Needham & Company LLC Lowers SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Price Target to $18.00

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) had its price objective decreased by research analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $21.00 to $18.00 in a report issued on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 24.17% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research firms also recently commented on S. Westpark Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 price objective on shares of SentinelOne in a report on Friday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on SentinelOne from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 5th. DA Davidson decreased their target price on SentinelOne from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Berenberg Bank assumed coverage on SentinelOne in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $25.00 price target for the company. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on SentinelOne from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $19.43.

SentinelOne Stock Performance

S stock opened at $14.50 on Friday. SentinelOne has a one year low of $12.23 and a one year high of $21.40. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $13.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $15.81. The company has a market capitalization of $4.93 billion, a PE ratio of -10.66 and a beta of 0.77.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.01. The firm 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%. SentinelOne’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $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. On average, research analysts predict that SentinelOne will post -0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at SentinelOne

In related news, insider Ana G. Pinczuk sold 11,900 shares of SentinelOne stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.82, for a total value of $176,358.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 560,589 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,307,928.98. This trade represents a 2.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Keenan Michael Conder sold 5,178 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.81, for a total value of $71,508.18. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 557,184 shares in the company, valued at $7,694,711.04. The trade was a 0.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 203,034 shares of company stock worth $2,869,591. 4.33% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SentinelOne

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in S. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of SentinelOne by 37.9% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,104,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,758,000 after purchasing an additional 853,508 shares during the period. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of SentinelOne by 22.3% during 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 SentinelOne during the 3rd quarter valued at $6,153,000. M & L Capital Management Ltd purchased a new stake in SentinelOne during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,338,000. Finally, Swedbank AB boosted its stake in SentinelOne by 30.7% during the third 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 period. 90.87% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SentinelOne News Summary

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

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.