SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Issues Q1 2027 Earnings Guidance

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) issued an update on its first quarter 2027 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.010-0.020 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of -0.180. The company issued revenue guidance of $276.0 million-$278.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $277.2 million. SentinelOne also updated its FY 2027 guidance to 0.320-0.380 EPS.

SentinelOne Stock Performance

Shares of S stock opened at $14.50 on Friday. SentinelOne has a 52 week low of $12.23 and a 52 week high of $21.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.93 billion, a PE ratio of -10.66 and a beta of 0.77. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $13.92 and its 200-day moving average is $15.82.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $271.15 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $271.18 million. SentinelOne had a negative return on equity of 14.80% and a negative net margin of 45.02%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of SentinelOne from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of SentinelOne from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 6th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $18.00 to $17.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on SentinelOne from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their price objective on SentinelOne from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $19.43.

Insider Activity at SentinelOne

In related news, CAO Robin Tomasello sold 10,163 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.81, for a total transaction of $140,351.03. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 400,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,536,028.51. The trade was a 2.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Keenan Michael Conder sold 5,178 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.81, for a total transaction of $71,508.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 557,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,694,711.04. The trade was a 0.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 203,034 shares of company stock worth $2,869,591 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 4.33% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting SentinelOne

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and company milestones: SentinelOne reported $0.07 EPS (above consensus), ~20% revenue growth, surpassed $1B in revenue and achieved full‑year operating profitability — validating longer‑term growth and margin progress. BusinessWire: Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Upward FY‑27 guidance: SentinelOne issued FY‑2027 EPS guidance (0.320–0.380) and Q1 EPS guidance above street expectations, shifting the narrative toward potential near‑term profitability vs prior negative consensus. Company slide deck
• Positive Sentiment: Strong analyst support pockets: Several firms reaffirmed bullish stances and high targets (Guggenheim $24, Wedbush $20, Needham maintained buy with a lower PT) that provide upside narratives for demand and platform momentum. TickerReport: analyst notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Market activity and commentary: Unusually large call‑option activity was reported and the CEO gave high‑profile media interviews emphasizing competitive positioning — both add trading volume and attention but not direct fundamentals. 247WallSt: trading action
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple price‑target cuts and neutral ratings: Several sell‑side firms trimmed targets (Canaccord 23→17, Goldman 16.5→14.5, Piper, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and others), signaling near‑term skepticism about growth/competitive margin pressure. Benzinga: analyst PT changes
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly/near‑term caution: Reuters and other outlets highlighted that SentinelOne’s quarterly profit forecast and cautious Q1 commentary fell short of some expectations amid intense competition and a finance leadership transition — driving the initial selloff and volatility. Reuters: cautious forecast
• Negative Sentiment: Share volatility after mixed headlines: Coverage noting “stock slides despite record Q4” and analyst downgrades amplified intraday swings and short‑term risk for momentum traders. Blockonomi: stock reaction

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SentinelOne

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

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.