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SentinelOne (S) Rises As Market Takes a Dip: Key Facts

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In the latest trading session, SentinelOne (S - Free Report) closed at $18.01, marking a +1.64% move from the previous day. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.01%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.32%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.05%.

The cybersecurity provider's shares have seen an increase of 0.62% over the last month, not keeping up with the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 7.44% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.37%.

Market participants will be closely following the financial results of SentinelOne in its upcoming release. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.03, marking a 200% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $242.02 million, indicating a 21.65% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

S's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $0.2 per share and revenue of $997.27 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +300% and +21.4%, respectively.

Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for SentinelOne. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.

Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. SentinelOne presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

With respect to valuation, SentinelOne is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 88.9. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 74.43, so one might conclude that SentinelOne is trading at a premium comparatively.

The Security industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 41, finds itself in the top 17% echelons of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.


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