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SAP's leadership SAP

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-3.72% in 16 days (closed on 09/15/08) Being a leader is always helpful when you need to sell a product to another big company.  It brings you credibility and also an hedge on closing the sale.  SAP is offering all-in-one and specific computer program adapted to the clients' industries for managing project and running a business.  The Germany-base software company is known as having the more effective softwares in the market.  Here in Canada, they are in many governmental organizations and the program suite is known for professionalism.  However, the main reason why I rate this stock as a buy is that since February the price is ... Continue reading »

Bullish on SAP ... SAP

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-10.15% in 491 days Analysts' Recommendation: Buy 30 Days Ago: Buy Analysts' Target: $50 Analysts' Targets Wedbush Morgan Securities $50 Hold Thursday, April 24, 2008 C.L. King & Associates $50 Hold Thursday, March 06, 2008 Analysts' Targets Wedbush Morgan Securities $50 Hold Thursday, April 24, 2008 C.L. King & Associates $50 Hold Thursday, March 06, 2008 Continue reading »

SAP is the best pick from Germany SAP

15%

-7.92% in 872 days Certificate Raketen Express (ISIN DE 000 CB4 HVA 7) issued by Commerzbank offers opportunity to invest into a group of three german stocks (SAP, BASF, Allianz). I think it is the right time to buy this certificate. One month ago I wrote article about SAP ( http://stockweb.blogspot.com/2007/05/what-to-pick-from-dax30-... ). My entry point was at 34 EUR and nowadays current price is 38 EUR. I still belive this company. You know it lost a lot because of disappointing Q4. Even Warrenn Buffett doesn't care about history and don't forget that SAP is growing more than competitors. For suc... Continue reading »

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Oracle -- Political Problems In Europe

Oracle (ORCL) and Sun Micro (JAVA) seem to have regulatory difficulty with the European Community. The two supposedly US based companies are causing concern in Brussels. Oracle has retorted that the issues that are concerning the Europeans are not concerning Washington DC regulators. So what’s the problem? This smells of politics and power grabs. The Europeans want to increase their stature and become more of a factor. SAP (SAP)which is European based constantly knocks heads with Oracle. By throwing some sticks and stones at Oracle the European regulator is protecting their home team. SAP ... Continue reading »

SAP AG Beats Zacks Consensus – Analyst Blog

38%

SAP AG (SAP) reported third quarter of 2009 net income from continuing operations of 60 cents per share, compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 58 cents. U.S. GAAP software and software-related service revenues were €1.94 billion (previous year: €1.99 billion), a decrease of 3%. U.S. GAAP total revenues were €2.51 billion (€2.76 billion), a decrease of 9%. U.S. GAAP software revenues were €525 million (€763 million), a decrease of 31% (30% at constant currencies). In the third quarter of 2009, SAP closed major contracts in several key regions including Dagrofa/SuperGros, Prad... Continue reading »

SAP Results: Shrinking Markets, Declining Margins

<>SAP (SAP), which makes money by selling crucial software applications to businesses worldwide, reported quarterly results recently that indicate the demand for its software has been lower than expected (see earnings call transcript). Furthermore, those customers who are spending have been more demanding, leading to declines in SAP's high margins. The company's primary competitor, Oracle (ORCL), has also experienced lighter than expected demand for its business software products, but Oracle has fared better due to stability in its recurring software maintenance revenues whereas SAP's maint... Continue reading »

Bright Spots In The Market...Visa, DeVry and Nutrisystem

56%

The market's cautious bias that began last week has picked up a bit of momentum. As for today's market, earnings are once again becoming a key factor. The bright spots from today's results includes Visa (V), DeVry (DV) and Nutrisystem (NTRI). On the not-so-hot list were the results from SAP (SAP), Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) and Massey Energy (MEE). The commodity sector is seeing some heavy selling hit shares of Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM), U.S. Steel (X), Peabody Energy (BTU) and BHP Billiton (BHP). Where is that money going? How about into shares of AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ), which are both tradi... Continue reading »

SAP revenue sags, cuts outlook

Filed under: Earnings reports, Technology While the world economy continues to improve -- or at least "stabilize" -- this is not enough to get companies confident in buying expensive software. Just look at the latest quarterly results from business software giant, SAP (NYSE: SAP). Revenues came in at 2.51 euros, which is a 9.2% drop over the past year. True, net income increased 12% to 435 euros (yes, SAP has been slashing costs). But, this was off from consensus forecasts. Continue reading SAP revenue sags, cuts outlook <>SAP revenue sags, cuts outlook originally appeared on BloggingStocks on We... Continue reading »

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