Samsara Inc. (IOT) closed the most recent trading day at $36.28, moving -1.2% from the previous trading session. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 1.55% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.44%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 2.69%.
Shares of the company have depreciated by 6.45% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 1.89%, and the S&P 500's loss of 1.8%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Samsara Inc. in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to go public on December 4, 2025. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.12, signifying a 71.43% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $399.44 million, indicating a 24.06% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
IOT's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $0.47 per share and revenue of $1.57 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +80.77% and +25.97%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Samsara Inc. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained steady. Samsara Inc. is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at valuation, Samsara Inc. is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 78.37. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 29.29.
It is also worth noting that IOT currently has a PEG ratio of 1.8. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Internet - Software industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.91.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 72, this industry ranks in the top 30% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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