At the last check on Thursday, SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) stock was down -$2.51, moving down -1.83 percent to $134.91. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 827,810 shares. 3 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$2.76 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 946,383, while in the previous 50 days, it was 929,183.
Since last month, SAP stock retreated -5.66%. Shares of the company fell to $131.11 on 07/26/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $145.10 was reached on 07/17/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $78.22. Since the beginning of this year, SAP’s stock price has risen by 30.74% or $31.94, and marked a new high 30 times. However, the stock has declined by -7.02% since its 52-week high.
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Valuation Metrics
Right now, SAP SE (SAP) has a P/E ratio of about 60.52. The stock’s beta is 1.17. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 4.84, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 3.42, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 28.12 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $2.1864 per share was paid out, which is -17.8% less than last year’s $2.66. On Friday May 12 2023, a $0.4736 dividend decrease was announced.
Financial Health
In the three months ended June 29, SAP SE’s quick ratio stood at 1.40, while its current ratio was 1.40, showing that the company is able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 0.20, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.26. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 71.90% percent. In the year ended June 29, EBITDA margin amounted to 24.01%, whereas operating margins totaled 16.30%. Based on annual data, SAP earned $23.11 billion in gross profit and brought in $32.53 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 6.20%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 12.40%.
According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. SAP’s revenue rose 9.81% during the quarter, while net income inched up to $34.58 billion. While analysts expected SAP SE to report $1.27 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $3.42 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 169.30%. During the quarter, the company generated $1.87 billion in EBITDA. The liabilities of SAP SE were 29.98 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended June 29, and its total debt was $11.1 billion.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at SAP SE’s (SAP) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 19.00%, the RSI 9-day stood at 44.85% on 16 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current SAP SE price is down by -2.00% percent or -$2.76. At present, SAP shares trade +0.89% above its 20-day simple moving average and +9.60% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +2.49% above its SMA50 and +38.30% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 63.63% and Stochastic coefficient D was 75.56%, while ATR was 2.22. Given the Stochastic reading of 42.34% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 47.40%.
Analyst Ratings
Jefferies upgraded its rating on SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) to a Hold in a note to investors on June 22, 2023. The analysts firm previously had an Underperform rating on the stock.SAP SE (SAP) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, SAP is a sell, and 5 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 3 analysts rate SAP SE stock as buy, with 4 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $150.95, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $128.00 – $179.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict SAP SE (SAP) will achieve an average price target of $154.09.
