SAP SE Stock: Uptrend Goes On, 13% Profit Potential
Ticker: SAP
Current Price: $156
Target Price: $177
Projected Yield: 13%
Time Line: 3 to 6 months
Risk: Above average
About SAP SE
SAP SE is a company providing cloud based software for enterprise management. It was founded back in 1972 in Walldorf, Germany, and has now over 200M users worldwide. SAP is a market leader in enterprise software, databases, analytic tools, intellectual techs, and experience management. SAP's products help companies of all sizes and industries to achieve their goals and increase ROI.
What's the Idea?
Capitalize on the uptrend and the company's strong positioning amid economic turmoils and expansions to new markets.
Why Trade SAP SE?
Reason 1: Good Preliminary Readings in Q2
The key financial stats show the company is sustainable during the COVID-19 crisis:
- Cloud earnings rose by 21% (IFRS) or 19% (Non-IFRS)
- Current cloud resources increased by 20%
- Software license income declined by 18%; this is, however, a steady improvement compared to Q1
- Software earnings increased by 4% (IFRS) or 3% (Non-IFRS)
- Operational profit increased by 55% (IFRS) or by 8% (Non-IFRS)
- Operational margin increased by 6.5% (IFRS) or by 1.8% (Non-IFRS)
- The company confirmed its outlook for 2020
- Buy SAP when the price exceeds $156.
- Allocate no more than 3% to 4% of your midterm transaction budget.
- Sell the stock when the price is €176 to $177 per share.
Reason 2: Improving Business Activity
After the COVID-19 crisis, the company's business activity got improved in Q2. The software license earnings are still in the negative, but did recover better than expected, especially in the APAC. Besides, the demand for digital supply chains, e-commerce, cloud platforms, and Qualtrics is still high.
Reason 3: Market Growth
The research shows the app life cycle market may rise by $1.78B. In 2020-2024, this market is expected to rise by 9% yearly, on average.
Reason 4: New Round of IBM Partnership
IBM and SAP SE announced a new round of their partnership regarding new hi-tech solutions for enterprise system and workflow modernization. The COVID-19 pandemic has still a significant impact on many economic factors around the world; these solutions will help the companies to adapt to the changing market conditions and consumer demand.
Reason 5: Geographic Expansion
CenturyLink announced SAP global alliance expansion, including presence in Singapore, where the customers will now be able to access SAP services for enterprise management.
How to Use an Investment Idea?
SAP Stock | Midterm Time Frame
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