In a report released today, Frederic Boulan from Bank of America Securities reiterated a Buy rating on SAP SE, with a price target of €302.00.
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Frederic Boulan has given his Buy rating due to a combination of factors that underscore SAP’s strong operational momentum and attractive shareholder returns. He highlights that the company delivered a solid fourth quarter, with EBIT, EPS, and free cash flow all surpassing market expectations despite a minor revenue shortfall and a slightly softer cloud backlog metric. Cloud revenue growth remained robust and in line with the lower end of guidance, overall EBIT expanded faster than initially guided, and SAP confirmed a sizeable €10 billion share repurchase program, doubling the prior buyback framework. These elements, together with SAP’s status as a key conviction idea for 2026 within his coverage universe, support a constructive view on the stock.
Boulan’s positive stance is further reinforced by management’s bullish commentary on demand, particularly around AI and cloud, where SAP is leveraging proprietary business data to differentiate its offering and drive higher deal attachment rates. He notes that a significant portion of large contracts now include AI or Business Data Cloud components, that AI adoption is scaling rapidly across the customer base, and that these trends are building a sizeable backlog expected to underpin revenue acceleration through 2027. In addition, SAP’s guidance for 2026 points to continued strong cloud and software growth, EBIT ahead of consensus, and free cash flow guidance above market expectations, alongside a clear efficiency program targeting meaningful cost savings by 2028. The combination of structural growth drivers in AI and cloud, improving profitability, strong cash generation, and disciplined capital returns forms the basis for his Buy recommendation and elevated price objective.
According to TipRanks, Boulan is ranked #2736 out of 11984 analysts.
In another report released today, TD Cowen also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $0.00 price target.