SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Given New $25.00 Price Target at Citizens Jmp

Key Points

• Citizens JMP raised SentinelOne’s price target to $25 from $23 and maintained a “market outperform” rating, implying 9.71% upside from the prior close. Analysts overall rate the stock “Moderate Buy,” with a $21.40 consensus target.
• SentinelOne exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting revenue of approximately $292 million, up 20.6% year over year, and adjusted EPS of $0.08 versus the $0.07 estimate.
• The company’s improved profitability outlook is a key catalyst, with fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS guided to $0.30-$0.32; however, it continues to report negative GAAP margins and operating losses, while insiders sold shares largely to cover equity-award tax obligations.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S - Get Free Report) had its price target raised by investment analysts at Citizens Jmp from $23.00 to $25.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a "market outperform" rating on the stock. Citizens Jmp's target price points to a potential upside of 9.71% from the company's previous close.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $20.00 price target on shares of SentinelOne in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Guggenheim lifted their target price on SentinelOne from $24.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Citigroup reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of SentinelOne in a report on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $24.00 price objective on SentinelOne in a report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of SentinelOne from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $16.00 to $20.00 in a report on Friday, May 29th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $21.40.

SentinelOne Trading Up 11.1%

NYSE:S opened at $22.79 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $7.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.74 and a beta of 0.79. SentinelOne has a twelve month low of $11.81 and a twelve month high of $23.95. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.25.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $291.98 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $290.24 million. SentinelOne had a negative net margin of 30.39% and a negative return on equity of 15.35%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.22) EPS. SentinelOne has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.300-0.320 EPS and its Q3 2027 guidance at 0.080-0.090 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that SentinelOne will post -0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO Barry L. Padgett sold 15,460 shares of SentinelOne stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.89, for a total value of $276,579.40. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 987,208 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,661,151.12. The trade was a 1.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Keenan Michael Conder sold 26,374 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.08, for a total transaction of $529,589.92. Following the transaction, the insider owned 956,358 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,203,668.64. This trade represents a 2.68% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold a total of 423,705 shares of company stock valued at $7,369,527 in the last three months. 4.27% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SentinelOne

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SentinelOne during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in SentinelOne by 102.4% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,435 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 726 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in SentinelOne during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. EFG International AG acquired a new position in SentinelOne during the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its stake in SentinelOne by 25.2% in the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,442 shares of the company's stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 692 shares during the last quarter. 90.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SentinelOne News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results exceeded expectations. SentinelOne reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of approximately $292 million, up 20.6% year over year and slightly above consensus, while adjusted EPS of $0.08 topped the $0.07 estimate. The results indicate continued demand for the company’s endpoint and cloud security products. SentinelOne Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability outlook was materially upgraded. SentinelOne now expects fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS of $0.30-$0.32, compared with a prior consensus estimate calling for a loss, and third-quarter EPS of $0.08-$0.09. Full-year revenue guidance of approximately $1.202-$1.207 billion is broadly in line with expectations, while the company is targeting $124-$128 million in operating income. SentinelOne FY 2027 Forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Sector momentum provided an additional catalyst. A broader cybersecurity-sector re-rating lifted several security software stocks, as investors rotated into companies previously viewed as laggards. This helped amplify the positive reaction to SentinelOne’s earnings and outlook. Cybersecurity Re-Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: SentinelOne’s new cyber-risk research highlights how attackers are increasingly targeting vendor ecosystems and edge-device environments. The findings support the long-term need for cybersecurity spending but do not immediately change the company’s financial outlook. SentinelOne Cyber Risk Research
• Negative Sentiment: Losses and execution risks remain. Despite the adjusted-profit guidance, SentinelOne continues to report negative GAAP margins and substantial operating losses. Some investors also viewed revenue guidance as merely in line rather than a significant upside surprise, explaining the initial post-earnings weakness. Mixed Guidance Overshadows Results

SentinelOne Company Profile

SentinelOne, Inc is a cybersecurity company specializing in AI-driven, autonomous endpoint protection. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the firm developed its Singularity Platform to unify prevention, detection, response, and hunting across endpoints, cloud workloads, containers and IoT devices. SentinelOne's solutions leverage machine learning and behavioral analytics to identify threats in real time, automate remediation workflows and deliver forensics to support rapid incident response.

The company's flagship product suite includes endpoint security agents, cloud workload protection, identity threat detection and extended detection and response (XDR) capabilities.

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