Versor Investments LP Has $203,000 Stock Holdings in Samsara Inc. $IOT

Versor Investments LP trimmed its position in shares of Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT) by 80.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm 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 quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Baillie Gifford & Co. increased its stake in Samsara by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 47,660,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,689,565,000 after acquiring an additional 6,208,553 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Samsara by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,134,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,174,620,000 after purchasing an additional 3,417,849 shares during the period. Sands Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Samsara by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC now owns 20,518,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $764,308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,242,122 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Samsara by 107.8% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,611,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $223,244,000 after purchasing an additional 2,910,916 shares during the period. Finally, Jordan Park Trust Co LLC grew its stake in shares of Samsara by 54.1% in the 4th quarter. Jordan Park Trust Co LLC now owns 3,833,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,913,000 after purchasing an additional 1,346,628 shares during the period. 96.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More 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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Benjamin Louis Kirchhoff sold 2,554 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.47, for a total transaction of $70,158.38. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 111,704 shares in the company, valued at $3,068,508.88. This represents a 2.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Dominic Phillips sold 19,547 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total value of $586,410.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 462,801 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,884,030. This represents a 4.05% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 2,718,893 shares of company stock valued at $77,263,103 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 46.49% of the company’s stock.

Samsara Price Performance

NYSE IOT opened at $29.59 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $17.18 billion, a PE ratio of -1,478.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.84 and a beta of 1.29. Samsara Inc. has a one year low of $23.38 and a one year high of $48.40. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $30.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.12.

Samsara (NYSE:IOT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $444.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.11 EPS. 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, equities analysts expect that Samsara Inc. will post 0.06 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on IOT. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Samsara in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Samsara from $35.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Zacks Research lowered Samsara from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Samsara from $39.00 to $30.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Samsara from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “overweight” 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 given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $46.18.

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.