SAP (SAP) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

SAP (NYSE:SAP - Get Free Report) will likely be announcing its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, April 22nd. Analysts expect SAP to post earnings of $1.39 per share and revenue of $9.08 billion for the quarter.

SAP (NYSE:SAP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The software maker reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.51 by ($0.02). SAP had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 9.17%. On average, analysts expect SAP to post $7 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8 EPS for the next fiscal year.

SAP Trading Up 8.1 %

Shares of SAP traded up $20.49 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $272.89. 2,070,077 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 992,758. SAP has a 12 month low of $179.15 and a 12 month high of $293.70. The company has a market capitalization of $335.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.71 and a beta of 1.28. The company's fifty day moving average price is $268.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $255.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

SAP Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 13th will be paid a $2.5423 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 13th. This is a boost from SAP's previous annual dividend of $2.39. SAP's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.11%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SAP

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in SAP stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of SAP SE (NYSE:SAP - Free Report) by 91.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,633 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 1,255 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in SAP were worth $648,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SAP has been the subject of several research reports. TD Cowen upgraded shares of SAP from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $240.00 to $305.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. JMP Securities lifted their price objective on SAP from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $38.00 price target on shares of SAP in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of SAP from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on SAP from $283.00 to $286.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $251.00.

SAP Company 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.