SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Shares Gap Up After Earnings Beat

SentinelOne, Inc. (NYSE:S)’s stock price gapped up prior to trading on Thursday following a stronger than expected earnings report. The stock had previously closed at $20.51, but opened at $21.80. SentinelOne shares last traded at $22.2790, with a volume of 1,688,036 shares changing hands.

The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 return on equity of 15.66% and a negative net margin of 30.95%.SentinelOne’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.22) earnings per share. SentinelOne has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.300-0.320 EPS and its Q3 2027 guidance at 0.080-0.090 EPS.

SentinelOne News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SentinelOne reported fiscal Q2 2027 adjusted earnings of $0.08 per share, above the $0.07 consensus estimate, while revenue increased 20.6% year over year to approximately $292 million. Platform adoption, upmarket customer wins, AI-security demand and improved operating leverage supported the results. SentinelOne Q2 Earnings Beat as Platform Growth Drives Outlook Raise
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised or reaffirmed its fiscal 2027 outlook, targeting approximately $1.202 billion to $1.207 billion in revenue and $124 million to $128 million in operating income. Its third-quarter revenue forecast was broadly in line with expectations, while projected EPS was above the cited consensus. SentinelOne Fiscal 2027 Forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised their price targets following the results. Scotiabank, TD Cowen, Needham, Canaccord Genuity, Citizens JMP and Cantor Fitzgerald moved targets as high as $26, while maintaining bullish or outperform ratings. SentinelOne Analysts Increase Their Forecasts After Q2 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually heavy call-option activity indicates some traders are positioning for additional upside, although options activity is not a fundamental measure.
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup raised its target to $23 but retained a neutral rating, reflecting a more cautious view than the broader analyst response. Benzinga Analyst Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Investors focused on a trimmed or less compelling full-year profit outlook despite the revenue beat and record operating margin. The mixed guidance overshadowed the earnings performance and contributed to the stock’s decline. SentinelOne Slides as Profit Guide Weighs
• Negative Sentiment: Execution concerns remain: large-customer and annual recurring revenue growth decelerated, gross margin contracted amid competition, and the company continues to report substantial net losses. SentinelOne Stay On The Sidelines

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on S shares. Barclays increased their target price on shares of SentinelOne from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group set a $26.00 price target on shares of SentinelOne in a report on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $24.00 price target on SentinelOne in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on SentinelOne from $18.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $20.00 price objective on shares of SentinelOne in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, SentinelOne presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $23.09.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Robin Tomasello sold 5,467 shares of SentinelOne stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.08, for a total value of $109,777.36. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 439,863 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,832,449.04. This trade represents a 1.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 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 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 $14,820,714.44. This represents a 0.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 sold 423,705 shares of company stock valued at $7,369,527 in the last 90 days. 4.27% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SentinelOne in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in SentinelOne by 102.4% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 726 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in SentinelOne during the third quarter worth about $26,000. EFG International AG acquired a new position in SentinelOne in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in SentinelOne by 4,582.8% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 4,355 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 4,262 shares during the last quarter. 90.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SentinelOne Stock Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $19.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.29. The firm has a market cap of $7.39 billion, a PE ratio of -21.35 and a beta of 0.79.

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.