Barclays Has Lowered Expectations for SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Stock Price

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) had its price objective decreased by equities research analysts at Barclays from $18.00 to $16.00 in a research report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Barclays‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 12.68% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wedbush cut their target price on shares of SentinelOne from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Citizens Jmp set a $23.00 price target on shares of SentinelOne in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of SentinelOne in a report on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America reduced their target price on SentinelOne from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Westpark Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of SentinelOne in a research report on Friday, December 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, SentinelOne currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.05.

SentinelOne Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:S opened at $14.20 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $14.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $15.90. SentinelOne has a 1 year low of $12.23 and a 1 year high of $21.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.36 and a beta of 0.77.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $258.91 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $256.19 million. SentinelOne had a negative net margin of 43.04% and a negative return on equity of 14.95%. The firm’s revenue was up 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.25) EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that SentinelOne will post -0.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at SentinelOne

In other SentinelOne news, CFO Barbara A. Larson sold 11,173 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.82, for a total value of $165,583.86. Following the completion of the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Tomer Weingarten sold 39,472 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.48, for a total transaction of $532,082.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,083,073 shares in the company, valued at $14,599,824.04. This trade represents a 3.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 331,694 shares of company stock worth $4,849,673 in the last 90 days. 4.33% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SentinelOne

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of SentinelOne by 37.9% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,104,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,758,000 after purchasing an additional 853,508 shares during the period. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in SentinelOne by 22.3% in the 3rd quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 2,399,643 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,258,000 after purchasing an additional 437,724 shares during the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SentinelOne in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $6,153,000. M & L Capital Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of SentinelOne in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,338,000. Finally, Swedbank AB increased its holdings in shares of SentinelOne by 30.7% during the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 3,528,727 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,141,000 after buying an additional 828,727 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.87% of the company’s stock.

More SentinelOne News

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/industry write-up argues AI transition is a net positive: Seeking Alpha highlights SentinelOne’s move to AI-native products (internal development + AI-related acquisitions), says the stock is inexpensive (below ~4x forward sales) and expects FY27 growth north of 20%, supporting upside if execution continues. SentinelOne: AI Is A Cybersecurity Prompt, Not A Threat
• Positive Sentiment: New CFO named — Sonalee Parekh was hired as CFO; a senior finance hire can improve execution, capital allocation and investor confidence ahead of upcoming results. Sonalee Parekh Named SentinelOne as CFO
• Neutral Sentiment: Oppenheimer lowered its price target (note: new PT remains above current levels), a modest data point that keeps coverage active but is not a sharp negative. Oppenheimer Cuts SentinelOne Price Target to $20
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor pieces are asking if the recent ~33% slide is a buying opportunity — useful for sentiment/flows but not new company-specific data. Is SentinelOne Now An Opportunity After A 33% Share Price Slide?
• Neutral Sentiment: Reminder: an earnings event was flagged as an imminent catalyst — upcoming results and guidance remain the primary short-term risk/reward driver. SentinelOne Expected to Announce Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays cut its price target from $18 to $16 and kept an “equal weight” rating — a downgrade in target that can pressure sentiment and selling from model-driven funds. Barclays Lowers PT to $16
• Negative Sentiment: DA Davidson trimmed its PT to $14 and moved to “neutral” — this implies limited near-term upside (slight downside to current levels) and could weigh on momentum-sensitive flows. DA Davidson Lowers PT to $14

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.