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

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) had its price objective cut by equities researchers at The Goldman Sachs Group from $16.50 to $14.50 in a research report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group’s target price points to a potential upside of 0.65% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on S. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $20.00 price target on shares of SentinelOne in a research note on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target on shares of SentinelOne from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Scotiabank set a $15.00 target price on SentinelOne and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $18.00 target price on shares of SentinelOne in a research note on Friday. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price target on SentinelOne from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 12th. One investment 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, SentinelOne currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $19.67.

SentinelOne Stock Performance

Shares of S stock traded up $0.63 on Friday, reaching $14.41. 9,673,640 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,318,903. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $13.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.83. SentinelOne has a 12-month low of $12.23 and a 12-month high of $21.40. The company has a market capitalization of $4.90 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.41 and a beta of 0.77.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $271.18 million. SentinelOne had a negative net margin of 43.04% and a negative return on equity of 14.95%. SentinelOne’s revenue was up 20.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. Research analysts predict that SentinelOne will post -0.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at SentinelOne

In other SentinelOne news, CEO Tomer Weingarten sold 51,595 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.12, for a total value of $780,116.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,145,608 shares in the company, valued at $17,321,592.96. This represents a 4.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Ana G. Pinczuk sold 11,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.82, for a total transaction of $176,358.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 560,589 shares in the company, valued at $8,307,928.98. This represents a 2.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 203,034 shares of company stock worth $2,869,591 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 4.33% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of SentinelOne by 102.4% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,435 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 726 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new stake in shares of SentinelOne in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in shares of SentinelOne in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of SentinelOne by 700.8% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,668 shares during the period. Finally, MAI Capital Management raised its position in shares of SentinelOne by 121.2% during the third quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 1,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.87% of the company’s stock.

Key SentinelOne News

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat on EPS, revenue growth and firm milestones: SentinelOne reported $0.07 EPS (vs. $0.06 consensus), revenue up ~20% and said it surpassed $1 billion in revenue and achieved full‑year operating profitability — core fundamentals that support positive sentiment. Business Wire Release
• Positive Sentiment: Management issued FY27 and Q1 FY27 EPS guidance above Street estimates (EPS guidance notably positive versus expectations), reducing some near‑term earnings uncertainty and supporting the rally. Company Slide Deck
• Positive Sentiment: Strong analyst bullishness persists: Guggenheim reaffirmed a Buy with a $24 PT and Wedbush kept an Outperform with $20 — both imply large upside and likely supported buying interest. TickerReport / Guggenheim
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity: Large call buying (≈19,630 calls) indicates speculative/bullish positioning that can amplify intraday upside. Benzinga Options Note
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts trimmed price targets but kept constructive ratings: Needham cut its PT to $18 but retained a Buy, signaling continued confidence despite moderating upside. StreetInsider
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo nudged its PT up to $14 but kept an Equal Weight rating — a modest move that signals limited near‑term upside from that shop. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Morgan Stanley trimmed its PT to $17 and remains Equal Weight, another signal of mixed analyst conviction. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO commentary (publicly critical of large rivals) keeps the company in the headlines but is unlikely to move fundamentals immediately; it can, however, influence perception of competitive positioning. 247WallSt
• Negative Sentiment: Cautious near‑term profit forecast & competitive pressure: Reuters and others flagged that SentinelOne’s quarterly profit forecast came in below some Street estimates and management cited stiff competition and a finance leadership transition — factors that triggered initial selling pressure. Reuters
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction volatility: Several outlets note the stock fell after the report before rebounding, reflecting investor skepticism about sustainability of margin gains and competitive risks. 247WallSt Volatility Note

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.