SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Releases Q2 2027 Earnings Guidance

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) issued an update on its second quarter 2027 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.060-0.080 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.080. The company issued revenue guidance of $289.0 million-$291.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $291.9 million. SentinelOne also updated its FY 2027 guidance to 0.320-0.380 EPS.

SentinelOne Trading Down 8.6%

SentinelOne stock opened at $16.47 on Friday. SentinelOne has a 1-year low of $11.81 and a 1-year high of $21.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.16 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.76.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $276.66 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $277.32 million. SentinelOne had a negative net margin of 30.39% and a negative return on equity of 15.20%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.02 EPS. 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, equities research analysts forecast that SentinelOne will post -0.6 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on S. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on SentinelOne from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $15.50 target price on shares of SentinelOne in a report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on SentinelOne from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wolfe Research set a $20.00 price target on shares of SentinelOne in a report on Friday. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of SentinelOne from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $16.00 to $20.00 in a research report on Friday. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, SentinelOne presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $19.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other SentinelOne news, CAO Robin Tomasello sold 2,459 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.65, for a total value of $38,483.35. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 457,235 shares in the company, valued at $7,155,727.75. This represents a 0.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Ana G. Pinczuk sold 16,042 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.41, for a total value of $215,123.22. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 587,608 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,879,823.28. The trade was a 2.66% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold a total of 527,586 shares of company stock valued at $7,638,793 in the last ninety days. 4.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

SentinelOne News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SentinelOne beat quarterly EPS estimates, posted 21% year-over-year revenue growth, and raised FY2027 operating income guidance, showing continued progress toward profitability. SentinelOne (S) Q1 Earnings Top Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised price targets or reiterated bullish ratings, including Canaccord, Needham, Wedbush, Rosenblatt, JPMorgan, and Bank of America, which may help support sentiment. Analyst rating updates
• Positive Sentiment: Some commentary argues the selloff may be overdone, pointing to strong ARR growth, improving margins, and a large cash balance. SentinelOne: Irrational Penalty Box
• Neutral Sentiment: SentinelOne’s AI-driven cybersecurity strategy remains a key long-term theme, but investors are still evaluating how quickly that investment can translate into sustained growth. SentinelOne: No SaaSpocalypse Doesn’t Make It A Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s earnings call and related coverage highlighted improving efficiency, but also ongoing competition in cybersecurity and only modest acceleration in growth. SentinelOne Narrows 1Q Loss with Surge in Revenue
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue guidance came in below Wall Street expectations, which is the main reason the stock is under pressure today. SentinelOne provides tepid quarterly forecast, to cut 8% jobs
• Negative Sentiment: Management also announced an 8% workforce reduction, signaling cost-cutting and adding to concerns about near-term execution and margin quality. SentinelOne stock drops 12% as cyber firm trims headcount to boost AI investments
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts and commentators remain cautious, citing competitive pressure, slower customer growth, and concern that the business is not yet showing strong enough top-line momentum. SentinelOne: No SaaSpocalypse Doesn’t Make It A Buy

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SentinelOne

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in SentinelOne by 78.6% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 31,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $475,000 after buying an additional 13,931 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of SentinelOne by 50.3% during the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 23,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,000 after buying an additional 7,898 shares in the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of SentinelOne during the 4th quarter worth $167,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in SentinelOne by 12.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 401,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,021,000 after acquiring an additional 43,241 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in SentinelOne by 97.5% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 113,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,680,000 after acquiring an additional 55,798 shares in the last quarter. 90.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.