Samsara (IOT) Competitors

MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB) and Samsara (NYSE:IOT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MDB or IOT?

MongoDB has higher revenue and earnings than Samsara. MongoDB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Samsara, 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
MongoDB	$2.01B	8.83	-$129.07M	-$1.14	-190.17
Samsara	$1.25B	15.79	-$154.91M	-$0.22	-157.45

Which has more risk and volatility, MDB or IOT?

MongoDB has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samsara has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MDB or IOT more profitable?

MongoDB has a net margin of -4.09% compared to Samsara's net margin of -9.04%. MongoDB's return on equity of -3.16% beat Samsara's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MongoDB	-4.09%	-3.16%	-2.05%
Samsara	-9.04%	-11.14%	-5.95%

Do analysts rate MDB or IOT?

MongoDB presently has a consensus price target of $283.46, indicating a potential upside of 30.75%. Samsara has a consensus price target of $49.71, indicating a potential upside of 43.52%. Given Samsara's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Samsara is more favorable than MongoDB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MongoDB	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	27 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
Samsara	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Does the media favor MDB or IOT?

In the previous week, MongoDB had 9 more articles in the media than Samsara. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for MongoDB and 24 mentions for Samsara. MongoDB's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Samsara's score of 0.40 indicating that MongoDB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MongoDB	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Samsara	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MDB or IOT?

89.3% of MongoDB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Samsara shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of MongoDB shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.5% of Samsara shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MongoDB beats Samsara on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.