O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Purchases 11,811 Shares of SAP SE (NYSE:SAP)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its stake in SAP SE (NYSE:SAP - Free Report) by 12.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 104,430 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 11,811 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC's holdings in SAP were worth $25,712,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Centricity Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in SAP in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new position in shares of SAP in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of SAP by 2,700.0% during the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 112 shares of the software maker's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Albion Financial Group UT raised its holdings in shares of SAP by 122.4% in the 4th quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 129 shares of the software maker's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich bought a new position in SAP in the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000.

SAP Stock Performance

Shares of SAP stock traded down $10.19 during trading on Friday, reaching $254.15. 673,071 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 930,096. SAP SE has a 1 year low of $175.08 and a 1 year high of $293.70. The company has a market capitalization of $312.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 88.52, a PEG ratio of 4.71 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm's 50-day moving average is $276.95 and its 200 day moving average is $252.86.

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SAP (NYSE:SAP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The software maker reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.51 by ($0.02). SAP had a net margin of 9.17% and a return on equity of 12.18%. Equities research analysts expect that SAP SE will post 6.55 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the company. TD Cowen raised SAP from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $240.00 to $305.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Kepler Capital Markets raised SAP from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on SAP from $265.00 to $307.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of SAP from $283.00 to $286.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, JMP Securities lifted their price target on SAP from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, SAP currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $248.83.

SAP Profile

SAP SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides applications, technology, and services worldwide. It offers SAP S/4HANA that provides software capabilities for finance, risk and project management, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain and asset management, and research and development; SAP SuccessFactors solutions for human resources, including HR and payroll, talent and employee experience management, and people and workforce analytics; and spend management solutions that covers direct and indirect spend, travel and expense, and external workforce management.