SAP (SAP) Competitors $259.13 +5.53 (+2.18%) As of 12:03 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, NTES, RBLX, NET, SNOW, INFY, and DDOGShould 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), NetEase (NTES), Roblox (RBLX), Cloudflare (NET), Snowflake (SNOW), American Noble Gas (INFY), and Datadog (DDOG). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. SAP vs. Its Competitors Palantir Technologies Shopify AppLovin CrowdStrike NetEase Roblox Cloudflare Snowflake American Noble Gas Datadog Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) and SAP (NYSE:SAP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is PLTR or SAP more profitable? Palantir Technologies has a net margin of 22.18% compared to SAP's net margin of 18.26%. SAP's return on equity of 14.84% beat Palantir Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Palantir Technologies22.18% 10.75% 8.71% SAP 18.26%14.84%9.01% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PLTR or SAP? 45.7% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of SAP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer PLTR or SAP? In the previous week, Palantir Technologies had 153 more articles in the media than SAP. MarketBeat recorded 171 mentions for Palantir Technologies and 18 mentions for SAP. Palantir Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat SAP's score of 0.74 indicating that Palantir Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Palantir Technologies 109 Very Positive mention(s) 23 Positive mention(s) 27 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SAP 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PLTR or SAP? 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 RatioPalantir Technologies$2.87B136.13$462.19M$0.30548.08SAP$36.99B8.61$3.38B$6.0442.90 Do analysts prefer PLTR or SAP? Palantir Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $138.28, suggesting a potential downside of 15.90%. SAP has a consensus target price of $281.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.70%. Given SAP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SAP is more favorable than Palantir Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Palantir Technologies 2 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09SAP 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, PLTR or SAP? Palantir Technologies has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SAP has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySAP beats Palantir Technologies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SAP 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 ExcelMetricSAPCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$318.19B$177.10B$31.56B$21.55BDividend Yield0.73%1.23%3.15%3.49%P/E Ratio42.8840.15451.9430.03Price / Sales8.617.001,736.1153.09Price / Cash43.6927.6937.2024.77Price / Book6.429.597.444.55Net Income$3.38B$4.39B$809.77M$999.02M7 Day Performance-0.49%2.32%3.69%2.22%1 Month Performance-6.69%1.73%6.79%5.48%1 Year Performance16.66%6.91%24,288.60%14.74% SAP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAPSAP3.9349 of 5 stars$259.13+2.2%$281.67+8.7%+13.5%$318.19B$36.99B42.88109,973Short Interest ↓Gap UpPLTRPalantir Technologies2.8142 of 5 stars$156.10+2.0%$136.61-12.5%+368.9%$370.32B$2.87B520.353,936Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSHOPShopifyN/A$146.22-0.4%$150.27+2.8%N/A$190.04B$10.01B94.3411,600Positive NewsAPPAppLovin2.8686 of 5 stars$547.04+11.6%$482.86-11.7%+419.4%$185.04B$5.74B77.701,710Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCRWDCrowdStrike4.1969 of 5 stars$428.06+2.5%$460.10+7.5%+66.2%$107.43B$3.95B-359.7110,118Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNTESNetEase4.3849 of 5 stars$144.00+7.2%$128.78-10.6%+104.6%$91.24B$14.43B19.4926,028Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓RBLXRoblox2.653 of 5 stars$128.56+0.7%$121.96-5.1%+193.7%$82.93B$3.60B-89.902,474Positive NewsNETCloudflare3.8224 of 5 stars$217.96+1.6%$191.28-12.2%+174.7%$75.96B$1.67B-641.074,263Positive NewsSNOWSnowflake4.3889 of 5 stars$226.41+0.4%$255.53+12.9%+91.7%$75.59B$3.63B-54.567,834Positive NewsShort Interest ↑INFYAmerican Noble Gas2.9944 of 5 stars$16.80+2.5%$17.18+2.3%-26.5%$69.62B$19.28B21.81323,578Positive NewsDDOGDatadog4.5248 of 5 stars$136.44+0.3%$153.10+12.2%+20.8%$47.58B$2.68B389.846,500Insider TradeShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Palantir Technologies Alternatives Shopify Alternatives AppLovin Alternatives CrowdStrike Alternatives NetEase Alternatives Roblox Alternatives Cloudflare Alternatives Snowflake Alternatives American Noble Gas Alternatives Datadog 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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