Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Invests $935,000 in Samsara Inc. $IOT

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 25,109 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $935,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IOT. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS grew its position in shares of Samsara by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 113,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,243,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Samsara by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 20,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $782,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Samsara by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $390,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Samsara by 3.8% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 9,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $351,000 after purchasing an additional 346 shares during the period. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Samsara by 6.5% during the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 5,724 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. 96.02% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Samsara

In related news, insider John Bicket sold 263,900 shares of the firm’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 value of $6,827,093.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 57,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,490,112. This trade represents a 82.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Adam Eltoukhy sold 4,688 shares of Samsara stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.79, for a total value of $125,591.52. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 246,675 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,608,423.25. This represents a 1.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 2,903,585 shares of company stock worth $91,712,463. Corporate insiders own 46.49% of the company’s stock.

Samsara Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of IOT opened at $31.87 on Friday. Samsara Inc. has a 52-week low of $23.38 and a 52-week high of $48.40. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.52. The company has a market capitalization of $18.39 billion, a PE ratio of -1,592.60 and a beta of 1.60.

Samsara (NYSE:IOT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 0.75%. The company had revenue of $444.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $422.29 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Samsara Inc. will post -0.3 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on IOT. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Samsara in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Samsara in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. BTIG Research lowered their target price on shares of Samsara from $55.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 6th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Samsara from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $39.00 price target (up from $37.00) on shares of Samsara in a report on Friday, March 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.18.

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.