Natural Investments LLC Sells 4,861 Shares of SAP SE $SAP

Natural Investments LLC trimmed its position in SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) by 77.2% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,436 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 4,861 shares during the period. Natural Investments LLC’s holdings in SAP were worth $221,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Banco de Sabadell S.A raised its stake in shares of SAP by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. Banco de Sabadell S.A now owns 8,520 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,312,000 after buying an additional 417 shares in the last quarter. Ironvine Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SAP during the 2nd quarter valued at about $22,216,000. Investors Research Corp boosted its position in shares of SAP by 5,409.1% during the 2nd quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 3,030 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $467,000 after acquiring an additional 2,975 shares in the last quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group increased its stake in SAP by 2.9% in the second quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 3,377 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $521,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its stake in SAP by 16.7% in the second quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,987 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $306,000 after acquiring an additional 285 shares during the period.

SAP Price Performance

Shares of SAP stock opened at $209.66 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $257.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.14. SAP SE has a 1-year low of $144.97 and a 1-year high of $281.36. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $183.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $180.30.

SAP (NYSE:SAP) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The software maker reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by ($0.18). The firm had revenue of $11.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.30 billion. SAP had a net margin of 20.88% and a return on equity of 17.07%. The business’s revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.50 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that SAP SE will post 8.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on SAP. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of SAP in a research note on Friday, August 21st. UBS Group downgraded SAP from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered SAP from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of SAP in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. One 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, SAP presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $264.83.

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.