AppLovin (APP) Competitors $269.31 -19.57 (-6.77%) Closing price 04/30/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$283.00 +13.69 (+5.08%) As of 08:42 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APP vs. SAP, PLTR, SHOP, CRWD, INFY, NTES, TEAM, SNOW, RBLX, and NETShould you be buying AppLovin stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AppLovin include SAP (SAP), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Shopify (SHOP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Infosys (INFY), NetEase (NTES), Atlassian (TEAM), Snowflake (SNOW), Roblox (RBLX), and Cloudflare (NET). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. AppLovin vs. SAP Palantir Technologies Shopify CrowdStrike Infosys NetEase Atlassian Snowflake Roblox Cloudflare AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) and SAP (NYSE:SAP) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings. Is APP or SAP more profitable? AppLovin has a net margin of 33.54% compared to SAP's net margin of 9.17%. AppLovin's return on equity of 188.55% beat SAP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AppLovin33.54% 188.55% 29.66% SAP 9.17%12.18%7.32% Which has more risk and volatility, APP or SAP? AppLovin has a beta of 2.39, suggesting that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SAP has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APP or SAP? 41.8% of AppLovin shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of AppLovin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of SAP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to APP or SAP? In the previous week, AppLovin had 36 more articles in the media than SAP. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for AppLovin and 32 mentions for SAP. SAP's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat AppLovin's score of 0.40 indicating that SAP is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AppLovin 22 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 33 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SAP 20 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer APP or SAP? AppLovin presently has a consensus target price of $415.15, suggesting a potential upside of 54.15%. SAP has a consensus target price of $264.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.62%. Given AppLovin's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe AppLovin is more favorable than SAP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AppLovin 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82SAP 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, APP or SAP? SAP has higher revenue and earnings than AppLovin. SAP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AppLovin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAppLovin$4.71B19.44$1.58B$4.5459.32SAP$35.15B10.21$3.38B$5.2255.96 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APP or SAP? SAP received 642 more outperform votes than AppLovin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.32% of users gave SAP an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave AppLovin an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAppLovinOutperform Votes13257.14% Underperform Votes9942.86% SAPOutperform Votes77466.32% Underperform Votes39333.68% SummaryAppLovin beats SAP on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AppLovin News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAppLovinComputer & Data IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$98.21B$71.81B$7.31B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A2.02%2.58%4.21%P/E Ratio59.3276.2930.7518.48Price / Sales19.44186.33172.23103.59Price / Cash165.4230.1931.5134.62Price / Book72.794.405.034.25Net Income$1.58B$3.40B$195.49M$248.23M7 Day Performance6.75%4.85%6.23%3.29%1 Month Performance-1.13%-1.85%2.37%2.42%1 Year Performance281.62%40.61%12.73%5.54% AppLovin Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPAppLovin3.9759 of 5 stars$269.31-6.8%$415.15+54.2%+281.6%$98.21B$4.71B59.321,710Upcoming EarningsGap DownSAPSAP2.1808 of 5 stars$284.37+2.3%$254.67-10.4%+61.2%$349.76B$34.18B99.20112,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap DownPLTRPalantir Technologies1.3929 of 5 stars$113.42+0.6%$74.71-34.1%+439.1%$266.00B$2.87B596.963,936Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownSHOPShopify3.941 of 5 stars$98.00+0.9%$119.67+22.1%+35.4%$126.80B$8.88B63.1811,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap DownCRWDCrowdStrike4.2043 of 5 stars$421.58-0.8%$400.76-4.9%+46.6%$104.50B$3.95B826.634,960Insider TradeGap DownINFYInfosys2.6876 of 5 stars$17.25-0.9%$17.48+1.3%+5.3%$71.47B$19.28B21.84339,500NTESNetEase3.6677 of 5 stars$105.03-0.8%$112.67+7.3%+14.5%$67.47B$105.30B16.4932,100Positive NewsTEAMAtlassian4.6546 of 5 stars$230.42+0.8%$301.90+31.0%+32.5%$60.37B$4.79B-171.958,810Insider TradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsSNOWSnowflake4.7586 of 5 stars$158.77+0.2%$200.27+26.1%+2.8%$52.43B$3.63B-46.853,990Insider TradePositive NewsGap DownRBLXRoblox2.9075 of 5 stars$66.41-0.3%$64.50-2.9%+88.4%$41.70B$3.60B-45.752,130Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsNETCloudflare4.1779 of 5 stars$120.30-0.6%$134.84+12.1%+38.4%$41.53B$1.67B-547.053,220Upcoming EarningsInsider TradeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SAP Competitors PLTR Competitors SHOP Competitors CRWD Competitors INFY Competitors NTES Competitors TEAM Competitors SNOW Competitors RBLX Competitors NET Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APP) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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