SAP (SAP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SAP SE is a global enterprise software company headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. Founded in 1972 by five former IBM employees, SAP originally developed software to help businesses integrate accounting and operational data. The company has since become a major provider of cloud-based business applications and enterprise technology.

SAP’s portfolio includes enterprise resource planning software, including SAP S/4HANA Cloud, along with solutions for finance, procurement, supply chain management, human resources, customer experience and business analytics. Its broader offerings include SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Ariba, SAP Concur and the SAP Business Technology Platform, which supports data management, application development, integration and artificial intelligence capabilities.

SAP serves organizations across industries and operates internationally, supporting customers in markets throughout Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and other regions. Christian Klein serves as SAP’s chief executive officer, while Pekka Ala-Pietilä is chairman of the company’s supervisory board.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $237.57 to $241.84
• 50-Day Range: $206.09 to $240.60
• 52-Week Range: $144.97 to $276.54
• Volume: 2.10 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $293.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.14
• Dividend Yield: 0.90%
• Price Target: $258.83
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

SAP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SAP scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd out of 587 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

SAP has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.68, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for SAP is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SAP has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.06%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SAP are expected to grow by 18.06% in the coming year, from $8.14 to $9.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SAP is 29.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.38.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SAP is 29.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 78.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

SAP has a PEG Ratio of 2.84. 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 5.75. 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

0.36% 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 2.36, 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 19.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

SAP has a dividend yield of 0.90%, 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 26.13%. 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 22.27% next year. This indicates that SAP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

SAP has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for SAP this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

33 people have searched for SAP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 74% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

17 people have added SAP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 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

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

SAP has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Today: 10/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SAP
• CIK: 1000184
• Web: www.sap.com
• Phone: 496227747474
• Fax: 49-62-2775-7575
• Employees: 110,650
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SAP: $258.83
• High Price Target: $288.00
• Low Price Target: $210.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.68
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.14
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.32
• P/E Growth: 2.84
• Net Income: $8.10 billion
• Net Margins: 20.87%
• Pretax Margin: 28.93%
• Return on Equity: 17.59%
• Return on Assets: 10.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.19
• Current Ratio: 1.15
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $41.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.04
• Cash Flow: $7.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 30.51
• Book Value: $41.51 per share
• Price / Book: 5.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,228,500,000
• Free Float: 1,138,209,000
• Market Cap: $293.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.13