Samsara (NYSE:IOT) Trading Down 8.2% – What’s Next?

Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT)’s share price traded down 8.2% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $32.35 and last traded at $32.0310. 987,962 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 85% from the average session volume of 6,544,403 shares. The stock had previously closed at $34.89.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on IOT. Evercore ISI set a $50.00 target price on Samsara and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Jefferies Financial Group set a $57.00 price target on Samsara in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Samsara in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Samsara from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on Samsara from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $49.94.

Samsara Trading Down 7.7%

The company has a market capitalization of $18.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -404.16 and a beta of 1.62. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $37.58.

Samsara (NYSE:IOT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $415.98 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $398.92 million. Samsara had a negative return on equity of 3.49% and a negative net margin of 2.79%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.07 EPS. Samsara has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.500 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.120-0.130 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Samsara Inc. will post -0.3 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Dominic Phillips sold 18,348 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.24, for a total value of $628,235.52. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 573,114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,623,423.36. This represents a 3.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider John Bicket sold 263,900 shares of Samsara stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.40, for a total transaction of $9,078,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 89,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,075,360. This trade represents a 74.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 2,342,071 shares of company stock worth $86,750,763. 46.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Samsara during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in Samsara by 6,078.6% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 851 shares during the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Samsara by 349.8% during the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 1,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 850 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of Samsara by 906.9% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 1,052 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. grew its stake in shares of Samsara by 953.2% during the third quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 1,169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,058 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.02% 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.