IOT short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Jaxson Clark

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Samsara Inc shares valued at $6,181,072 were sold by Biswas Sanjit on Oct 21 ’25. At $38.63 per share, Biswas Sanjit sold 160,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 30,000 shares worth approximately $1.16 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Bicket John sold 170,000 shares, netting a total of over 6,572,947 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $38.66 each, the insider now holds 30,000 shares.

Before that, Eltoukhy Adam had sold 4,767 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $177,137, the insider traded Samsara Inc shares for $37.16 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,767 shares, worth approximately $11.68 million.

As published in a research note from Evercore ISI on October 01, 2025, Samsara Inc [IOT] has been rated up from an In-line to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $50. Analysts at Craig Hallum upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of September 05, 2025, BMO Capital Markets has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for IOT. Earlier on June 02, 2025, BMO Capital Markets resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for IOT stock.

Analyzing IOT Stock Performance

On last trading session, Samsara Inc [NYSE: IOT] plunged -1.91% to $38.57. The stock’s lowest price that day was $38.44, but it reached a high of $39.395 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.21%. Over the course of the year, Samsara Inc shares have dropped approximately -18.95%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $61.90 on 02/19/25 and a 52-week low of $31.40 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Samsara Inc (IOT)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 38.21, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 37.85. In the upper region, resistance lies at 39.16. The next price resistance is at 39.76. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.44 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Samsara Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Samsara Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.42 million shares to 21.61 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 21.19 million shares. A jump of 1.95% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.84 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.84.

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In terms of Samsara Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 49 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.62% from the previous closing price of $39.32. Analysts anticipate Samsara Inc stock to reach 53 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 47. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Samsara Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 10, 2025, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $50.

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