SAP (SAP) Competitors $298.60 -0.67 (-0.23%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$297.18 -1.42 (-0.47%) As of 04:08 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SAP vs. PLTR, SHOP, APP, CRWD, INFY, NTES, SNOW, TEAM, NET, and RBLXShould you be buying SAP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SAP include Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Shopify (SHOP), AppLovin (APP), 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. SAP vs. Palantir Technologies Shopify AppLovin CrowdStrike Infosys NetEase Snowflake Atlassian Cloudflare Roblox SAP (NYSE:SAP) and Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, SAP or PLTR? SAP has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palantir Technologies has a beta of 2.68, suggesting that its stock price is 168% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SAP or PLTR? SAP presently has a consensus target price of $264.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.59%. Palantir Technologies has a consensus target price of $83.95, suggesting a potential downside of 30.38%. Given SAP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SAP is more favorable than Palantir Technologies.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) 3.00Palantir Technologies 5 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.91 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SAP or PLTR? SAP has higher revenue and earnings than Palantir Technologies. SAP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palantir Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSAP$35.15B10.44$3.38B$5.2257.20Palantir Technologies$3.12B90.79$462.19M$0.23524.26 Does the media refer more to SAP or PLTR? In the previous week, Palantir Technologies had 82 more articles in the media than SAP. MarketBeat recorded 112 mentions for Palantir Technologies and 30 mentions for SAP. Palantir Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat SAP's score of 0.71 indicating that Palantir Technologies 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) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Palantir Technologies 63 Very Positive mention(s) 22 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SAP or PLTR? SAP received 684 more outperform votes than Palantir Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.38% of users gave SAP an outperform vote while only 38.66% of users gave Palantir Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSAPOutperform Votes77666.38% Underperform Votes39333.62% Palantir TechnologiesOutperform Votes9238.66% Underperform Votes14661.34% Is SAP or PLTR more profitable? Palantir Technologies has a net margin of 16.13% compared to SAP's net margin of 9.17%. SAP's return on equity of 12.18% beat Palantir Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SAP9.17% 12.18% 7.32% Palantir Technologies 16.13%6.85%5.48% Do institutionals and insiders believe in SAP or PLTR? 45.7% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of SAP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummarySAP beats Palantir Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SAP News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SAP 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 NYSE 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 SAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSAPPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$366.83B$26.25B$25.08B$19.38BDividend Yield0.63%1.74%2.90%3.84%P/E Ratio104.04119.0344.6034.23Price / Sales10.4421.692,088.0534.85Price / Cash49.8386.0634.7817.51Price / Book7.409.186.654.69Net Income$3.38B$436.62M$739.99M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.70%-1.03%-0.99%-1.34%1 Month Performance19.13%21.56%14.39%9.79%1 Year Performance53.35%17.77%52,549.95%3.27% SAP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAPSAP2.932 of 5 stars$298.60-0.2%$264.00-11.6%+53.3%$366.83B$35.15B104.04112,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPLTRPalantir Technologies1.7614 of 5 stars$117.68+0.3%$83.95-28.7%+467.8%$276.40B$3.12B620.303,936Trending NewsSHOPShopify4.2903 of 5 stars$104.97+14.4%$115.37+9.9%+79.4%$136.07B$8.88B67.8011,600Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeAPPAppLovin3.9117 of 5 stars$347.73+5.8%$433.85+24.8%+326.6%$118.06B$5.14B76.491,710Trending NewsInsider TradeCRWDCrowdStrike4.1303 of 5 stars$426.69+3.9%$403.20-5.5%+24.5%$105.86B$3.95B837.424,960Trending NewsGap UpINFYInfosys3.0439 of 5 stars$18.71+6.9%$17.48-6.6%+6.6%$77.48B$19.28B23.68339,500Trending NewsNTESNetEase4.2234 of 5 stars$107.02+3.5%$115.14+7.6%+21.9%$67.81B$105.30B16.8032,100Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSNOWSnowflake4.4872 of 5 stars$180.56+3.7%$200.28+10.9%+10.2%$59.67B$3.63B-53.323,990Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTEAMAtlassian4.816 of 5 stars$222.86+7.4%$285.29+28.0%+17.5%$58.40B$4.96B-166.338,810Positive NewsInsider TradeGap DownNETCloudflare3.8646 of 5 stars$142.16+7.4%$142.57+0.3%+110.2%$49.08B$1.67B-646.453,220Positive NewsRBLXRoblox2.4981 of 5 stars$73.60+2.4%$67.91-7.7%+149.6%$46.42B$3.84B-50.812,130Positive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Palantir Technologies Alternatives Shopify Alternatives AppLovin Alternatives CrowdStrike Alternatives Infosys Alternatives NetEase Alternatives Snowflake Alternatives Atlassian Alternatives Cloudflare Alternatives Roblox Alternatives 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 (NYSE:SAP) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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