Cybersecurity Company SentinelOne Aims for $8 Billion Valuation in IPO

Barrons2021-06-29

SentinelOne, Inc could raise as much $1 billion when it prices its initial public offering on Tuesday.

The cybersecurity company on Monday increased the price range for the IPO. SentinelOne plans to offer 32 million shares at $31 to $32 each, up from $26 to $29 a share,its prospectus said. It will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker S.

SentinelOne is scheduled to price its deal on Tuesday, and trade the next day, two people familiar with the situation said.  Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are the lead underwriters on the deal.

At $32 a share, SentinelOne’s valuation could hit $8.1 billion.

Sentinel One is the latest cybersecurity company to come to market.CrowdStrike Holdings(ticker: CRWD) went public in July 2019 at $34, and its shores rose 71% in the first day of trading. More recently,KnowBe4(KNBE)made its debut in April, with shares rising nearly 51% from its $16 IPO price.McAfee’s(MCFE) second trip to the public markets in October saw the stockdrop below its $20 offer price.

Founded in 2013, SentinelOne provides an artificial intelligence-powered extended detection and response, or XDR, platform that defends businesses against cyberattacks. The company said its software kept its more than 4,700 customers safe during the supply chain attack known asSolarWindsSunburst, which affected thousands of businessesas well as major U.S. government agencies. Customers includeJetBlue(JBLU),Wells Fargo(WFC),Estée Lauder(EL), andManpowerGroup(MAN).

SentinelOne, however, is not profitable. Losses widened to $61.6 million for the quarter ended March 31 from $26.6 million in losses for the same period in 2020. Revenue more than doubled, to about $37.4 million for the March 31 quarter.

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Comments

  • MCHAN
    2021-06-30
    MCHAN
    Good [Strong] 
  • iantok
    2021-06-29
    iantok
    great
  • PKsummer
    2021-06-29
    PKsummer
    Should be a potential stock.Cybersecurity is getting important for all industries.
  • Wes1128
    2021-06-29
    Wes1128
    Wooo
  • Kaintan
    2021-06-29
    Kaintan
    Great
  • Akyl
    2021-06-29
    Akyl
    Yes
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