Samsara (NYSE:IOT – Get Rating) and Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Samsara and Verint Systems’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Samsara | $652.54 million | 15.85 | -$247.42 million | ($0.48) | -41.10 |
| Verint Systems | $902.24 million | 2.61 | $14.90 million | ($0.10) | -362.06 |
Verint Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Samsara. Verint Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Samsara, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Samsara and Verint Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Samsara | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.44 |
| Verint Systems | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
Samsara presently has a consensus price target of $21.82, suggesting a potential upside of 10.58%. Verint Systems has a consensus price target of $47.63, suggesting a potential upside of 31.52%. Given Verint Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Verint Systems is more favorable than Samsara.
Profitability
This table compares Samsara and Verint Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Samsara | -37.92% | -21.20% | -12.89% |
| Verint Systems | 1.65% | 15.36% | 5.84% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
43.1% of Samsara shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Verint Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Verint Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Verint Systems beats Samsara on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Samsara
Samsara Inc. provides solutions that connect physical operations data to its Connected Operations Cloud in the United States and internationally. The company's Connected Operations Cloud includes Data Platform, which ingests, aggregates, and enriches data from its IoT devices and has embedded capabilities for AI, workflows and analytics, alerts, API connections, and data security and privacy; and applications for video-based safety, vehicle telematics, apps and driver workflows, equipment monitoring, and site visibility. It serves customers across a range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, field services, utilities and energy, government, healthcare and education, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and food and beverage. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.
About Verint Systems
Verint Systems, Inc. engages in providing actionable intelligence. It operates through the following segments: Customer Engagement Solutions and Cyber Intelligence Solutions. The Customer Engagement segment includes customer-centric organizations optimize customer engagement, increase customer loyalty, and maximize revenue opportunities, while generating operational efficiencies, reducing cost, and mitigating risk. The Cyber Intelligence Solutions segment addresses the security intelligence market. The company was founded by Daniel Bodner in February 1994 and is headquartered in Melville, NY.
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