SentinelOne Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSE:S)

SentinelOne, Inc. (NYSE:S) was the target of unusually large options trading on Friday. Stock traders acquired 19,630 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 37% compared to the typical volume of 14,353 call options.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $24.00 price target on shares of SentinelOne in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of SentinelOne in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Stephens dropped their target price on shares of SentinelOne from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of SentinelOne in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $19.00 price target on SentinelOne and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.43.

Insider Activity

In other SentinelOne news, CFO Barbara A. Larson sold 11,173 shares of the company’s 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 539,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,993,493.04. This represents a 2.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Keenan Michael Conder sold 5,178 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.81, for a total transaction of $71,508.18. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 557,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,694,711.04. This trade represents a 0.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 203,034 shares of company stock worth $2,869,591. 4.33% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SentinelOne

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in S. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of SentinelOne by 102.4% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 726 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SentinelOne in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in SentinelOne in the third quarter valued at $26,000. MAI Capital Management boosted its holdings in SentinelOne by 121.2% in the third quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 1,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in SentinelOne by 700.8% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,668 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.87% of the company’s stock.

SentinelOne Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:S opened at $14.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.93 billion, a PE ratio of -10.66 and a beta of 0.77. SentinelOne has a 1 year low of $12.23 and a 1 year high of $21.40. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $13.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $15.81.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $271.15 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $271.18 million. SentinelOne had a negative net margin of 45.02% and a negative return on equity of 14.80%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. Analysts expect that SentinelOne will post -0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about 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

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.