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SAP vs. PLTR, CRM, APP, ADBE, and DDOG

Should you buy SAP stock or one of its competitors? SAP's main competitors and comparable companies include Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Salesforce (CRM), AppLovin (APP), Adobe (ADBE), and Datadog (DDOG). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

How does SAP compare to Palantir Technologies?

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) and SAP (NYSE:SAP) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

45.7% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Palantir Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $192.19, suggesting a potential upside of 10.43%. SAP has a consensus target price of $264.83, suggesting a potential upside of 27.34%. Given SAP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SAP is more favorable than Palantir Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Palantir Technologies
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
20 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
SAP
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

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 Ratio
Palantir Technologies$4.48B93.23$1.63B$1.17148.75
SAP$41.63B6.14$8.10B$7.9626.13

Palantir Technologies has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SAP has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Palantir Technologies had 151 more articles in the media than SAP. MarketBeat recorded 159 mentions for Palantir Technologies and 8 mentions for SAP. Palantir Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat SAP's score of 0.44 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
77 Very Positive mention(s)
27 Positive mention(s)
26 Neutral mention(s)
18 Negative mention(s)
8 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SAP
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Palantir Technologies has a net margin of 49.01% compared to SAP's net margin of 20.88%. Palantir Technologies' return on equity of 30.57% beat SAP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Palantir Technologies49.01% 30.57% 25.64%
SAP 20.88%17.07%10.61%

Summary

Palantir Technologies beats SAP on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SAP compare to Salesforce?

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) and SAP (NYSE:SAP) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

In the previous week, Salesforce had 40 more articles in the media than SAP. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Salesforce and 8 mentions for SAP. Salesforce's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat SAP's score of 0.44 indicating that Salesforce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Salesforce
28 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SAP
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Salesforce has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SAP has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

SAP has a net margin of 20.88% compared to Salesforce's net margin of 18.73%. Salesforce's return on equity of 18.72% beat SAP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Salesforce18.73% 18.72% 9.76%
SAP 20.88%17.07%10.61%

Salesforce currently has a consensus price target of $249.05, indicating a potential upside of 27.16%. SAP has a consensus price target of $264.83, indicating a potential upside of 27.34%. Given SAP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SAP is more favorable than Salesforce.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Salesforce
3 Sell rating(s)
17 Hold rating(s)
25 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
SAP
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

SAP has higher revenue and earnings than Salesforce. Salesforce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SAP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Salesforce$41.53B3.86$7.46B$8.6422.67
SAP$41.63B6.14$8.10B$7.9626.13

80.4% of Salesforce shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Salesforce shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of SAP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Salesforce pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. SAP pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Salesforce pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SAP pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Salesforce has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Salesforce and SAP tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SAP compare to AppLovin?

SAP (NYSE:SAP) and AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

AppLovin has a net margin of 64.58% compared to SAP's net margin of 20.88%. AppLovin's return on equity of 193.10% beat SAP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SAP20.88% 17.07% 10.61%
AppLovin 64.58%193.10%59.63%

SAP has higher revenue and earnings than AppLovin. AppLovin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SAP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SAP$41.63B6.14$8.10B$7.9626.13
AppLovin$5.48B19.33$3.33B$13.0124.25

41.9% of AppLovin shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of SAP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of AppLovin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

SAP has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AppLovin has a beta of 2.54, indicating that its share price is 154% more volatile than the broader market.

SAP presently has a consensus price target of $264.83, suggesting a potential upside of 27.34%. AppLovin has a consensus price target of $565.91, suggesting a potential upside of 79.40%. Given AppLovin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
AppLovin
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79

In the previous week, AppLovin had 57 more articles in the media than SAP. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for AppLovin and 8 mentions for SAP. SAP's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat AppLovin's score of 0.29 indicating that SAP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
SAP
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
AppLovin
21 Very Positive mention(s)
13 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
17 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

AppLovin beats SAP on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SAP compare to Adobe?

SAP (NYSE:SAP) and Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

In the previous week, Adobe had 29 more articles in the media than SAP. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Adobe and 8 mentions for SAP. Adobe's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat SAP's score of 0.44 indicating that Adobe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
SAP
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Adobe
24 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

SAP currently has a consensus target price of $264.83, suggesting a potential upside of 27.34%. Adobe has a consensus target price of $269.81, suggesting a potential upside of 2.19%. Given SAP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SAP is more favorable than Adobe.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SAP
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Adobe
5 Sell rating(s)
21 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06

SAP has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Adobe has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the broader market.

81.8% of Adobe shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of SAP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Adobe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Adobe has a net margin of 28.69% compared to SAP's net margin of 20.88%. Adobe's return on equity of 65.11% beat SAP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SAP20.88% 17.07% 10.61%
Adobe 28.69%65.11%25.60%

SAP has higher revenue and earnings than Adobe. Adobe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SAP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SAP$41.63B6.14$8.10B$7.9626.13
Adobe$23.77B4.42$7.13B$17.4815.10

Summary

SAP beats Adobe on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SAP compare to Datadog?

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) and SAP (NYSE:SAP) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Datadog currently has a consensus price target of $276.32, suggesting a potential upside of 8.16%. SAP has a consensus price target of $264.83, suggesting a potential upside of 27.34%. Given SAP's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SAP is more favorable than Datadog.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Datadog
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
38 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.91
SAP
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, Datadog had 33 more articles in the media than SAP. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Datadog and 8 mentions for SAP. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat SAP's score of 0.44 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Datadog
17 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SAP
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

SAP has a net margin of 20.88% compared to Datadog's net margin of 4.48%. SAP's return on equity of 17.07% beat Datadog's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Datadog4.48% 5.67% 3.24%
SAP 20.88%17.07%10.61%

Datadog has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SAP has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

SAP has higher revenue and earnings than Datadog. SAP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Datadog$3.43B26.53$107.74M$0.49521.35
SAP$41.63B6.14$8.10B$7.9626.13

78.3% of Datadog shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Datadog shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of SAP 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.

Summary

Datadog beats SAP on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SAP vs. The Competition

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MetricSAPSoftware IndustryTechnology SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$255.49B$15.80B$30.42B$24.22B
Dividend Yield1.05%3.43%2.72%3.69%
P/E Ratio26.13127.6275.4830.22
Price / Sales6.141,308.64602.9220.25
Price / Cash26.1647.1652.3333.80
Price / Book4.867.169.536.61
Net Income$8.10B$436.26M$681.19M$1.06B
7 Day Performance0.89%0.25%1.45%0.55%
1 Month Performance34.12%2.53%2.34%3.13%
1 Year Performance-25.43%7.64%199.48%18.71%

SAP Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SAP
SAP
4.9578 of 5 stars		$207.97
-0.6%		$264.83
+27.3%		-25.0%$255.49B$41.63B26.13110,650
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
4.0887 of 5 stars		$175.23
+1.9%		$190.73
+8.8%		-2.9%$420.08B$4.48B149.774,429
CRM
Salesforce
4.895 of 5 stars		$197.32
+2.4%		$249.51
+26.5%		-15.1%$161.61B$41.53B22.8483,334
APP
AppLovin
4.9851 of 5 stars		$339.00
-2.2%		$574.82
+69.6%		-30.0%$113.88B$5.48B26.061,710
ADBE
Adobe
4.4795 of 5 stars		$272.96
+2.9%		$271.30
-0.6%		-23.0%$108.50B$23.77B15.6231,360

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