PADGETT BARRY L. sold $196K of S

Bank of America raised price targets for Cloudflare, Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne and CrowdStrike, citing higher cybersecurity valuations, faster AI adoption and a stronger long-term growth outlook. It expects ~20% or more revenue growth for each. Targets: NET $330 (from $255), PANW $420 (from $330), S $22 (from $20), CRWD $230 (from $187.50).

SentinelOne (NYSE:S) said it launched general availability of Purple AI Agentic Investigation and introduced Singularity Credits, a unified consumption model for its Singularity Platform. The company offers a trial of an autonomous security reasoning feature for zero-click threat investigations. Scotiabank analyst Patrick Colville raised its price target to $16 from $15, Sector Perform, citing limited evidence of faster ARR growth.

SentinelOne (NYSE: S) shares rose 6.2% after Scotiabank upgraded the stock to Outperform from Sector Perform and set a $23.50 price target. The bank cited SentinelOne’s AI-native investments (including Purple AI and AI runtime security) as security spending grows. The article notes S is up 28% YTD and near its 52-week high.

SentinelOne’s Singularity platform protects enterprise cloud networks and endpoints, using AI for threat detection and incident response. The article says shares are down 78% from a 2021 peak. For fiscal 2027 Q1 ended April 30, ARR hit $1.16B (+23% YoY); GAAP loss was $76.1M, down 63%, and non-GAAP profit was $12.2M. Wall Street Journal-tracked analysts: 21 buys, avg price target $19.26.

SentinelOne’s Q1 earnings call highlighted product launches and profitability gains. The company said Prompt AI Red Teaming (launched May) and Purple AI auto investigations (GA in Q1) support more autonomous security operations, citing IDC ROI of 338% for Purple AI customers. Non-GAAP operating margin was 4%, EPS $0.04, and adjusted free cash flow margin 6.5%. SentinelOne reported $1.5B record remaining performance obligations and $812M cash/no debt. It reaffirmed FY2027 revenue guidance ($1.195

U.S. stocks closed higher Friday as technology shares rallied after Dell Technologies reported a first-quarter revenue and profit beat and raised full-year fiscal guidance, sending its shares up 32.76%. The Dow rose 0.72% to 51,032.46, the S&P 500 gained 0.22% to 7,580.06, and the Nasdaq added 0.2% to 26,972.62. Nine S&P sectors fell; consumer staples and communication services dropped.