Samsara Inc. $IOT Position Lessened by Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC

Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT) by 51.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 81,133 shares of the company’s stock after selling 86,020 shares during the quarter. Samsara makes up 1.6% of Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC’s holdings in Samsara were worth $2,876,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Samsara by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,716,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,106,947,000 after purchasing an additional 1,913,474 shares during the last quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Samsara by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC now owns 20,518,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $764,308,000 after buying an additional 1,242,122 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Samsara by 107.8% during 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 last quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP grew its position in shares of Samsara by 7.1% during the third quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 3,801,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,617,000 after buying an additional 252,681 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bamco Inc. NY grew its position in shares of Samsara by 23.7% during the third quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 3,378,831 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,861,000 after buying an additional 647,402 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on IOT. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Samsara from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research raised shares of Samsara from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $45.00 target price on shares of Samsara in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $48.00 target price on shares of Samsara in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Samsara in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.18.

Key Samsara News

Here are the key news stories impacting Samsara this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism: several firms have raised ratings/targets on IOT, with consensus price targets implying meaningful upside versus current levels — this supports buying interest. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Options activity is flashing bullish signals per Schaeffer’s research — increased bullish options flow can amplify short-term momentum and attract directional traders. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamentals: Samsara beat March-quarter revenue and EPS expectations and set Q1/FY2027 guidance (company reported stronger revenue growth and positive EPS guidance), giving fundamental support to the stock. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional demand: large funds (Baillie Gifford, Vanguard, Goldman, Sands Capital, Brown Advisory) materially increased stakes in recent quarters, indicating continued institutional conviction.
• Neutral Sentiment: Context on insider trades: many insider sales were executed under pre‑arranged Rule 10b5‑1 plans — that reduces the informational value of the disposals versus ad‑hoc selling. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider disposals: CEO/co‑founder and other executives sold sizable blocks across Mar 31–Apr 2 (examples: John Bicket and Sanjit Biswas sold ~137k and ~116k shares on March 31/Apr 1–2), trimming their direct holdings substantially — such large founder/executive sales can spook investors despite being pre‑planned. Read More. | Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Additional insider sale: Dominic Phillips sold ~20,139 shares under a 10b5‑1 plan (Apr 1) — contributes to the recent wave of insider exits. Read More.

Samsara Price Performance

Shares of IOT opened at $32.21 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.70 billion, a PE ratio of -1,609.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.83 and a beta of 1.50. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $29.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.96. Samsara Inc. has a 12-month low of $23.38 and a 12-month high of $48.40.

Samsara (NYSE:IOT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.05. Samsara had a negative net margin of 0.56% and a negative return on equity of 0.72%. The firm had revenue of $444.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $422.29 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.11 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Samsara Inc. will post -0.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Samsara

In other Samsara news, insider Adam Eltoukhy sold 5,473 shares of Samsara stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.31, for a total value of $182,305.63. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 190,649 shares in the company, valued at $6,350,518.19. The trade was a 2.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider John Bicket sold 10,009 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.96, for a total value of $309,878.64. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 985,828 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,521,234.88. This trade represents a 1.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 2,695,210 shares of company stock worth $80,636,660 in the last quarter. 46.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.