AppFolio (APPF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AppFolio, Inc. (NASDAQ:APPF) develops cloud-based software and technology solutions for the real estate industry. Its platform is designed primarily for property managers and real estate businesses, helping them manage operations, accounting, leasing, maintenance, communication, payments and other property-related workflows from a centralized system.

The company's offerings include AppFolio Property Manager and related services for residential, commercial and community association properties. Its solutions support functions such as online rental applications and leasing, resident and tenant communications, work-order management, property accounting, electronic payments and reporting. AppFolio also provides technology intended to improve efficiency through automation and artificial intelligence.

Founded in 2006, AppFolio is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, and serves property management businesses and real estate professionals primarily in the United States. The company sells its software on a subscription basis and supplements its platform with value-added services that support the financial and administrative activities of property managers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $198.24 to $202.61
• 50-Day Range: $191.69 to $234.49
• 52-Week Range: $142.56 to $265.02
• Volume: 378,339 shs
• Average Volume: 316,653 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 46.16
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $249.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AppFolio Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AppFolio scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 158th out of 596 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AppFolio has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AppFolio has a consensus price target of $249.75, representing about 23.5% upside from its current price of $202.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AppFolio has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AppFolio are expected to grow by 23.75% in the coming year, from $5.18 to $6.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AppFolio is 46.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AppFolio is 46.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 81.36.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AppFolio has a P/B Ratio of 13.41. 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

7.00% 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 8.65.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AppFolio has recently increased by 4.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

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: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

AppFolio has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for AppFolio this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for APPF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added AppFolio to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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 $32,173,689.00 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: 7/23/2026
• Today: 10/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• 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: $249.75
• High Price Target: $300.00
• Low Price Target: $210.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 46.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 39.03
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $140.92 million
• Net Margins: 15.13%
• Pretax Margin: 18.24%
• Return on Equity: 32.42%
• Return on Assets: 25.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.83
• Quick Ratio: 3.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $950.82 million
• Price / Sales: 7.53
• Cash Flow: $5.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 39.57
• Book Value: $15.08 per share
• Price / Book: 13.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 35,420,000
• Free Float: 34,861,000
• Market Cap: $7.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89