AppLovin (APP) Competitors $358.35 -4.70 (-1.29%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$358.38 +0.03 (+0.01%) As of 07:59 PM 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, SNOW, TEAM, NET, and RBLXShould 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), Snowflake (SNOW), Atlassian (TEAM), Cloudflare (NET), and Roblox (RBLX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. AppLovin vs. SAP Palantir Technologies Shopify CrowdStrike Infosys NetEase Snowflake Atlassian Cloudflare Roblox SAP (NYSE:SAP) and AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to SAP or APP? In the previous week, AppLovin had 28 more articles in the media than SAP. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for AppLovin and 31 mentions for SAP. AppLovin's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat SAP's score of 0.76 indicating that AppLovin is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SAP 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AppLovin 40 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SAP or APP? SAP received 637 more outperform votes than AppLovin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.38% of users gave SAP an outperform vote while only 57.92% of users gave AppLovin an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSAPOutperform Votes77666.38% Underperform Votes39333.62% AppLovinOutperform Votes13957.92% Underperform Votes10142.08% Is SAP or APP 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 SAP9.17% 12.18% 7.32% AppLovin 33.54%188.55%29.66% Do analysts prefer SAP or APP? SAP presently has a consensus target price of $264.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.37%. AppLovin has a consensus target price of $433.85, indicating a potential upside of 17.11%. Given AppLovin's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AppLovin is more favorable than SAP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SAP 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00AppLovin 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SAP or APP? 41.8% of AppLovin shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of SAP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of AppLovin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, SAP or APP? 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 RatioSAP$35.15B10.53$3.38B$5.2257.71AppLovin$5.14B24.41$1.58B$5.5466.87 Which has more volatility & risk, SAP or APP? SAP has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppLovin has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAppLovin beats SAP on 13 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$125.69B$78.71B$16.50B$8.49BDividend YieldN/A1.96%2.49%4.11%P/E Ratio81.8160.4432.5819.93Price / Sales24.41196.27272.63119.84Price / Cash165.4230.1931.5334.62Price / Book100.125.145.364.59Net Income$1.58B$3.40B$195.26M$248.19M7 Day Performance-1.62%-1.50%0.53%2.21%1 Month Performance62.39%18.65%19.64%16.23%1 Year Performance341.01%37.73%16.49%8.00% AppLovin Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPAppLovin3.9122 of 5 stars$358.35-1.3%$433.85+21.1%+329.3%$121.26B$5.14B78.931,710Trending NewsInsider TradeSAPSAP2.9317 of 5 stars$298.71+0.8%$264.00-11.6%+53.2%$366.97B$35.15B104.08112,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPLTRPalantir Technologies1.7592 of 5 stars$126.13-2.6%$83.95-33.4%+480.9%$295.82B$3.12B663.883,936Trending NewsSHOPShopify4.2922 of 5 stars$109.63-1.0%$115.37+5.2%+80.6%$141.95B$9.38B70.7311,600Trending NewsCRWDCrowdStrike4.1258 of 5 stars$443.63+1.0%$403.56-9.0%+26.8%$109.96B$3.95B869.884,960Trending NewsINFYInfosys3.0545 of 5 stars$18.34+0.2%$17.48-4.7%+6.4%$75.97B$19.28B23.22339,500Trending NewsNTESNetEase4.2237 of 5 stars$118.65-0.8%$119.38+0.6%+15.5%$75.18B$105.30B18.6332,100Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSNOWSnowflake4.4838 of 5 stars$182.45-0.3%$200.28+9.8%+11.0%$60.23B$3.63B-53.823,990Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTEAMAtlassian4.8175 of 5 stars$215.35-2.5%$285.29+32.5%+19.3%$56.53B$4.96B-160.718,810Positive NewsInsider TradeGap DownNETCloudflare3.8634 of 5 stars$157.85+0.4%$141.79-10.2%+108.0%$54.47B$1.77B-717.503,220Positive NewsRBLXRoblox2.4992 of 5 stars$80.56-0.9%$68.68-14.7%+143.1%$50.75B$3.84B-55.562,130News CoveragePositive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SAP Competitors PLTR Competitors SHOP Competitors CRWD Competitors INFY Competitors NTES Competitors SNOW Competitors TEAM Competitors NET Competitors RBLX 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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