Rock Point Advisors LLC raised its holdings in SAP SE (NYSE:SAP – Free Report) by 66.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 33,569 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,413 shares during the quarter. SAP comprises 2.0% of Rock Point Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Rock Point Advisors LLC’s holdings in SAP were worth $8,154,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SAP during the third quarter worth $27,000. Copia Wealth Management bought a new position in SAP during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its stake in shares of SAP by 109.4% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 111 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Guerra Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in shares of SAP in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Community Bank N.A. bought a new position in SAP during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000.
More SAP News
Here are the key news stories impacting SAP this week:
- Positive Sentiment: SAP launched its “Autonomous Enterprise” platform, combining data, cloud, AI and automation into one suite to help customers streamline operations and modernize workflows. SAP Launches Unified AI, Automation Suite
- Positive Sentiment: The company said it is expanding AI-agent tools for enterprises, including a program to help businesses integrate AI agents across finance and other functions, which could boost demand for SAP’s platform. SAP Intros Program to Help Enterprises Incorporate AI Agents
- Positive Sentiment: SAP also disclosed a strategic investment and partnership with n8n to scale agentic AI for enterprise customers, signaling further commitment to its AI ecosystem. SAP Integrates n8n to Scale Agentic AI for Enterprises
- Neutral Sentiment: At Sapphire, SAP highlighted deeper partnerships with major cloud and AI players including Anthropic, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Palantir, which reinforces its ecosystem strategy but does not yet provide near-term financial results. SAP Unveils the Autonomous Enterprise
- Negative Sentiment: Some commentary around the launch noted broader doubts about the sustainability of the software industry, suggesting investors may want proof that SAP’s AI push can translate into faster growth and monetization. SAP Launches Unified AI, Automation Suite
SAP Price Performance
SAP (NYSE:SAP – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 27th. The software maker reported $1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $11.06 billion for the quarter. SAP had a return on equity of 17.31% and a net margin of 20.08%. Equities analysts forecast that SAP SE will post 8.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.
SAP Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be given a $2.9291 dividend. This represents a yield of 170.0%. This is an increase from SAP’s previous annual dividend of $2.54. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 5th. SAP’s payout ratio is 28.78%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on SAP. Piper Sandler cut shares of SAP from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. HSBC upgraded SAP from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Barclays increased their price target on SAP from $256.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Santander upgraded SAP from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $288.00.
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About SAP
SAP SE is a global enterprise software company headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. Founded in 1972 by five former IBM engineers, the company’s name is an acronym for Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung (Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing). SAP develops and sells software and services that help organizations manage business processes across finance, human resources, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain and customer relationships.
SAP’s product portfolio spans on‑premises and cloud offerings, anchored by its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions such as SAP S/4HANA and the SAP HANA in‑memory database and platform.
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