Traders Purchase Large Volume of Call Options on SentinelOne (NYSE:S)

SentinelOne, Inc. (NYSE:S) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Traders bought 19,630 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 37% compared to the average volume of 14,353 call options.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on S shares. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $19.00 target price on shares of SentinelOne and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of SentinelOne in a research note on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of SentinelOne from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of SentinelOne in a research note on Friday, December 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $19.43.

Insider Transactions at SentinelOne

In other SentinelOne news, insider Keenan Michael Conder sold 5,178 shares of SentinelOne stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 557,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,694,711.04. This trade represents a 0.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Robin Tomasello sold 10,163 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.81, for a total value of $140,351.03. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 400,871 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,536,028.51. This trade represents a 2.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 203,034 shares of company stock worth $2,869,591. 4.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SentinelOne

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 726 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new position in SentinelOne during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in SentinelOne during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. MAI Capital Management increased its position in 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 buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in SentinelOne by 700.8% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 1,668 shares during the period. 90.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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 Trading Up 5.2%

NYSE S opened at $14.50 on Friday. SentinelOne has a 12 month low of $12.23 and a 12 month high of $21.40. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $13.92 and a 200-day moving average of $15.82. The company has a market cap 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. SentinelOne had a negative net margin of 45.02% and a negative return on equity of 14.80%. The business had revenue of $271.15 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $271.18 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.04 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.3% on a year-over-year basis. SentinelOne has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.320-0.380 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 0.010-0.020 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that SentinelOne will post -0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.