Stock Traders Purchase High Volume of Call Options on SentinelOne (NYSE:S)

SentinelOne, Inc. (NYSE:S) saw some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Stock traders purchased 21,715 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 67% compared to the typical volume of 13,028 call options.

SentinelOne Trading Up 3.0%

SentinelOne stock traded up $0.48 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $16.13. The stock had a trading volume of 2,675,373 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,814,369. SentinelOne has a 52-week low of $15.17 and a 52-week high of $29.06. The company has a market capitalization of $5.38 billion, a PE ratio of -12.22 and a beta of 0.76. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $17.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.88.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 28th. The company reported ($0.22) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by ($0.25). SentinelOne had a negative net margin of 47.32% and a negative return on equity of 16.24%. The firm had revenue of $242.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $242.17 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.22) EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year. SentinelOne has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that SentinelOne will post -0.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other SentinelOne news, CAO Robin Tomasello sold 8,508 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.69, for a total value of $159,014.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 297,536 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,560,947.84. This represents a 2.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Ric Smith sold 24,515 shares of SentinelOne stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.69, for a total transaction of $458,185.35. Following the transaction, the insider owned 951,541 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,784,301.29. This trade represents a 2.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 481,090 shares of company stock valued at $8,637,206 over the last three months. Insiders own 4.33% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of SentinelOne

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in S. Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in SentinelOne during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,332,000. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd raised its holdings in SentinelOne by 40.1% during the 2nd quarter. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd now owns 294,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,387,000 after buying an additional 84,308 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in SentinelOne during the 2nd quarter valued at $4,771,000. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in SentinelOne in the first quarter worth $9,227,000. Finally, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. boosted its stake in SentinelOne by 11.4% during the second quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 985,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,007,000 after buying an additional 100,869 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.87% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on S. Morgan Stanley reissued a “positive” rating on shares of SentinelOne in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $28.00 target price on shares of SentinelOne in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on shares of SentinelOne from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $29.00 target price on shares of SentinelOne in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $23.81.

SentinelOne Company Profile

SentinelOne, Inc operates as a cybersecurity provider in the United States and internationally. Its Singularity Platform delivers an artificial intelligence-powered autonomous threat prevention, detection, and response capabilities across an organization's endpoints, cloud workloads, and identify credentials, which enables seamless and autonomous protection against a spectrum of cyber threats.