsara in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Morgan Stanley set a $43.00 price target on Samsara in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Samsara in a research note on Friday, June 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Samsara presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.33.
Samsara Trading Down 5.2%
Shares of Samsara stock opened at $31.58 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $33.71 and a 200-day moving average of $31.42. Samsara Inc. has a 1-year low of $23.38 and a 1-year high of $47.47. The company has a market cap of $18.40 billion, a PE ratio of 315.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.81 and a beta of 1.35.
Samsara (NYSE:IOT – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 4th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.04. Samsara had a net margin of 3.32% and a return on equity of 2.00%. The business had revenue of $478.84 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $455.21 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.11 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 30.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Samsara has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.150-0.160 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 0.700-0.720 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Samsara Inc. will post 0.15 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Activity
In other news, Director Marc L. Andreessen sold 613,660 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.27, for a total transaction of $19,802,808.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,256,487 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $72,816,835.49. The trade was a 21.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sanjit Biswas sold 244,805 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.77, for a total value of $9,001,479.85. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 94,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,456,380. This represents a 72.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 4,464,637 shares of company stock worth $144,511,167. Insiders own 35.13% of the company’s stock.
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.
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