Samsara (IOT) Competitors

Samsara (NYSE:IOT) and Infosys (NYSE:INFY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media favor IOT or INFY?

In the previous week, Infosys had 5 more articles in the media than Samsara. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Infosys and 19 mentions for Samsara. Samsara's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Infosys' score of 0.80 indicating that Samsara is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Samsara	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Infosys	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IOT or INFY?

Infosys received 453 more outperform votes than Samsara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.48% of users gave Infosys an outperform vote while only 39.02% of users gave Samsara an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Samsara	Outperform Votes 48 39.02%	Underperform Votes 75 60.98%
Infosys	Outperform Votes 501 55.48%	Underperform Votes 402 44.52%

Which has more risk and volatility, IOT or INFY?

Samsara has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Infosys has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IOT or INFY more profitable?

Infosys has a net margin of 17.28% compared to Samsara's net margin of -21.80%. Infosys' return on equity of 31.60% beat Samsara's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Samsara	-21.80%	-19.44%	-10.30%
Infosys	17.28%	31.60%	19.71%

Do analysts rate IOT or INFY?

Samsara presently has a consensus target price of $49.20, indicating a potential upside of 27.26%. Infosys has a consensus target price of $20.03, indicating a potential upside of 17.62%. Given Samsara's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Samsara is more favorable than Infosys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Samsara	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Infosys	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IOT or INFY?

Infosys has higher revenue and earnings than Samsara. Samsara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Infosys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Samsara	$1.25B	17.62	-$286.73M	-$0.28	-138.08
Infosys	$19.11B	3.69	$3.17B	$0.79	21.55

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IOT or INFY?

96.0% of Samsara shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of Infosys shares are held by institutional investors. 60.0% of Samsara shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Infosys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Infosys beats Samsara on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.