SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) released its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.01, FiscalAI reports. SentinelOne had a negative return on equity of 15.66% and a negative net margin of 30.95%.The company had revenue of $291.98 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $290.24 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.22) earnings per share. SentinelOne’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. SentinelOne updated its FY 2027 guidance to 0.300-0.320 EPS and its Q3 2027 guidance to 0.080-0.090 EPS.

Here are the key takeaways from SentinelOne’s conference call:

• Q2 exceeded expectations, with revenue up 21% year over year to $292 million, record $56 million net new ARR, a 10% operating margin, and adjusted EPS of $0.08.
• SentinelOne raised its FY 2027 revenue outlook to $1.202 billion–$1.207 billion and operating income outlook to $124 million–$128 million, implying approximately 20% revenue growth and a 10% operating margin at the midpoint.
• AI security ARR from Prompt Security and Purple AI tripled year over year, while data and cloud ARR growth accelerated; management expects AI security to become its next nine-figure ARR category.
• Enterprise expansion and platform consolidation remain strong, reflected in larger seven- and eight-figure deals, improving retention among customers spending over $100,000 annually, record ARR per customer, and RPO growth accelerating to 45%.
• Management expects continued margin expansion but plans to reinvest in AI products, go-to-market efforts, and partner channels, meaning the pace of margin improvement should moderate in the second half despite the raised full-year outlook.

SentinelOne Stock Performance

S stock opened at $21.56 on Friday. SentinelOne has a 1 year low of $11.81 and a 1 year high of $23.95. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $19.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $16.29. The firm has a market cap of $7.39 billion, a P/E ratio of -21.35 and a beta of 0.79.

Insider Activity at SentinelOne

In other news, insider Ana G. Pinczuk sold 16,042 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.89, for a total value of $286,991.38. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 743,946 shares in the company, valued at $13,309,193.94. This represents a 2.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Keenan Michael Conder sold 26,374 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.08, for a total value of $529,589.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 956,358 shares in the company, valued at $19,203,668.64. This represents a 2.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold a total of 423,705 shares of company stock valued at $7,369,527 in the last ninety days. 4.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in SentinelOne by 102.4% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,435 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 726 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of SentinelOne during the third quarter worth about $26,000. EFG International AG purchased a new stake in shares of SentinelOne during the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its position in shares of SentinelOne by 25.2% in the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 692 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of SentinelOne by 540.3% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,000 after buying an additional 3,593 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.87% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about SentinelOne

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SentinelOne reported fiscal Q2 2027 adjusted earnings of $0.08 per share, above the $0.07 consensus estimate, while revenue increased 20.6% year over year to approximately $292 million. Platform adoption, upmarket customer wins, AI-security demand and improved operating leverage supported the results. SentinelOne Q2 Earnings Beat as Platform Growth Drives Outlook Raise
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised or reaffirmed its fiscal 2027 outlook, targeting approximately $1.202 billion to $1.207 billion in revenue and $124 million to $128 million in operating income. Its third-quarter revenue forecast was broadly in line with expectations, while projected EPS was above the cited consensus. SentinelOne Fiscal 2027 Forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised their price targets following the results. Scotiabank, TD Cowen, Needham, Canaccord Genuity, Citizens JMP and Cantor Fitzgerald moved targets as high as $26, while maintaining bullish or outperform ratings. SentinelOne Analysts Increase Their Forecasts After Q2 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually heavy call-option activity indicates some traders are positioning for additional upside, although options activity is not a fundamental measure.
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup raised its target to $23 but retained a neutral rating, reflecting a more cautious view than the broader analyst response. Benzinga Analyst Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Investors focused on a trimmed or less compelling full-year profit outlook despite the revenue beat and record operating margin. The mixed guidance overshadowed the earnings performance and contributed to the stock’s decline. SentinelOne Slides as Profit Guide Weighs
• Negative Sentiment: Execution concerns remain: large-customer and annual recurring revenue growth decelerated, gross margin contracted amid competition, and the company continues to report substantial net losses. SentinelOne Stay On The Sidelines

Analyst Ratings Changes

S has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of SentinelOne from $18.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of SentinelOne in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of SentinelOne from $16.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of SentinelOne in a report on Friday. Sixteen 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $23.09.

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.