Investors Purchase Large Volume of SentinelOne Call Options (NYSE:S)

SentinelOne, Inc. (NYSE:S) saw some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors acquired 20,509 call options on the company. This is an increase of 22% compared to the typical volume of 16,832 call options.

Insider Activity at SentinelOne

In other news, COO Barry L. Padgett sold 15,460 shares of SentinelOne stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.89, for a total value of $276,579.40. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 987,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,661,151.12. The trade was a 1.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CEO Tomer Weingarten sold 57,941 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.75, for a total transaction of $1,086,393.75. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,894,397 shares in the company, valued at $35,519,943.75. The trade was a 2.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 423,705 shares of company stock worth $7,369,527. Company insiders own 4.27% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SentinelOne

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SentinelOne in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of SentinelOne by 102.4% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 726 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in SentinelOne during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. EFG International AG purchased a new position in SentinelOne during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in SentinelOne by 4,582.8% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 4,355 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 4,262 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.87% of the company’s stock.

SentinelOne Stock Down 5.1%

Shares of NYSE:S opened at $21.56 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $19.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $16.29. The company has a market cap of $7.39 billion, a P/E ratio of -21.35 and a beta of 0.79. SentinelOne has a 12-month low of $11.81 and a 12-month high of $23.95.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.01. SentinelOne had a negative return on equity of 15.66% and a negative net margin of 30.95%.The business had revenue of $291.98 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $290.24 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.22) earnings per share. SentinelOne’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. SentinelOne has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.300-0.320 EPS and its Q3 2027 guidance at 0.080-0.090 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that SentinelOne will post -0.44 earnings per share for the current year.

SentinelOne News Summary

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. TD Cowen upped their price target on SentinelOne from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on SentinelOne from $20.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Guggenheim lifted their target price on SentinelOne from $24.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $24.00 price target on SentinelOne in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on SentinelOne from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $23.09.

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.