8,748 Shares of SAP SE $SAP Purchased by Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC

Key Points

• Euro Pacific Asset Management initiated a position in SAP, purchasing 8,748 shares valued at approximately $1.93 million during the third quarter. Several other institutional investors also increased or initiated holdings.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with SAP receiving a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $264.71; recent firms raised their targets to as high as $243.
• SAP shares recently traded at $220.10, while the company’s latest quarterly results missed EPS and revenue estimates despite 9.4% year-over-year revenue growth. Investors are also weighing the company’s cloud and AI momentum against cybersecurity concerns and lower earnings forecasts.

Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of SAP SE (NYSE:SAP - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 8,748 shares of the software maker's stock, valued at approximately $1,934,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of SAP. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its stake in shares of SAP by 0.5% during the third quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 64,174 shares of the software maker's stock worth $13,630,000 after buying an additional 349 shares during the period. JGP Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in SAP during the third quarter worth approximately $251,000. Riversedge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in SAP in the third quarter valued at approximately $256,000. Wedmont Private Capital raised its holdings in SAP by 25.7% during the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,052 shares of the software maker's stock worth $436,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in SAP by 31.6% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,594 shares of the software maker's stock worth $1,375,000 after purchasing an additional 1,585 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on SAP. Barclays increased their target price on shares of SAP from $242.00 to $243.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. TD Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of SAP in a research note on Friday, July 24th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on SAP from $177.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Oppenheimer reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of SAP in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of SAP in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $264.71.

SAP Trading Up 1.0%

SAP stock traded up $2.25 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $220.10. The company had a trading volume of 2,138,916 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,978,664. SAP SE has a 12-month low of $144.97 and a 12-month high of $281.36. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $211.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $183.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $270.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.65, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.15.

SAP (NYSE:SAP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The software maker reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.00 by ($0.18). The firm had revenue of $11.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.30 billion. SAP had a return on equity of 17.07% and a net margin of 20.88%. The business's revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.50 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that SAP SE will post 8.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

More SAP News

Here are the key news stories impacting SAP this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI ecosystem traction: Lemongrass reportedly accounts for nearly one in five partner AI agents published in SAP’s Discovery Center, suggesting early leadership for SAP in deploying business AI. Separately, SAP says its Joule AI assistant delivers productivity gains of up to 20%. Lemongrass AI agents article Joule productivity article
• Positive Sentiment: Partner and customer-engagement expansion: Sinch added Rich Communication Services to its native SAP Engagement Cloud integration, broadening SAP’s omnichannel messaging capabilities and creating potential for AI-driven customer interactions. Sinch SAP partnership article
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud-growth narrative remains intact: A fund-investor report highlighted SAP’s strong rebound following second-quarter results, while a preview cited 26% growth in current cloud backlog and 24% cloud-revenue growth in Q2. These trends support the long-term transition to recurring cloud revenue. SAP rebound article
• Neutral Sentiment: Data-platform positioning: Commentary describes CDS Views as increasingly central to SAP’s data strategy, reinforcing the importance of SAP’s enterprise-data architecture, though it provides limited new financial information. SAP CDS Views article
• Negative Sentiment: Cybersecurity overhang: SAP disclosed a critical CVSS 10 vulnerability in its Cloud SDK for Python that could enable OAuth2 credential theft. A separate patch-day report said attackers could take over systems, increasing customer remediation costs and reputational risk. SAP Cloud SDK vulnerability article SAP patch-day article
• Negative Sentiment: Lower earnings expectations: Erste Group cut its FY2026 EPS forecast to $7.92 from $8.10 and FY2027 EPS to $9.32 from $9.66. Analysts also cite execution risk, AI-disruption concerns and uncertainty surrounding SAP’s guidance assumptions, including Middle East tensions. SAP Q3 preview article

SAP Company Profile

SAP SE is a German enterprise software company headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. Founded in 1972 by five former IBM employees, SAP develops technology that helps organizations manage finance, procurement, supply chains, human resources, customer relationships and other core business operations.

The company's principal offerings include SAP S/4HANA Cloud enterprise resource planning software, the SAP Business Technology Platform, and cloud applications such as SAP SuccessFactors for human capital management, SAP Ariba for procurement, SAP Concur for travel and expense management, and SAP Customer Experience solutions.

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