Paragon Capital Management Ltd Boosts Stake in Samsara Inc. $IOT

Paragon Capital Management Ltd lifted its holdings in Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT) by 23.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 90,089 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,280 shares during the period. Samsara comprises about 0.6% of Paragon Capital Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Paragon Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in Samsara were worth $3,356,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vident Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Samsara by 66.2% in the first quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 14,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $547,000 after purchasing an additional 5,691 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Samsara by 28.9% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,380,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,917,000 after acquiring an additional 309,920 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in Samsara by 37.2% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,082,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,481,000 after acquiring an additional 293,603 shares in the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC raised its position in Samsara by 65.3% during the first quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 193,688 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,424,000 after acquiring an additional 76,529 shares during the period. Finally, Lunate Capital Ltd purchased a new position in Samsara during the second quarter valued at $905,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Samsara

In other news, insider Adam Eltoukhy sold 4,688 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.32, for a total value of $179,644.16. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 246,675 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,452,586. This represents a 1.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Sanjit Biswas sold 24,498 shares of Samsara stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.73, for a total transaction of $948,807.54. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 127,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,918,710. The trade was a 16.17% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 2,141,161 shares of company stock valued at $82,051,036 in the last three months. 46.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Samsara Price Performance

IOT stock opened at $36.56 on Thursday. Samsara Inc. has a 1 year low of $31.40 and a 1 year high of $61.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.09 billion, a PE ratio of -456.94 and a beta of 1.61. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.22.

Samsara (NYSE:IOT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.11). Samsara had a negative return on equity of 3.49% and a negative net margin of 2.79%.The company had revenue of $415.98 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $398.92 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.07 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 29.2% on a year-over-year basis. Samsara has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.500 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.120-0.130 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Samsara Inc. will post -0.3 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

IOT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $57.00 target price on shares of Samsara in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Samsara from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Samsara in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI set a $50.00 price target on Samsara and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Samsara from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $51.53.

About Samsara

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.