Brokers Issue Forecasts for SAP’s FY2027 Earnings (NYSE:SAP)

SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) – Stock analysts at Erste Group Bank lifted their FY2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of SAP in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 12th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now forecasts that the software maker will post earnings per share of $9.85 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $9.83. The consensus estimate for SAP’s current full-year earnings is $8.34 per share.

SAP (NYSE:SAP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 27th. The software maker reported $1.99 earnings per share for the quarter. SAP had a net margin of 20.08% and a return on equity of 17.31%. The firm had revenue of $11.06 billion for the quarter.

SAP has been the subject of several other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a report on Friday, January 30th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of SAP from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of SAP from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Barclays lifted their target price on SAP from $256.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on SAP from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $288.00.

SAP Stock Up 2.3%

SAP stock opened at $178.72 on Wednesday. SAP has a one year low of $158.58 and a one year high of $313.28. The firm has a market cap of $219.56 billion, a PE ratio of 24.15, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.11. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $174.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $211.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07.

SAP Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were paid a dividend of $2.9291 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 170.0%. This is a positive change from SAP’s previous annual dividend of $2.54. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 5th. SAP’s payout ratio is currently 28.92%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SAP

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Binnacle Investments Inc grew its stake in shares of SAP by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 338 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of SAP by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 740 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $180,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in shares of SAP by 1.0% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 4,495 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,355,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its position in SAP by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 2,104 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $562,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC grew its position in SAP by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC now owns 870 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $213,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter.

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.