AppLovin (APP) Competitors $219.37 -42.61 (-16.26%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$212.30 -7.07 (-3.22%) As of 07:44 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APP vs. SAP, PLTR, SHOP, CRWD, INFY, NTES, TEAM, SNOW, NET, and VEEVShould you be buying AppLovin stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AppLovin include SAP (SAP), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Shopify (SHOP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Infosys (INFY), NetEase (NTES), Atlassian (TEAM), Snowflake (SNOW), Cloudflare (NET), and Veeva Systems (VEEV). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. AppLovin vs. SAP Palantir Technologies Shopify CrowdStrike Infosys NetEase Atlassian Snowflake Cloudflare Veeva Systems SAP (NYSE:SAP) and AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership. Is SAP or APP more profitable? AppLovin has a net margin of 33.54% compared to SAP's net margin of 9.17%. AppLovin's return on equity of 188.55% beat SAP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SAP9.17% 12.18% 7.32% AppLovin 33.54%188.55%29.66% Does the media prefer SAP or APP? In the previous week, AppLovin had 68 more articles in the media than SAP. MarketBeat recorded 93 mentions for AppLovin and 25 mentions for SAP. SAP's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat AppLovin's score of 0.48 indicating that SAP is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SAP 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AppLovin 42 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 42 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, SAP or APP? SAP has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppLovin has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, SAP or APP? SAP has higher revenue and earnings than AppLovin. AppLovin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SAP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSAP$34.18B8.96$3.38B$2.8786.89AppLovin$4.71B15.84$1.58B$4.5448.32 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SAP or APP? SAP received 642 more outperform votes than AppLovin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.21% of users gave SAP an outperform vote while only 57.40% of users gave AppLovin an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSAPOutperform Votes77066.21% Underperform Votes39333.79% AppLovinOutperform Votes12857.40% Underperform Votes9542.60% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SAP or APP? 41.8% of AppLovin shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of SAP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of AppLovin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate SAP or APP? SAP presently has a consensus price target of $248.83, indicating a potential downside of 0.22%. AppLovin has a consensus price target of $435.47, indicating a potential upside of 98.51%. Given AppLovin's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AppLovin is more favorable than SAP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SAP 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00AppLovin 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 SummaryAppLovin beats SAP on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get AppLovin News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAppLovinComputer & Data IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$74.17B$66.49B$6.64B$7.13BDividend YieldN/A1.80%2.53%4.05%P/E Ratio48.0567.1228.0017.40Price / Sales15.66185.96148.1684.53Price / Cash165.4230.1931.4034.64Price / Book58.633.924.363.79Net Income$1.58B$3.40B$193.26M$247.10M7 Day Performance-20.35%-10.42%-3.72%-7.61%1 Month Performance-33.70%-17.22%-4.94%-10.32%1 Year Performance198.07%28.15%-0.36%-7.75% AppLovin Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPAppLovin3.8617 of 5 stars$219.37-16.3%$435.47+98.5%+259.6%$74.58B$4.71B48.321,745Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSAPSAP2.5092 of 5 stars$269.05+0.4%$248.83-7.5%+36.9%$330.42B$34.18B93.71107,602Positive NewsGap DownPLTRPalantir Technologies1.435 of 5 stars$84.38-1.7%$74.45-11.8%+268.4%$197.77B$2.87B443.833,840Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeGap DownSHOPShopify4.501 of 5 stars$95.70-6.6%$126.31+32.0%+8.8%$123.99B$8.88B61.7811,600Positive NewsGap DownCRWDCrowdStrike4.4464 of 5 stars$351.64-1.5%$400.00+13.8%+8.5%$87.21B$3.95B689.904,960Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownINFYInfosys3.1654 of 5 stars$18.16-0.1%$19.70+8.5%-2.2%$75.18B$19.11B22.97317,240Gap DownNTESNetEase4.3733 of 5 stars$103.13+2.4%$114.57+11.1%+8.5%$66.21B$105.30B16.1932,100Positive NewsTEAMAtlassian4.4546 of 5 stars$211.62-2.9%$314.73+48.7%+1.6%$55.46B$4.79B-157.968,810Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageGap DownSNOWSnowflake4.5018 of 5 stars$146.61-2.7%$203.83+39.0%-8.8%$48.38B$3.63B-43.243,990Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownNETCloudflare4.46 of 5 stars$111.90-2.6%$135.64+21.2%+13.5%$38.64B$1.67B-509.033,220Insider TradePositive NewsGap DownVEEVVeeva Systems4.4115 of 5 stars$231.82-1.0%$256.52+10.7%+2.0%$37.59B$2.75B57.185,480Insider TradePositive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SAP Competitors PLTR Competitors SHOP Competitors CRWD Competitors INFY Competitors NTES Competitors TEAM Competitors SNOW Competitors NET Competitors VEEV Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APP) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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