The stock price of Samsara Inc (NYSE: IOT) has dropped by -2.46 compared to previous close of 28.07. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -11.53% in its stock price over the last five trading days. marketbeat.com reported 2024-06-12 that Samsara Inc. NYSE: IOT is a leading industrial Internet of Things (IoT) provider offering hardware, software, and cloud platforms complete with data analysis tools as a one-stop shop. Samsara caters to a number of industries ranging from construction, logistics, utilities, field services, education, transportation fleet management, and government agencies.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for IOT is 1.45. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for IOT is 195.52M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.18% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of IOT on June 17, 2024 was 3.85M shares.
IOT’s Market Performance
IOT’s stock has seen a -11.53% decrease for the week, with a -32.59% drop in the past month and a -25.90% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.39%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.70% for Samsara Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -21.84% for IOT’s stock, with a -13.50% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IOT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IOT stocks, with Loop Capital repeating the rating for IOT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for IOT in the upcoming period, according to Loop Capital is $42 based on the research report published on April 18, 2024 of the current year 2024.
FBN Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IOT reach a price target of $30. The rating they have provided for IOT stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 25th, 2023.
Truist gave a rating of “Hold” to IOT, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on April 21st of the previous year.
IOT Trading at -22.20% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IOT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.23% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.39%, as shares sank -32.79% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.88% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IOT fell by -11.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $34.36. In addition, Samsara Inc saw -17.97% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IOT starting from Andreessen Horowitz LSV Fund I, who sale 277,484 shares at the price of $28.88 back on Jun 13 ’24. After this action, Andreessen Horowitz LSV Fund I now owns 0 shares of Samsara Inc, valued at $8,013,382 using the latest closing price.
AH Parallel Fund IV, L.P., the 10% Owner of Samsara Inc, sale 277,484 shares at $28.88 during a trade that took place back on Jun 13 ’24, which means that AH Parallel Fund IV, L.P. is holding 0 shares at $8,013,382 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IOT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.24 for the present operating margin
- 0.75 for the gross margin
The net margin for Samsara Inc stands at -0.27. The total capital return value is set at -0.21. Equity return is now at value -29.80, with -16.44 for asset returns.
Based on Samsara Inc (IOT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.09 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.01. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -5.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -137.62 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 14.81. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.81for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.58. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.36.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Samsara Inc (IOT) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
