Contrasting Samsara (NYSE:IOT) and Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY)

Samsara (NYSE:IOT) and Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Samsara and Waystar”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Samsara	$1.25 billion	17.46	-$286.73 million	($0.28)	-138.83
Waystar	$943.55 million	6.90	-$51.33 million	N/A	N/A

Waystar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Samsara.

Profitability

This table compares Samsara and Waystar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Samsara	-21.80%	-19.44%	-10.30%
Waystar	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Samsara and Waystar, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Samsara	0	8	9	0	2.53
Waystar	0	0	12	1	3.08

Samsara currently has a consensus target price of $49.60, suggesting a potential upside of 27.60%. Waystar has a consensus target price of $40.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.72%. Given Samsara’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Samsara is more favorable than Waystar.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Summary

Waystar beats Samsara on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Samsara

Samsara Inc. provides solutions that connects 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. Its applications include video-based safety that enables customers to build a safety program and protect their teams with AI-enabled video; vehicle telematics which provides visibility into real-time vehicle location and diagnostics with GPS tracking, routing and dispatch, fuel efficiency management, electric vehicle usage and charge planning, preventative maintenance, and insights to manage fuel and energy costs; and mobile apps and workflows that improves productivity for frontline workers and enables regulatory compliance for workers to see upcoming jobs, capture electronic documents, perform maintenance inspections, maintain compliance logs, and message with back-office administration. The company also provides equipment monitoring which offers visibility and management of unpowered and powered assets, ranging from generators and compressors to heavy construction equipment and trailers to improve operating efficiency, prevent unplanned downtime, and avoid critical safety and compliance issues; and site visibility that provides remote visibility into sites to improve onsite security, safety, and incident response times. It serves transportation, wholesale and retail trade, construction, field services, logistics, utilities and energy, healthcare and education, manufacturing, food and beverage, and other industries, as well as government. Samsara Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Waystar

Waystar Holding Corp. is a software company which provide healthcare payments. Waystar Holding Corp. is based in LEHI, Utah.