DA Davidson Has Lowered Expectations for SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Stock Price

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) had its price target lowered by equities researchers at DA Davidson from $16.00 to $14.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. DA Davidson’s price objective would indicate a potential downside of 1.41% from the company’s current price.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on SentinelOne from $19.00 to $16.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price objective on shares of SentinelOne from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of SentinelOne from $21.00 to $18.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. UBS Group cut shares of SentinelOne from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of SentinelOne from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.05.

SentinelOne Price Performance

NYSE S opened at $14.20 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $14.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.90. The company has a market capitalization of $4.83 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.36 and a beta of 0.77. SentinelOne has a 1-year low of $12.23 and a 1-year high of $21.40.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $258.91 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $256.19 million. SentinelOne had a negative return on equity of 14.95% and a negative net margin of 43.04%.SentinelOne’s quarterly revenue was up 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.25) earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that SentinelOne will post -0.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Barbara A. Larson sold 11,173 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.82, for a total value of $165,583.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 539,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,993,493.04. The trade was a 2.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Mark S. Peek acquired 40,000 shares of SentinelOne stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $14.89 per share, for a total transaction of $595,600.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 120,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,786,800. This trade represents a 50.00% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders sold 331,694 shares of company stock worth $4,849,673 in the last 90 days. 4.33% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of SentinelOne

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Woodline Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of SentinelOne during the 1st quarter worth $382,000. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of SentinelOne during the first quarter worth $346,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of SentinelOne by 27.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 98,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,801,000 after purchasing an additional 21,108 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its position in shares of SentinelOne by 21.7% in the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 64,720 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,183,000 after purchasing an additional 11,555 shares during the period. Finally, Amalgamated Bank increased its stake in SentinelOne by 27.1% in the second quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 19,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,000 after purchasing an additional 4,208 shares during the last quarter. 90.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting SentinelOne

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/industry write-up argues AI transition is a net positive: Seeking Alpha highlights SentinelOne’s move to AI-native products (internal development + AI-related acquisitions), says the stock is inexpensive (below ~4x forward sales) and expects FY27 growth north of 20%, supporting upside if execution continues. SentinelOne: AI Is A Cybersecurity Prompt, Not A Threat
• Positive Sentiment: New CFO named — Sonalee Parekh was hired as CFO; a senior finance hire can improve execution, capital allocation and investor confidence ahead of upcoming results. Sonalee Parekh Named SentinelOne as CFO
• Neutral Sentiment: Oppenheimer lowered its price target (note: new PT remains above current levels), a modest data point that keeps coverage active but is not a sharp negative. Oppenheimer Cuts SentinelOne Price Target to $20
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor pieces are asking if the recent ~33% slide is a buying opportunity — useful for sentiment/flows but not new company-specific data. Is SentinelOne Now An Opportunity After A 33% Share Price Slide?
• Neutral Sentiment: Reminder: an earnings event was flagged as an imminent catalyst — upcoming results and guidance remain the primary short-term risk/reward driver. SentinelOne Expected to Announce Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays cut its price target from $18 to $16 and kept an “equal weight” rating — a downgrade in target that can pressure sentiment and selling from model-driven funds. Barclays Lowers PT to $16
• Negative Sentiment: DA Davidson trimmed its PT to $14 and moved to “neutral” — this implies limited near-term upside (slight downside to current levels) and could weigh on momentum-sensitive flows. DA Davidson Lowers PT to $14

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.