AppFolio (APPF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AppFolio, Inc. is a cloud-based software company that provides technology solutions for the real estate industry. Its platform is designed primarily for property management businesses, helping them manage accounting, leasing, maintenance, communications, payments, reporting and other operational activities through a centralized system.

The company’s products serve a range of property managers, including those overseeing residential, commercial, community association, student housing and senior living properties. AppFolio also offers related tools and services such as resident and owner portals, online payments, marketing and leasing capabilities, data and performance analytics, and integrations with third-party applications through its technology ecosystem.

AppFolio was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. The company primarily serves property management firms in the United States. Shane Trigg has served as AppFolio’s chief executive officer since 2023.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $207.97 to $213.62
• 50-Day Range: $195.82 to $234.49
• 52-Week Range: $142.56 to $265.02
• Volume: 245,657 shs
• Average Volume: 430,517 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 44.99
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $250.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AppFolio Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AppFolio scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 248th out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AppFolio has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AppFolio has a consensus price target of $250.00, representing about 17.2% upside from its current price of $213.25.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AppFolio has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 24.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AppFolio are expected to grow by 24.32% in the coming year, from $5.18 to $6.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AppFolio is 44.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AppFolio is 44.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.63.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AppFolio has a P/B Ratio of 14.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.68% of the float of AppFolio has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AppFolio has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.08.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AppFolio has recently increased by 9.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

AppFolio does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

AppFolio does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

AppFolio has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for AppFolio this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for APPF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added AppFolio to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AppFolio insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $23,618,146.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.57% of the stock of AppFolio is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.19% of the stock of AppFolio is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/22/2026
• Today: 11/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:APPF
• CIK: 1433195
• Web: www.appfolioinc.com
• Phone: (805) 364-6047
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,702
• Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AppFolio: $250.00
• High Price Target: $300.00
• Low Price Target: $210.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 44.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 41.17
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $140.92 million
• Net Margins: 15.62%
• Pretax Margin: 19.57%
• Return on Equity: 33.56%
• Return on Assets: 27.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.00
• Quick Ratio: 4.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.95
• Cash Flow: $5.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 41.74
• Book Value: $15.08 per share
• Price / Book: 14.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 35,456,000
• Free Float: 34,899,000
• Market Cap: $7.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89