SentinelOne Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSE:S)

SentinelOne, Inc. (NYSE:S) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Friday. Investors purchased 19,630 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 37% compared to the average volume of 14,353 call options.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on SentinelOne from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 5th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on SentinelOne from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on SentinelOne from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on SentinelOne from $19.00 to $16.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of SentinelOne from $24.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $20.02.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Ana G. Pinczuk sold 11,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.82, for a total value of $176,358.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 560,589 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,307,928.98. This trade represents a 2.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Robin Tomasello sold 10,163 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.81, for a total transaction of $140,351.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 400,871 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,536,028.51. The trade was a 2.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 203,034 shares of company stock valued at $2,869,591 over the last three months. 4.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SentinelOne

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of S. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in SentinelOne by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 258,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,891,000 after buying an additional 10,000 shares during the period. Alpine Global Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SentinelOne in the 4th quarter worth approximately $180,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of SentinelOne by 78.6% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 31,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,000 after acquiring an additional 13,931 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of SentinelOne by 347.1% during the fourth quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 80,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,213,000 after acquiring an additional 62,795 shares during the period. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of SentinelOne by 50.3% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 23,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,000 after acquiring an additional 7,898 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.87% of the company’s stock.

More SentinelOne News

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat on EPS, revenue growth and firm milestones: SentinelOne reported $0.07 EPS (vs. $0.06 consensus), revenue up ~20% and said it surpassed $1 billion in revenue and achieved full‑year operating profitability — core fundamentals that support positive sentiment. Business Wire Release
• Positive Sentiment: Management issued FY27 and Q1 FY27 EPS guidance above Street estimates (EPS guidance notably positive versus expectations), reducing some near‑term earnings uncertainty and supporting the rally. Company Slide Deck
• Positive Sentiment: Strong analyst bullishness persists: Guggenheim reaffirmed a Buy with a $24 PT and Wedbush kept an Outperform with $20 — both imply large upside and likely supported buying interest. TickerReport / Guggenheim
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity: Large call buying (≈19,630 calls) indicates speculative/bullish positioning that can amplify intraday upside. Benzinga Options Note
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts trimmed price targets but kept constructive ratings: Needham cut its PT to $18 but retained a Buy, signaling continued confidence despite moderating upside. StreetInsider
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo nudged its PT up to $14 but kept an Equal Weight rating — a modest move that signals limited near‑term upside from that shop. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Morgan Stanley trimmed its PT to $17 and remains Equal Weight, another signal of mixed analyst conviction. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO commentary (publicly critical of large rivals) keeps the company in the headlines but is unlikely to move fundamentals immediately; it can, however, influence perception of competitive positioning. 247WallSt
• Negative Sentiment: Cautious near‑term profit forecast & competitive pressure: Reuters and others flagged that SentinelOne’s quarterly profit forecast came in below some Street estimates and management cited stiff competition and a finance leadership transition — factors that triggered initial selling pressure. Reuters
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction volatility: Several outlets note the stock fell after the report before rebounding, reflecting investor skepticism about sustainability of margin gains and competitive risks. 247WallSt Volatility Note

SentinelOne Trading Up 2.5%

S traded up $0.34 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $14.12. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,242,946 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,295,298. SentinelOne has a fifty-two week low of $12.23 and a fifty-two week high of $21.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.80 billion, a PE ratio of -11.26 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.83.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.01. SentinelOne had a negative return on equity of 14.95% and a negative net margin of 43.04%.The firm had revenue of $271.15 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $271.18 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.04 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.3% on a year-over-year basis. SentinelOne has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.320-0.380 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 0.010-0.020 EPS. Research analysts expect that SentinelOne will post -0.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.