Samsara (NYSE:IOT) Sets New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $31.30 and last traded at $31.4730, with a volume of 1718411 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $31.99.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

IOT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. KeyCorp began coverage on Samsara in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $55.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on Samsara from $50.00 to $46.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $57.00 target price on shares of Samsara in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Samsara in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Samsara from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $50.56.

Samsara Trading Down 0.6%

The stock has a market cap of $18.35 billion, a P/E ratio of -397.44 and a beta of 1.62. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $37.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.53.

Samsara (NYSE:IOT) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.11). Samsara had a negative net margin of 2.79% and a negative return on equity of 3.49%. The business had revenue of $415.98 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $398.92 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.07 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 29.2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Samsara Inc. will post -0.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Benjamin Louis Kirchhoff sold 1,683 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.53, for a total transaction of $58,113.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 95,610 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,301,413.30. The trade was a 1.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider John Bicket sold 263,900 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was 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 directly owned 89,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,075,360. This represents a 74.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 2,342,071 shares of company stock worth $86,750,763. Company insiders own 46.49% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Samsara by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,716,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,106,947,000 after acquiring an additional 1,913,474 shares during the last quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Samsara by 6.4% during the third 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 in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Samsara by 107.8% during the second 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 last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Samsara by 65.6% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,877,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $193,387,000 after purchasing an additional 1,931,870 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its stake in shares of Samsara by 74.8% in the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 3,964,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $157,700,000 after buying an additional 1,696,341 shares in the last quarter. 96.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.