SAP (SAP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SAP SE is a German multinational software corporation that develops enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Founded in 1972 by five former IBM engineers, the company is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. Over the decades, SAP has grown into a leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, helping organizations automate and streamline core business processes across finance, human resources, manufacturing, supply chain and customer service.

The company’s flagship offering, SAP S/4HANA, is an in-memory ERP suite designed to enable real-time analytics and decision-making. SAP also provides a broad portfolio of cloud-based applications and services under brands such as SAP SuccessFactors for human capital management, SAP Ariba for procurement and supply chain collaboration, SAP Concur for travel and expense management, and SAP Customer Experience for CRM and e-commerce. In 2019, SAP expanded its experience management capabilities through the acquisition of Qualtrics, enhancing its ability to blend operational data with customer and employee feedback.

SAP serves customers in more than 180 countries and spans a wide array of industries including manufacturing, healthcare, retail, financial services and public sector. The company operates global data centers and partners with a network of consulting firms, system integrators and technology providers to deliver implementation, customization and ongoing support. SAP’s platform approach and open ecosystem enable businesses of all sizes to build extensions, integrate third-party applications and adopt emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and the Internet of Things.

Under the leadership of CEO Christian Klein and guided by founder and supervisory board chairman Hasso Plattner, SAP continues to prioritize innovations in cloud computing, data analytics and sustainability. The company has set strategic goals around reducing its own carbon footprint and helping customers achieve their environmental targets through improved process efficiency and asset management. With a focus on the “intelligent enterprise,” SAP aims to empower organizations to transform digitally and adapt to evolving market demands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $275.15 to $276.83
• 50-Day Range: $269.22 to $312.19
• 52-Week Range: $210.38 to $313.28
• Volume: 731,000 shs
• Average Volume: 1.36 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $338.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 45.60
• Dividend Yield: 0.67%
• Price Target: $281.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

SAP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SAP scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 314th out of 663 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

SAP has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SAP has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SAP are expected to grow by 18.63% in the coming year, from $6.55 to $7.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SAP is 45.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SAP is 45.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 56.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

SAP has a PEG Ratio of 3.88. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SAP has a P/B Ratio of 7.21. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.25% of the float of SAP has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SAP has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SAP has recently increased by 25.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

SAP has a dividend yield of 0.68%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

SAP does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SAP is 30.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, SAP will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.68% next year. This indicates that SAP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.25% of the float of SAP has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SAP has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SAP has recently increased by 25.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.19

News Sentiment

SAP has a news sentiment score of 1.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for SAP this week, compared to 24 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 17 people have searched for SAP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -26% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added SAP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 83% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SAP insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.35% of the stock of SAP is held by insiders.

SAP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SAP shares performed this year?

SAP's stock was trading at $246.21 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SAP stock has increased by 12.1% and is now trading at $275.9230.

How were SAP's earnings last quarter?

SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) released its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 22nd. The software maker reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $0.07. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does SAP have any subsidiaries?

SAP subsidiaries include these companies: Askdata, Taulia, SwoopTalent, Signavio, AppGyver, Emarsys, Qualtrics, and more.

Who are SAP's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of SAP include Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.15%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.22%), TD Asset Management Inc (0.12%) and WCM Investment Management LLC (0.10%).

How do I buy shares of SAP?

Shares of SAP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of SAP own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SAP investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2025
• Today: 8/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/20/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SAP
• CIK: 1000184
• Web: www.sap.com
• Phone: 496227747474
• Fax: 49-62-2775-7575
• Employees: 112,000
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SAP: $281.67
• High Price Target: $375.00
• Low Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 45.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 42.08
• P/E Growth: 3.88
• Net Income: $3.38 billion
• Net Margins: 18.26%
• Pretax Margin: 26.04%
• Return on Equity: 14.84%
• Return on Assets: 9.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $36.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 9.15
• Cash Flow: $5.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 46.71
• Book Value: $38.26 per share
• Price / Book: 7.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,228,500,000
• Free Float: 1,138,209,000
• Market Cap: $338.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.27