Needham & Company LLC Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Stock

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) had its price objective boosted by research analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $18.00 to $20.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC’s price target points to a potential upside of 16.92% from the stock’s current price.

S has been the subject of several other reports. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $16.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Stephens decreased their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on SentinelOne from $16.50 to $14.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Seventeen investment 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, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $19.60.

SentinelOne Stock Performance

NYSE:S traded down $0.92 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $17.11. 17,469,684 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,341,766. The company has a fifty day moving average of $14.91 and a 200 day moving average of $14.74. SentinelOne has a 12 month low of $11.81 and a 12 month high of $21.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.82 billion, a P/E ratio of -12.61 and a beta of 0.78.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.02. SentinelOne had a negative net margin of 45.02% and a negative return on equity of 15.04%. The company had revenue of $276.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $277.32 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.02 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 20.8% compared to the same quarter last year. SentinelOne has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.060-0.080 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 0.320-0.380 EPS. On average, analysts predict that SentinelOne will post -0.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at SentinelOne

In related news, CAO Robin Tomasello sold 10,163 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.81, for a total value of $140,351.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 400,871 shares in the company, valued at $5,536,028.51. This trade represents a 2.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Ana G. Pinczuk sold 32,396 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.37, for a total transaction of $433,134.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 603,650 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,070,800.50. The trade was a 5.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 527,586 shares of company stock valued at $7,638,793 in the last quarter. 4.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of SentinelOne by 102.4% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 726 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new position in shares of SentinelOne in the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of SentinelOne during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. MAI Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of SentinelOne by 121.2% during the 3rd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 1,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of SentinelOne by 700.8% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,668 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.87% of the company’s stock.

Key SentinelOne News

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SentinelOne beat first-quarter EPS estimates, reporting $0.04 per share versus $0.02 expected, and revenue still grew about 21% year over year. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Several brokers remain constructive, with Wedbush and Rosenblatt reaffirming bullish ratings and price targets near $20, and Bank of America upgrading the stock to buy. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Management says the layoffs are part of a restructuring aimed at funding higher-priority AI and cloud investments, which could improve efficiency over time but also signals near-term operational pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are reacting to weak guidance: SentinelOne’s Q2 revenue outlook came in below expectations, and full-year guidance was also viewed as soft, which outweighed the earnings beat. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays cut its price target to $16 and kept an equal-weight rating, reinforcing concerns that the stock may struggle without a clearer growth acceleration. Article Title

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.