UiPath (PATH) Competitors

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) and Samsara (NYSE:IOT) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PATH or IOT?

UiPath has higher revenue and earnings than Samsara. Samsara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UiPath, 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
UiPath	$1.41B	5.16	-$89.88M	-$0.16	-82.81
Samsara	$1.18B	20.91	-$286.73M	-$0.47	-94.30

Does the media refer more to PATH or IOT?

In the previous week, UiPath had 3 more articles in the media than Samsara. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for UiPath and 12 mentions for Samsara. Samsara's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat UiPath's score of 0.92 indicating that Samsara is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UiPath	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Samsara	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PATH or IOT?

UiPath received 87 more outperform votes than Samsara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 40.69% of users gave UiPath an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave Samsara an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
UiPath	Outperform Votes 129 40.69%	Underperform Votes 188 59.31%
Samsara	Outperform Votes 42 37.50%	Underperform Votes 70 62.50%

Is PATH or IOT more profitable?

UiPath has a net margin of -6.49% compared to Samsara's net margin of -21.80%. UiPath's return on equity of -4.14% beat Samsara's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UiPath	-6.49%	-4.14%	-2.82%
Samsara	-21.80%	-19.44%	-10.30%

Which has more risk & volatility, PATH or IOT?

UiPath has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samsara has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PATH or IOT?

UiPath currently has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.08%. Samsara has a consensus price target of $51.29, indicating a potential upside of 15.72%. Given UiPath's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe UiPath is more favorable than Samsara.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UiPath	1 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.05
Samsara	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PATH or IOT?

62.5% of UiPath shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Samsara shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of UiPath shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 60.0% of Samsara shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

UiPath beats Samsara on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.