The Goldman Sachs Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Stock Price

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) had its price target decreased by equities research analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from $16.50 to $14.50 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group’s target price suggests a potential upside of 0.03% from the company’s current price.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Citigroup decreased their price objective on SentinelOne from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $19.00 target price on SentinelOne and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on SentinelOne from $21.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. UBS Group decreased their price target on SentinelOne from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of SentinelOne in a report on Friday, December 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $19.43.

SentinelOne Trading Up 5.2%

SentinelOne stock opened at $14.50 on Friday. SentinelOne has a 1-year low of $12.23 and a 1-year high of $21.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.66 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.81.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $271.15 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 in the previous year, the firm posted $0.04 EPS. 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, equities research analysts forecast that SentinelOne will post -0.76 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at SentinelOne

In other SentinelOne news, CAO Robin Tomasello sold 10,163 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.81, for a total value of $140,351.03. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 400,871 shares in the company, valued at $5,536,028.51. This represents a 2.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Ana G. Pinczuk sold 11,900 shares of the firm’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 $176,358.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 560,589 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,307,928.98. The trade was a 2.08% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 203,034 shares of company stock valued at $2,869,591 in the last ninety days. 4.33% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of SentinelOne by 25.2% during the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 692 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in SentinelOne by 102.4% in the third 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. Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in SentinelOne by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 22,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares during the last quarter. Mission Creek Capital Partners Inc. lifted its position in SentinelOne by 1.7% during the second quarter. Mission Creek Capital Partners Inc. now owns 45,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $840,000 after purchasing an additional 760 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Management ETF Advisors LLC lifted its position in SentinelOne by 1.7% during the second quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 46,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $857,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.87% of the company’s stock.

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.