FY2026 Earnings Forecast for SAP Issued By Erste Group Bank

SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) – Stock analysts at Erste Group Bank reduced their FY2026 earnings estimates for SAP in a research note issued on Friday, September 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now expects that the software maker will post earnings per share of $8.10 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $8.24. The consensus estimate for SAP’s current full-year earnings is $8.17 per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $265.00 target price on shares of SAP in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings raised SAP from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of SAP in a report on Friday, August 21st. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $255.67.

SAP Trading Down 0.1%

SAP opened at $209.24 on Tuesday. SAP has a one year low of $144.97 and a one year high of $281.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $197.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $181.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $257.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.29, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.14.

SAP (NYSE:SAP) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The software maker reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by ($0.18). The firm had revenue of $11.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.30 billion. SAP had a return on equity of 17.07% and a net margin of 20.88%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.50 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SAP

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bayban bought a new position in shares of SAP during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in SAP by 758.8% during the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 146 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. Front Row Advisors LLC raised its stake in SAP by 362.5% during the 1st quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC now owns 185 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. MidFirst Bank purchased a new position in shares of SAP in the 4th quarter worth $46,000. Finally, SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of SAP in the fourth quarter worth $47,000.

About SAP

SAP SE is a German enterprise software company headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. The company develops technology that helps organizations manage core business operations, including finance, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, human resources, sales and customer relationships.

SAP’s portfolio is centered on its cloud-based enterprise resource planning platform, SAP S/4HANA, along with the SAP Business Technology Platform. Its products and services also include SAP SuccessFactors for human resources, SAP Ariba for business-to-business procurement, SAP Concur for travel and expense management, and solutions for customer experience, data management, analytics and artificial intelligence.

SAP was founded in 1972 by five former IBM employees and has grown into a global provider of business software.