RFG Advisory LLC Raises Stock Position in Samsara Inc. $IOT

RFG Advisory LLC raised its position in Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT) by 39.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 90,181 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,477 shares during the quarter. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in Samsara were worth $3,197,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Baillie Gifford & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Samsara by 15.0% in the 4th quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 47,660,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,689,565,000 after purchasing an additional 6,208,553 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Samsara by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,134,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,174,620,000 after purchasing an additional 3,417,849 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in 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 buying an additional 2,910,916 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of Samsara by 363.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,181,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,496,000 after acquiring an additional 2,494,368 shares during the period. Finally, Spyglass Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Samsara in the third quarter valued at approximately $81,956,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Samsara

In other Samsara news, insider John Bicket sold 263,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.87, for a total transaction of $6,827,093.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 57,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,490,112. This trade represents a 82.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Sanjit Biswas sold 263,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.87, for a total transaction of $6,827,093.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 57,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,490,112. This represents a 82.08% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 2,188,539 shares of company stock worth $62,320,764 over the last quarter. 46.49% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on IOT. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Samsara from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Samsara in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Samsara in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Samsara from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on Samsara from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Two research 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.18.

Samsara Price Performance

Samsara stock opened at $28.93 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $16.80 billion, a PE ratio of -1,445.58, a P/E/G ratio of 11.17 and a beta of 1.29. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $30.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.54. Samsara Inc. has a 1-year low of $23.38 and a 1-year high of $48.40.

Samsara (NYSE:IOT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.05. Samsara had a negative return on equity of 0.72% and a negative net margin of 0.56%.The business had revenue of $444.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $422.29 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.11 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 28.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Samsara has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 0.120-0.130 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 0.650-0.690 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Samsara Inc. will post 0.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.