Samsara (NYSE:IOT – Get Free Report) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Samsara and Appian’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Samsara | -6.16% | -7.53% | -4.07% |
| Appian | -2.62% | N/A | -2.87% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Samsara and Appian, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Samsara | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2.56 |
| Appian | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Samsara and Appian”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Samsara | $1.25 billion | 17.98 | -$154.91 million | ($0.16) | -244.77 |
| Appian | $617.02 million | 3.68 | -$92.26 million | ($0.23) | -133.30 |
Appian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Samsara. Samsara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Appian, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Samsara has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
96.0% of Samsara shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. 46.5% of Samsara shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Appian shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Samsara beats Appian on 8 of the 14 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 Appian
Appian Corporation, a software company that provides low-code design platform in the United States, Mexico, Portugal, and internationally. The company's platform offers artificial intelligence, process automation, data fabric, and process mining. It provides The Appian Platform, an integrated automation platform that enables organizations to design, automate, and optimize mission-critical business processes. The company also offers professional and customer support services. It serves to financial services, government, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, and transportation industries. Appian Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
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