Keybank National Association OH Boosts Position in SAP SE $SAP

Keybank National Association OH grew its holdings in SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) by 74.4% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 15,071 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,427 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH’s holdings in SAP were worth $2,580,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in SAP by 109.4% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 111 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Bayban purchased a new stake in shares of SAP in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Community Bank N.A. acquired a new stake in SAP during the third quarter worth about $32,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new position in SAP in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in SAP by 758.8% in the 4th quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 146 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on SAP. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of SAP from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of SAP in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings raised SAP from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, HSBC raised SAP from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, SAP presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $283.40.

SAP Stock Down 0.0%

SAP opened at $162.54 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $199.68 billion, a PE ratio of 21.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.14. SAP SE has a twelve month low of $148.06 and a twelve month high of $313.28. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $169.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $193.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

SAP (NYSE:SAP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 27th. The software maker reported $1.99 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $11.06 billion during the quarter. SAP had a return on equity of 17.31% and a net margin of 20.08%. Sell-side analysts expect that SAP SE will post 8.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

SAP Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were paid a dividend of $2.9291 per share. This is a boost from SAP’s previous annual dividend of $2.54. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a yield of 170.0%. SAP’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.92%.

Key Headlines Impacting SAP

Here are the key news stories impacting SAP this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SAP is emphasizing AI-driven growth, saying it wants employees to create new AI-powered roles and redeploy workers into higher-value work rather than relying on large layoffs. That could support longer-term productivity and revenue opportunities. SAP Seeks to Rein In Costs to Focus on AI Investments
• Positive Sentiment: The company also announced a one-time $1,000 contribution for eligible U.S.-based employees’ children as part of a broader family-support initiative, which is positive for employee morale and corporate reputation, though it is not a major direct financial driver. SAP Celebrates America’s 250th with Investment in the Next Generation
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple outlets reported that SAP is cutting or freezing non-core hiring and reducing travel and expense budgets to fund a bigger AI push. Investors may see this as disciplined spending, but it also signals near-term restraint on operating expenses and headcount growth. SAP cuts hiring and travel to fund AI
• Negative Sentiment: The repeated focus on budget tightening, non-core hiring freezes, and expense controls may raise concerns that SAP is slowing spending to preserve margins, which can weigh on sentiment if investors worry about reduced growth in the near term. SAP wants workers to create new AI-powered jobs, slashes travel and expenses budgets to up AI spend

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.