The stock of SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) increased by $1.88 on Friday to finish at $137.46, up 1.39 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 700,720 shares of common stock traded. 30 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $34.27. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 857,600, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 947,634.
SAP stock appreciated 2.53% since last month. On 07/26/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $131.11. The stock touched a high of $145.10 on 07/17/23, after rallying from a low of $78.22 in 52 weeks. The price of SAP stock has risen by 33.21% or $34.27 this year, reaching a new high 30 times. Still, the stock price is down -5.27% from the 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
SAP SE (SAP) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 62.62. Beta for the stock is 1.17. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 4.97, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 3.54, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 28.98.
Company paid $2.1864 per share in dividends, a decrease of -17.8% from $2.66 last year. A $0.4736 dividend decrease was reported on Friday May 12 2023.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, SAP SE’s quick ratio was 1.40, while its current ratio was 1.40, indicating its ability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 0.20, and the total debt to equity ratio is 0.26. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 71.90% percent. SAP SE’s EBITDA margin for the year ended June 29 was 24.01%, whereas its operating margin stood at 16.30% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $23.11 billion and revenue of $32.53 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. SAP’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 7.00%. There was a 6.20% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 12.40%.
Earnings Surprise
According to SAP SE’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $34.58 billion, while revenues rose by 9.81% to $0.0. It was predicted that SAP SE’s quarterly earnings would be $3.39, but it ended up being $1.26, beating the consensus by 169.00%. EBITDA was $1.87 billion for the quarter. At the end of SAP SE’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 29.98 billion, while its total debt was $11.1 billion.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at SAP SE’s (SAP) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 25 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 52.32%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 25.55% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 61.85% and 71.52% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 2.47. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 58.07%, the RSI (14) reading is 52.16%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.71, and the 14-day reading is at 0.74.
Analyst Ratings
In its most recent analyst report, Jefferies raised its rating on SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) to a Hold. Prior to this, analysts firm rated the stock as an Underperform. Analysts have assigned SAP SE (SAP) an Overweight rating. SAP is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 5 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 3 rates it overweight and 4 others recommend it as a buy.
What is SAP’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $128.00 and $179.00, with a median target price of $150.95. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for SAP SE (SAP) is $154.09.
