TD Cowen Raises SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Price Target to $26.00

Key Points

• TD Cowen raised SentinelOne’s price target from $25 to $26 and maintained a “buy” rating, implying about 24.8% upside from the prior close. Needham also set a $26 target, while the analyst consensus remains “Moderate Buy” with a $23 target.
• SentinelOne’s latest results exceeded expectations, with revenue rising 20.6% year over year to approximately $292 million and adjusted EPS of $0.08 versus the $0.07 consensus estimate. Management cited demand for AI security and platform adoption, though the company continues to report net losses.
• The stock traded at $20.84, down $1.87, amid concerns that its full-year profitability outlook was weaker than expected. Insiders sold roughly $7.4 million of shares last quarter, while institutional investors own 90.87% of the company.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S - Get Free Report) had its target price boosted by investment analysts at TD Cowen from $25.00 to $26.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a "buy" rating on the stock. TD Cowen's price objective points to a potential upside of 24.76% from the company's previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $20.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of SentinelOne from a "sell (e+)" rating to a "sell (d-)" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Wedbush reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $20.00 price target on shares of SentinelOne in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $17.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $18.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $23.00.

SentinelOne Price Performance

SentinelOne stock traded down $1.87 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $20.84. 8,076,984 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,978,547. The firm has a market cap of $7.14 billion, a PE ratio of -21.71 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.25. SentinelOne has a 12 month low of $11.81 and a 12 month high of $23.95.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $291.98 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that SentinelOne will post -0.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Barry L. Padgett sold 9,778 shares of SentinelOne stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.09, for a total transaction of $196,440.02. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 977,430 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,636,568.70. The trade was a 0.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Ana G. Pinczuk sold 6,230 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.09, for a total transaction of $125,160.70. Following the transaction, the insider owned 737,716 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $14,820,714.44. This represents a 0.84% 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. Insiders sold a total of 423,705 shares of company stock worth $7,369,527 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 4.27% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of S. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of SentinelOne by 25.2% during the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,442 shares of the company's stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 692 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position 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 period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its holdings in SentinelOne by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 89,609 shares of the company's stock worth $1,154,000 after acquiring an additional 784 shares during the last quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC increased its position in SentinelOne by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 82,215 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,233,000 after acquiring an additional 840 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of SentinelOne by 29.7% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the company's stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 843 shares during the last quarter. 90.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SentinelOne News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SentinelOne reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of approximately $292 million, up 20.6% year over year and ahead of consensus estimates. Adjusted EPS of $0.08 also exceeded the $0.07 analyst forecast. SentinelOne Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management cited growing demand for AI security, broader platform adoption and stronger operating leverage. It expects fiscal 2027 revenue of roughly $1.202 billion to $1.207 billion and issued third-quarter revenue guidance near analyst expectations. S Q2 Earnings Call Spotlights AI Security and Raised Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised their price targets following the results. Canaccord Genuity, Citizens JMP and Rosenblatt set targets of $25, while Needham and Cantor Fitzgerald issued targets of $26, with buy, market outperform or overweight ratings. SentinelOne Analysts Increase Their Forecasts After Q2 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Fiscal 2027 EPS guidance was set at $0.30 to $0.32, while third-quarter EPS guidance of $0.08 to $0.09 was above the current consensus forecast. However, the full-year profit outlook was viewed as trimmed or underwhelming relative to investor expectations. SentinelOne in Focus as Wall Street Digests Mixed Guidance and Results
• Negative Sentiment: The stock came under pressure because the weaker-than-hoped full-year profitability outlook overshadowed the revenue beat and record operating margin. Continued net losses and a negative operating cash flow also remain risks for investors. SentinelOne Slides as Trimmed Profit Forecast Outweighs Revenue Beat

About SentinelOne

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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