SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Releases Q3 2027 Earnings Guidance

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) issued an update on its third quarter 2027 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.080-0.090 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on SentinelOne from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 target price on shares of SentinelOne in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on SentinelOne from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $15.50 price target on shares of SentinelOne in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on SentinelOne from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, SentinelOne has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $21.07.

SentinelOne Stock Performance

Shares of S stock traded up $2.28 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $22.79. 18,310,246 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,976,044. SentinelOne has a twelve month low of $11.81 and a twelve month high of $23.95. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $19.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.19. The firm has a market cap of $7.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.74 and a beta of 0.79.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.02. SentinelOne had a negative return on equity of 15.35% and a negative net margin of 30.39%.The business had revenue of $276.66 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $277.31 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.02 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that SentinelOne will post -0.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at SentinelOne

In related news, CEO Tomer Weingarten sold 57,941 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.75, for a total transaction of $1,086,393.75. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,894,397 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,519,943.75. This represents a 2.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Barry L. Padgett sold 15,460 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.89, for a total transaction of $276,579.40. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 987,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,661,151.12. The trade was a 1.54% 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. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 423,705 shares of company stock worth $7,369,527. Company insiders own 4.27% of the company’s stock.

More SentinelOne News

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raised profitability outlook: SentinelOne forecast third-quarter fiscal 2027 EPS of $0.08–$0.09, compared with consensus for a $0.14 loss, and full-year EPS of $0.30–$0.32 versus expectations for a $0.68 loss. Revenue guidance was broadly in line with estimates at $309–$311 million for the quarter and approximately $1.2 billion for the year.
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat: The company reported quarterly EPS of $0.08, topping the $0.07 consensus estimate, while revenue of $291.98 million exceeded expectations of $290.24 million. The results support the investment case that SentinelOne is progressing faster toward profitability. SentinelOne earnings press release
• Positive Sentiment: Sector momentum: SentinelOne benefited from a broad cybersecurity-sector re-rating, with investors directing funds toward previously underperforming companies. The First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF was reported to be up 7%, providing an industry-wide tailwind. Cybersecurity sector re-rating
• Positive Sentiment: Distribution expansion: SentinelOne’s partnership with Redington could broaden cybersecurity product distribution in India, potentially supporting future customer and revenue growth. Redington distribution partnership

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SentinelOne

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in SentinelOne by 38.1% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 13,146,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,202,000 after purchasing an additional 3,624,707 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in SentinelOne by 93.4% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,212,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,182,000 after buying an additional 3,965,519 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in SentinelOne by 16.0% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 8,205,864 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,505,000 after purchasing an additional 1,132,121 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in SentinelOne by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,709,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,640,000 after purchasing an additional 110,834 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in SentinelOne by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,130,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,969,000 after purchasing an additional 250,201 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.87% of the company’s stock.

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.