SAP (SAP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SAP SE, founded in 1972 by five former IBM engineers in Walldorf, Germany, is a leading provider of enterprise application software worldwide. The company initially gained prominence with its flagship ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) suite, which streamlined back-office processes across finance, human resources, procurement and supply chain. Over the decades, SAP has broadened its product portfolio to address evolving business needs in areas such as analytics, customer relationship management (CRM), data management and intelligent technologies.

Central to SAP’s offerings is SAP S/4HANA, an in-memory ERP platform designed to deliver real-time analytics and streamlined business functions. The company has invested heavily in cloud computing, with solutions like SAP SuccessFactors for human capital management, SAP Ariba for procurement, SAP Concur for travel and expense services, and SAP Fieldglass for external workforce management. In addition, SAP Cloud Platform supports application development and integration, while SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Data Intelligence enable customers to harness data insights through machine learning and artificial intelligence.

SAP serves a diverse client base spanning small and midsize enterprises to global corporations across industries such as manufacturing, retail, financial services, healthcare and public sector. With operations in over 180 countries, the company maintains regional offices in the Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and APJ (Asia Pacific and Japan). SAP’s ecosystem includes a network of implementation partners, independent software vendors and a global developer community that collaborates on extensions and industry-specific solutions.

Under the leadership of CEO Christian Klein and CFO Luka Mucic, SAP continues to emphasize innovation, sustainability and digital transformation. The company has pursued strategic acquisitions to bolster its cloud capabilities and industry expertise. SAP also advances environmental and social governance initiatives, committing to carbon neutrality and responsible sourcing. By integrating emerging technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain and advanced analytics into its core offerings, SAP aims to help organizations become more agile, efficient and resilient in a rapidly changing business landscape.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $298.76 to $304.10
• 50-Day Range: $273.52 to $309.84
• 52-Week Range: $194.93 to $311.40
• Volume: 857,769 shs
• Average Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $371.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 58.00
• Dividend Yield: 0.61%
• Price Target: $271.83
• Consensus Rating: Buy

SAP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SAP scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 293rd out of 668 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

SAP has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.09, and is based on 10 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SAP has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SAP are expected to grow by 18.63% in the coming year, from $6.55 to $7.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SAP is 57.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SAP is 57.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 36.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

SAP has a PEG Ratio of 4.27. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SAP has a P/B Ratio of 7.49. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.14% of the float of SAP has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SAP has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SAP has recently decreased by 15.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

SAP has a dividend yield of 0.61%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

SAP does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SAP is 35.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, SAP will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.68% next year. This indicates that SAP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.14% of the float of SAP has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SAP has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SAP has recently decreased by 15.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.09

News Sentiment

SAP has a news sentiment score of 1.09. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for SAP this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 20 people have searched for SAP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added SAP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SAP insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.35% of the stock of SAP is held by insiders.

SAP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SAP shares performed this year?

SAP's stock was trading at $246.21 at the start of the year. Since then, SAP shares have increased by 22.8% and is now trading at $302.4040.

How were SAP's earnings last quarter?

SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 22nd. The software maker reported $1.51 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.12. The software maker had revenue of $10.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.08 billion. SAP had a net margin of 16.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.66%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does SAP have any subsidiaries?

SAP subsidiaries include Askdata, Taulia, SwoopTalent, Signavio, AppGyver, Emarsys, Qualtrics, and others.

Who are SAP's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of SAP include Confluence Investment Management LLC, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division, Park National Corp OH and Harbor Investment Advisory LLC.

How do I buy shares of SAP?

Shares of SAP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of SAP own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SAP investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/22/2025
• Record date for 5/23 Dividend: 5/13/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/23 Dividend: 5/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/23/2025
• Today: 7/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SAP
• CIK: 1000184
• Web: www.sap.com
• Phone: 496227747474
• Fax: 49-62-2775-7575
• Employees: 109,973
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $271.83
• High Stock Price Target: $330.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -10.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.09
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.93
• Forward P/E Ratio: 46.17
• P/E Growth: 4.27
• Net Income: $3.38 billion
• Net Margins: 16.33%
• Pretax Margin: 23.38%
• Return on Equity: 13.66%
• Return on Assets: 8.26%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 1.17
• Quick Ratio: 1.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $36.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 10.04
• Cash Flow: $5.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 52.04
• Book Value: $40.35 per share
• Price / Book: 7.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,228,500,000
• Free Float: 1,138,209,000
• Market Cap: $371.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.30