Oppenheimer Lowers SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Price Target to $18.00

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) had its price target lowered by stock analysts at Oppenheimer from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Oppenheimer’s target price indicates a potential upside of 26.09% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on S. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their target price on shares of SentinelOne from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $20.00 price target on shares of SentinelOne in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on SentinelOne from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on SentinelOne from $21.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, SentinelOne has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $19.95.

SentinelOne Stock Performance

Shares of SentinelOne stock traded up $0.50 on Friday, hitting $14.28. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 9,077,494 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,309,095. The company has a market capitalization of $4.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.42 and a beta of 0.77. SentinelOne has a 1 year low of $12.23 and a 1 year high of $21.40. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $13.92 and a 200-day moving average price of $15.83.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $271.15 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $271.18 million. SentinelOne had a negative return on equity of 14.95% and a negative net margin of 43.04%.SentinelOne’s quarterly revenue was up 20.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.04 earnings per share. SentinelOne has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.320-0.380 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 0.010-0.020 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that SentinelOne will post -0.76 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other SentinelOne news, CEO Tomer Weingarten sold 36,932 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.81, for a total value of $510,030.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,046,141 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,447,207.21. This trade represents a 3.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Barbara A. Larson sold 11,173 shares of SentinelOne stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.82, for a total value of $165,583.86. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 539,372 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,993,493.04. This represents a 2.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 203,034 shares of company stock worth $2,869,591 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 4.33% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of SentinelOne

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in shares of 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 SentinelOne during the fourth quarter worth $180,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 13,931 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC raised its holdings in SentinelOne by 347.1% in the 4th quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 80,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,213,000 after buying an additional 62,795 shares during the period. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of SentinelOne by 50.3% in the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 23,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $354,000 after acquiring an additional 7,898 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.87% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting SentinelOne

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 Company Profile

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.