SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Receives "Overweight" Rating from Cantor Fitzgerald

Key Points

• Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed its “overweight” rating on SentinelOne and set a $26 price target, implying 14.1% upside from the prior close.
• SentinelOne exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $291.98 million in revenue and $0.08 EPS versus estimates of $290.24 million and $0.07, respectively; revenue rose 20.6% year over year.
• Analyst sentiment remains favorable, with a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average price target of $21.33, although insiders have sold 423,705 shares worth about $7.37 million over the past 90 days.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "overweight" rating restated by investment analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald in a research report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $26.00 price objective on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald's target price would indicate a potential upside of 14.10% from the stock's previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank raised shares of SentinelOne from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $16.00 to $23.50 in a report on Monday, July 6th. Barclays set a $23.00 target price on shares of SentinelOne in a research report on Friday. Guggenheim raised their price objective on SentinelOne from $24.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of SentinelOne in a report on Friday. Finally, DA Davidson lowered their price objective on SentinelOne from $18.00 to $15.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $21.33.

SentinelOne Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:S opened at $22.79 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.81 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.74 and a beta of 0.79. SentinelOne has a 1 year low of $11.81 and a 1 year high of $23.95. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $19.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $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 the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $291.98 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $290.24 million. SentinelOne had a negative return on equity of 15.35% and a negative net margin of 30.39%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that SentinelOne will post -0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other SentinelOne news, CEO Tomer Weingarten sold 57,941 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.75, for a total transaction of $1,086,393.75. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,894,397 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,519,943.75. This trade represents a 2.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Keenan Michael Conder sold 26,374 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $19,203,668.64. This trade represents a 2.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 423,705 shares of company stock valued at $7,369,527. 4.27% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of SentinelOne

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of SentinelOne by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 36,532,555 shares of the company's stock worth $547,988,000 after buying an additional 520,142 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in SentinelOne by 17.6% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,519,928 shares of the company's stock worth $32,457,000 after buying an additional 377,542 shares during the last quarter. Maxi Investments CY Ltd raised its position in SentinelOne by 63.3% in the fourth quarter. Maxi Investments CY Ltd now owns 245,000 shares of the company's stock worth $3,675,000 after acquiring an additional 95,000 shares during the period. Swedbank AB boosted its stake in SentinelOne by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 3,809,314 shares of the company's stock valued at $57,140,000 after acquiring an additional 280,587 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of SentinelOne during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,781,000. 90.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about SentinelOne

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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