SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-one brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twelve have assigned a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $288.00.

A number of analysts have commented on SAP shares. Citigroup cut SAP from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Citizens Jmp cut SAP from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised SAP from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd.

Key Stories Impacting SAP

Here are the key news stories impacting SAP this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SAP launched its “Autonomous Enterprise” platform, combining data, cloud, AI and automation into one suite to help customers streamline operations and modernize workflows. SAP Launches Unified AI, Automation Suite
• Positive Sentiment: The company said it is expanding AI-agent tools for enterprises, including a program to help businesses integrate AI agents across finance and other functions, which could boost demand for SAP’s platform. SAP Intros Program to Help Enterprises Incorporate AI Agents
• Positive Sentiment: SAP also disclosed a strategic investment and partnership with n8n to scale agentic AI for enterprise customers, signaling further commitment to its AI ecosystem. SAP Integrates n8n to Scale Agentic AI for Enterprises
• Neutral Sentiment: At Sapphire, SAP highlighted deeper partnerships with major cloud and AI players including Anthropic, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Palantir, which reinforces its ecosystem strategy but does not yet provide near-term financial results. SAP Unveils the Autonomous Enterprise
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary around the launch noted broader doubts about the sustainability of the software industry, suggesting investors may want proof that SAP’s AI push can translate into faster growth and monetization. SAP Launches Unified AI, Automation Suite

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SAP

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of SAP by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 14,728,881 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,577,793,000 after buying an additional 179,550 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of SAP by 58.1% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,650,418 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $805,992,000 after buying an additional 973,779 shares during the last quarter. Windacre Partnership LLC raised its stake in shares of SAP by 130.9% during the 3rd quarter. Windacre Partnership LLC now owns 2,357,225 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $629,874,000 after buying an additional 1,336,325 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of SAP by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,560,994 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $417,113,000 after buying an additional 49,111 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of SAP by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,200,024 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $291,498,000 after buying an additional 83,349 shares during the last quarter.

SAP Stock Down 1.7%

SAP stock opened at $167.27 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $205.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.60, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.11. SAP has a 1-year low of $160.66 and a 1-year high of $313.28. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $177.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $214.82.

SAP (NYSE:SAP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 27th. The software maker reported $1.99 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $11.06 billion during the quarter. SAP had a return on equity of 17.31% and a net margin of 20.08%. Equities research analysts forecast that SAP will post 8.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SAP Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be given a dividend of $2.9291 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a yield of 170.0%. This is an increase from SAP’s previous annual dividend of $2.54. SAP’s payout ratio is presently 28.78%.

About SAP

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.