SAP Faces Triple Threat: Antitrust Lawsuit, Margin Pressure, and EU Cloud Shake-Up as Stock Hovers Near Low
Veröffentlicht: 26.06.2026 um 17:46 Uhr, Redaktion boerse-global.de
The SAP share has shed nearly half its value over the past twelve months, closing yesterday at a fresh 52-week low of €130.80 before rebounding 3% to €134.88 today. Yet beneath the surface of this technical bounce lies a tangle of legal, regulatory, and operational pressures that few investors expected to converge simultaneously.
A US antitrust lawsuit filed by Celonis — a process-mining rival — accuses SAP of deliberately obstructing customer access to their own data in order to favor its own product, SAP Signavio. A federal judge in San Francisco has set a trial date for December 7, 2026, adding a long-term legal overhang that contrasts sharply with the near-term relief some market participants see in European Union regulatory moves.
The Brussels angle could, in time, become a tailwind. The European Commission has preliminarily designated Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services as “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act. If confirmed, both cloud giants would have six months to comply with stricter interoperability rules — potentially lowering technical barriers for customers switching providers and indirectly boosting demand for SAP’s S/4HANA migration. An ISG report also highlights that German enterprises are ramping up SAP system modernisation, driven by AI automation and data sovereignty concerns.
But these structural positives are currently drowned out by tangible headwinds. Goldman Sachs recently cut its gross margin forecast for SAP, citing higher hardware costs in the second half of 2026. Oracle reported record revenue but disappointed markets with capital expenditure plans of up to $95 billion for fiscal 2027 — far above expectations. And Accenture trimmed its revenue guidance as customers hold back on large IT spending; since Accenture implements many SAP systems, analysts view this as a cautionary signal for enterprise software demand.
Should investors sell immediately? Or is it worth buying SAP?
SAP’s own €10 billion buyback programme, running through end?2027, has failed to arrest the slide. As of early April, the company had repurchased roughly 16.3 million shares at an average price of €161.16, spending about €2.6 billion. The current price of €134.88 is more than 16% below that average, meaning the programme so far has locked in losses.
Analyst sentiment remains fractured. The 27 analysts covering SAP collectively target a median of €214.81 — more than 58% above today’s level. Bernstein holds a €273 price target, while JPMorgan retains “Neutral” with a €175 target, leaving nearly €100 of divergence between the two houses. Jefferies trimmed its target from €230 to €210 but kept a buy rating, arguing that long?term potential will only materialise once macroeconomic uncertainty eases. Morningstar, meanwhile, flags the stock as significantly undervalued and cites a durable competitive advantage.
Technically, the shares are deeply oversold. The relative strength index sits around 35, and the price is more than 28% below its 200?day moving average of €183.33. The year?to?date decline stands at 33%, and the stock is off nearly 50% from the July 2025 high of €266.00.
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All eyes now turn to the next quarterly report. SAP is in its quiet period and will release second?quarter results on July 23, 2026, at 22:05. In the first quarter, cloud revenue grew 27% and total revenue reached €9.6 billion — but the company warned that special items had flattered the bottom line. Management has already flagged a slowdown in Q2. Whether the margin?pressure fears voiced by Goldman and others are borne out, or whether the company can surprise, will determine whether this technical bounce has any legs.
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