Samsara (NYSE:IOT – Get Free Report) and i3 Verticals (NASDAQ:IIIV – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Samsara has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i3 Verticals has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
96.0% of Samsara shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of i3 Verticals shares are held by institutional investors. 35.1% of Samsara shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.1% of i3 Verticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Samsara | $1.62 billion | 14.88 | -$9.12 million | $0.16 | 257.01 |
| i3 Verticals | $213.16 million | 1.76 | $17.87 million | $0.38 | 37.58 |
i3 Verticals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Samsara. i3 Verticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Samsara, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Samsara and i3 Verticals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Samsara | 4.90% | 4.13% | 2.35% |
| i3 Verticals | 4.24% | 4.49% | 3.31% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Samsara and i3 Verticals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Samsara | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2.73 |
| i3 Verticals | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
Samsara presently has a consensus price target of $51.68, suggesting a potential upside of 25.69%. i3 Verticals has a consensus price target of $25.40, suggesting a potential upside of 77.87%. Given i3 Verticals’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe i3 Verticals is more favorable than Samsara.
Summary
Samsara beats i3 Verticals on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Samsara
Samsara Inc. provides solutions that connects physical operations data to its connected operations cloud in the United States and internationally. The company's Connected Operations Cloud includes Data Platform, which ingests, aggregates, and enriches data from its IoT devices and has embedded capabilities for AI, workflows and analytics, alerts, API connections, and data security and privacy. Its applications include video-based safety that enables customers to build a safety program and protect their teams with AI-enabled video; vehicle telematics which provides visibility into real-time vehicle location and diagnostics with GPS tracking, routing and dispatch, fuel efficiency management, electric vehicle usage and charge planning, preventative maintenance, and insights to manage fuel and energy costs; and mobile apps and workflows that improves productivity for frontline workers and enables regulatory compliance for workers to see upcoming jobs, capture electronic documents, perform maintenance inspections, maintain compliance logs, and message with back-office administration. The company also provides equipment monitoring which offers visibility and management of unpowered and powered assets, ranging from generators and compressors to heavy construction equipment and trailers to improve operating efficiency, prevent unplanned downtime, and avoid critical safety and compliance issues; and site visibility that provides remote visibility into sites to improve onsite security, safety, and incident response times. It serves transportation, wholesale and retail trade, construction, field services, logistics, utilities and energy, healthcare and education, manufacturing, food and beverage, and other industries, as well as government. Samsara Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About i3 Verticals
i3 Verticals, Inc. provides integrated payment and software solutions primarily to the public sector and healthcare markets in the United States. It operates in two segments, Software and Services, and Merchant Services. The company offers payment processing services that enables upper and lower court case management, collections, finance and accounting, motor vehicle and carrier registration, e-filing and taxation, license plate inventory, property tax management, utility billing, professional licensing, document workflow, and law enforcement software; assists public schools in completing payment processing functions, including accepting payments for online or at school lunches, and school activities. It also provides software platforms, such as electronic healthcare records and revenue cycle management solutions; insurance adjudication, patient engagement platforms, billing, scheduling, and integrated payments solutions; and workflow software and associated professional services to medical insurance payers. In addition, the company engages in software licenses and subscriptions, transaction-based fees, ongoing software maintenance and support, and other software-related solutions; and payment processing and gateway fees, as well as other related fixed transaction or service fees. Further, it sells equipment, and offers non-software related professional services. The company offers its solutions to clients through direct sales force; distribution partners comprising independent software vendors, independent sales organizations, and value-added resellers. i3 Verticals, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
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