SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,841,263 shares, a growth of 25.8% from the December 15th total of 1,463,098 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 983,266 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days. Based on an average daily volume of 983,266 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

SAP News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting SAP this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BofA says risk is skewed to the upside into SAP’s upcoming 4Q results — suggests analysts expect better-than-feared results or upside surprises that could drive the stock higher on the report. SAP stock: BofA sees risk skewed to the upside into 4Q results
• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley also views risk skewed to the upside into 4Q results — a second major house backing upside raises the chance that earnings/guide beats could spur a rally when results arrive. SAP stock: Morgan Stanley sees risk skewed to the upside into 4Q results
• Positive Sentiment: SAP announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Syngenta to embed AI across Syngenta’s operations — expands SAP’s total addressable market in agriculture, highlights demand for AI-enabled enterprise software and could support recurring cloud revenue over time. SAP and Syngenta Announce Partnership to Scale AI-Assisted Agriculture
• Neutral Sentiment: Decisions + ProcessMaker acquired a codeless SAP integration/automation company — signals healthy third‑party ecosystem and demand for easier SAP automation, but the deal is indirect and unlikely to materially change SAP’s near-term financials. Decisions + ProcessMaker Acquires Codeless SAP Integration and Automation Company
• Neutral Sentiment: Praxis completed a rapid SAP Cloud ERP go‑live for a mid‑market customer in three months — a positive execution example, but small in scale relative to SAP’s enterprise footprint. Praxis enables rapid SAP cloud ERP go-live for Dhananjay Group in just three months
• Negative Sentiment: Unusually large put option activity: ~5,494 puts traded on Friday (≈136% above typical put volume). This elevated put buying can reflect hedging or bearish bets and may exert short-term downward pressure or increased volatility ahead of results.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of SAP in a report on Friday, October 31st. Barclays increased their price target on shares of SAP from $322.00 to $348.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Arete Research upgraded shares of SAP to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut SAP from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $280.20.

Institutional Trading of SAP

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SAP. First PREMIER Bank bought a new position in SAP during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of SAP by 246.4% in the third quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 97 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in SAP during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in SAP in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Copia Wealth Management bought a new stake in SAP in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000.

SAP Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of SAP traded down $2.17 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $233.67. The company had a trading volume of 1,883,265 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,178,309. The business has a fifty day moving average of $243.17 and a 200-day moving average of $265.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.10. SAP has a 12 month low of $231.91 and a 12 month high of $313.28.

SAP (NYSE:SAP) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The software maker reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $10.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.10 billion. SAP had a net margin of 19.50% and a return on equity of 15.69%. SAP’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.23 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that SAP will post 6.55 earnings per share for the current year.

SAP Company Profile

SAP SE is a global enterprise software company headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. Founded in 1972 by five former IBM engineers, the company’s name is an acronym for Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung (Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing). SAP develops and sells software and services that help organizations manage business processes across finance, human resources, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain and customer relationships.

SAP’s product portfolio spans on‑premises and cloud offerings, anchored by its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions such as SAP S/4HANA and the SAP HANA in‑memory database and platform.