Townsquare Capital LLC Decreases Stock Position in SAP SE $SAP

Townsquare Capital LLC decreased its stake in shares of SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) by 82.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 862 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 4,023 shares during the quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC’s holdings in SAP were worth $230,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. First PREMIER Bank acquired a new stake in SAP in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of SAP by 246.4% in the 3rd quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 97 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Copia Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of SAP during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Albion Financial Group UT grew its stake in shares of SAP by 56.8% during the third quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 127 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in SAP by 424.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 131 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on SAP shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a research note on Friday. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of SAP in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a report on Friday. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of SAP to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $322.00.

Key SAP News

Here are the key news stories impacting SAP this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SAP announced a new share repurchase program of up to €10 billion, which supports capital return and offsets some downward pressure. SAP Quarterly Statement Q4 2025
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat on EPS and met revenue expectations; non‑IFRS metrics and cloud revenue showed year‑over‑year gains, indicating underlying profitability and demand. SAP Q4 results (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: SAP reported strong cloud bookings and a record backlog in absolute terms, but the market is focused on growth rates and composition rather than headline backlog size. That nuance left investors uncertain. SAP cloud bookings jump 30% (Investing.com)
• Negative Sentiment: The primary catalyst for the selloff was a slower‑than‑expected increase in the cloud contract backlog and conservative 2026 commentary — investors punished the stock with its largest one‑day drop since 2020. What Went Wrong With SAP Stock? (Forbes)
• Negative Sentiment: Sector peers’ results (and AI‑era competition) amplified fears that AI incumbents and niche cloud players could pressure SAP’s growth, contributing to broader software stock weakness. US software stocks slide after SAP, ServiceNow results (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Negative headlines compounded the sentiment: Siemens briefly overtook SAP as Germany’s most valuable company after the selloff, and SAP faced an analyst downgrade — visible signals of waning investor confidence. Siemens overtakes SAP (Seeking Alpha)
• Negative Sentiment: Management dismissed three executives over alleged stolen trade secrets, adding governance/legal uncertainty to near‑term headlines. Stolen trade secrets / executive dismissals (Heise)

SAP Stock Performance

Shares of SAP stock opened at $201.09 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $245.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.52, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.18. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $239.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $259.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.10. SAP SE has a 12 month low of $195.12 and a 12 month high of $313.28.

SAP Profile

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.