Appian (APPN) and Its Rivals Head to Head Contrast

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) is one of 959 public companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Appian to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Appian and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Appian	$726.94 million	$1.23 million	-689.38
Appian Competitors	$1.79 billion	$382.68 million	112.19

Appian’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Appian. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Appian has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian’s rivals have a beta of 1.35, suggesting that their average stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Appian and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Appian	-0.72%	-43.13%	5.33%
Appian Competitors	-599.60%	26.31%	-8.93%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by institutional investors. 42.8% of Appian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Appian and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Appian	2	3	2	1	2.25
Appian Competitors	5840	21622	45013	1501	2.57

Appian currently has a consensus target price of $44.33, indicating a potential downside of 19.61%. As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 28.49%. Given Appian’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Appian has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Appian rivals beat Appian on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Appian

Appian Corporation develops a low-code platform that helps organizations build and manage business applications and automate complex processes. Its offerings combine application development tools with capabilities for workflow automation, case management, robotic process automation, and process mining. Founded in 1999 by Matt Calkins, Appian serves businesses and government organizations in a range of industries, including financial services, insurance, healthcare, life sciences, and the public sector.