Virtu Financial LLC Takes Position in Samsara Inc. $IOT

Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 16,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $591,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Baillie Gifford & Co. raised its holdings in Samsara by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 47,660,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,689,565,000 after acquiring an additional 6,208,553 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Samsara by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,134,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,174,620,000 after purchasing an additional 3,417,849 shares in the last quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Samsara by 6.4% during the third quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC now owns 20,518,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $764,308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,242,122 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Samsara by 58.9% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 11,878,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $421,079,000 after purchasing an additional 4,401,082 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. raised its stake in Samsara by 42.1% during the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 11,213,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $397,536,000 after purchasing an additional 3,322,023 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on IOT. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $45.00 price target on Samsara in a report on Monday, March 2nd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $48.00 price objective on shares of Samsara in a report on Friday, March 6th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Samsara in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Samsara from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Samsara to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.53.

Insider Activity at Samsara

In related news, insider John Bicket sold 168,227 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.58, for a total value of $4,807,927.66. Following the sale, the insider owned 15,200 shares in the company, valued at approximately $434,416. The trade was a 91.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Marc L. Andreessen sold 613,660 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.27, for a total transaction of $19,802,808.20. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,256,487 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $72,816,835.49. This trade represents a 21.38% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 4,983,249 shares of company stock valued at $155,762,068. 35.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Samsara Trading Down 1.9%

NYSE:IOT opened at $31.10 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $31.05 and its 200 day moving average is $32.09. Samsara Inc. has a 12 month low of $23.38 and a 12 month high of $47.47. The company has a market capitalization of $18.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 311.03, a P/E/G ratio of 7.40 and a beta of 1.34.

Samsara (NYSE:IOT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $478.84 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $455.21 million. Samsara had a return on equity of 2.00% and a net margin of 3.32%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.11 EPS. Samsara has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.150-0.160 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 0.700-0.720 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Samsara Inc. will post 0.15 earnings per share for the current year.

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.