SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Issues Q3 2027 Earnings Guidance

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) updated its third quarter 2027 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.080-0.090 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of -0.140. The company issued revenue guidance of $309.0 million-$311.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $309.5 million. SentinelOne also updated its FY 2027 guidance to 0.300-0.320 EPS.

SentinelOne Trading Up 11.1%

Shares of NYSE:S opened at $22.79 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $16.25. The stock has a market cap of $7.81 billion, a PE 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.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last released its quarterly 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. SentinelOne had a negative net margin of 30.39% and a negative return on equity of 15.35%. The company had revenue of $291.98 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $290.24 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.22) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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 forecast that SentinelOne will post -0.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

S has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of SentinelOne from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their target price on SentinelOne from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $20.00 price target on shares of SentinelOne in a report on Friday, May 29th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of SentinelOne from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on SentinelOne from $16.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, SentinelOne currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.10.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Robin Tomasello sold 5,467 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.08, for a total value of $109,777.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 439,863 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,832,449.04. This trade represents a 1.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, COO Barry L. Padgett sold 9,778 shares of SentinelOne stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $19,636,568.70. The trade was a 0.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold a total of 423,705 shares of company stock valued at $7,369,527 over the last three months. Insiders own 4.27% of the company’s stock.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SentinelOne

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of S. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of SentinelOne by 102.4% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,435 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 726 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of SentinelOne during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. EFG International AG bought a new position in SentinelOne in the fourth quarter worth approximately $41,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its position in SentinelOne by 25.2% during the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 692 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of SentinelOne by 540.3% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,000 after acquiring an additional 3,593 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.87% of the company’s stock.

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.