Should I buy or sell AppFolio stock right now?

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AppFolio in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" APPF shares. View APPF analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is AppFolio's stock price target for 2024?

5 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for AppFolio's shares. Their APPF share price targets range from $200.00 to $240.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $218.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for APPF or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have APPF shares performed in 2023?

AppFolio's stock was trading at $105.38 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, APPF stock has increased by 79.5% and is now trading at $189.18. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here .

Are investors shorting AppFolio?

AppFolio saw a drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 534,100 shares, a drop of 5.5% from the October 31st total of 565,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 167,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.2 days. View AppFolio's Short Interest .

When is AppFolio's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 25th 2024. View our APPF earnings forecast .

How were AppFolio's earnings last quarter?

AppFolio, Inc. (NASDAQ:APPF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 26th. The software maker reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.18. The software maker had revenue of $165.44 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $156.46 million. AppFolio had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.82% and a negative net margin of 8.25%.

What ETFs hold AppFolio's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) stock in their portfolio include Playtech (PTEC) , Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF (FRTY) , Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF (PTF) , WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD) , Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (IVES) , Adaptive Growth Opportunities ETF (AGOX) , First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (SKYY) and SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF (XSW) .

What is Jason Randall's approval rating as AppFolio's CEO?

438 employees have rated AppFolio Chief Executive Officer Jason Randall on Glassdoor.com . Jason Randall has an approval rating of 97% among the company's employees. This puts Jason Randall in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 87.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at AppFolio to a friend.

What other stocks do shareholders of AppFolio own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AppFolio investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA) , ServiceNow (NOW) , PayPal (PYPL) , Block (SQ) , Adobe (ADBE) , Trade Desk (TTD) , Shopify (SHOP) , Twilio (TWLO) , Atlassian (TEAM) and Veeva Systems (VEEV) .

When did AppFolio IPO?

(APPF) raised $81 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, June 26th 2015. The company issued 6,200,000 shares at $12.00-$14.00 per share. Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Pacific Crest Securities and William Blair were co-managers.

Who are AppFolio's major shareholders?

AppFolio's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fred Alger Management LLC (1.60%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.88%), Dynamo Internacional Gestao DE Recursos LTDA. (0.59%), Morgan Stanley (0.58%), Northern Trust Corp (0.57%) and Insight Holdings Group LLC (0.54%). Insiders that own company stock include Ida Kathleen Kane , Janet Kerr , Janet Kerr , Jason Robert Randall , Jonathan Walker , Matthew S Mazza , Maurice J Duca , Timothy K Bliss, Timothy K Bliss , William R Rauth III , William Shane Trigg and William Shane Trigg . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of AppFolio?

Shares of APPF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull , Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

AppFolio Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:APPF)

$189.18

-5.49 (-2.82%)

(As of 12/6/2023 ET)

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Today's Range: $189.18
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$196.94
50-Day Range: $176.25
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$210.98
52-Week Range: $100.20
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$211.41

Volume: 219,676 shs
Average Volume: 135,835 shs
Market Capitalization: $6.77 billion

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $218.75

AppFolio MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 15.6% Upside
$218.75 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.49% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 1.25
Based on 4 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$2.41 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 4,450.00%
From $0.04 to $1.82 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.44 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

157th out of 594 stocks

Prepackaged Software Industry

30th out of 175 stocks

2.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
AppFolio has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $218.75, AppFolio has a forecasted upside of 15.6% from its current price of $189.18.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
AppFolio has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.49% of the outstanding shares of AppFolio have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
AppFolio has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in AppFolio has recently decreased by 5.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
AppFolio does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
AppFolio does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for APPF.

4.0

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
AppFolio has a news sentiment score of 1.25. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for AppFolio this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
16 people have searched for APPF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
12 people have added AppFolio to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

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 $2,411,169.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 9.15% of the stock of AppFolio is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
48.96% of the stock of AppFolio is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for AppFolio are expected to grow by 4,450.00% in the coming year, from $0.04 to $1.82 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of AppFolio is -139.10, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of AppFolio is -139.10, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
AppFolio has a P/B Ratio of 25.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About AppFolio Stock (NASDAQ:APPF)

AppFolio, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud business management solutions for the real estate industry. The company offers AppFolio Property Manager, a platform to leverage process automation, easy to use interface, and the optimization of common workflows for property management companies, as well as completes and records critical transactions in the system and give its customers access to the data they need to run their business; AppFolio Property Manager Plus, which offers customizable workflows that allow customers to digitize their existing processes, performance insights, intelligent revenue management, and integrations through selected partners and dedicated strategic account managers; and AppFolio Investment Management, a solution that is designed to enable real estate investment management organizations to manage investor relationships through enhancing transparency and streamlining certain business processes. It also provides value added services that are designed to enhance, automate, and streamline processes and workflows for property management businesses, such as electronic payment, tenant screening, and insurance services. AppFolio, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.

APPF Stock Price History

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APPF Stock News Headlines

December 5, 2023 | tmcnet.com

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November 23, 2023 | benzinga.com

Chief Legal Officer At This Information Technology Company Sells $924K of Stock

November 23, 2023 | msn.com

AppFolio CEO William Trigg sells 7,430 shares

November 23, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Insider Sell: CEO William Trigg Sells 7,430 Shares of AppFolio Inc (APPF)

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AppFolio, Inc. (APPF) Hits Fresh High: Is There Still Room to Run?

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Real Estate Software Firm AppFolio Targeting Enterprise Market

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November 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AvidXchange Announces Partnership with AppFolio to Enhance AP Automation Benefits for its 19,000 Real Estate Customers

October 31, 2023 | morningstar.com

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October 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AppFolio, Inc. to Host Investor Meeting on November 14, 2023

October 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

What Makes AppFolio (APPF) a Good Fit for 'Trend Investing'

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The AppFolio Inc (APPF) Company: A Short SWOT Analysis

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DA Davidson Maintains Appfolio Inc - (APPF) Buy Recommendation

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Why AppFolio Stock Soared Today

October 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AppFolio, Inc. (NASDAQ:APPF) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

October 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Q3 2023 Appfolio Inc Earnings Call

October 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AppFolio (APPF) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

October 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AppFolio (APPF) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

October 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AppFolio Inc (APPF) Reports 32% Revenue Growth in Q3 2023

October 20, 2023 | msn.com

AppFolio: Attractive AI And Real Estate Buy

October 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

While shareholders of AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) are in the black over 5 years, those who bought a week ago aren't so fortunate

October 12, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

AppFolio, Inc. Announces Date of Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results Conference Call

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 10/26/2023
Today: 12/06/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/25/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Computer and Technology
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:APPF
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1433195
Web: www.appfolioinc.com
Phone: (805) 364-6093
Fax: N/A
Employees: 1,785
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $218.75
High Stock Price Target: $240.00
Low Stock Price Target: $200.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +15.6%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.36)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: 4,729.50
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $-68,120,000.00
Net Margins: -8.25%
Pretax Margin: -7.35%
Return on Equity: -25.82%
Return on Assets: -17.33%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 3.24
Quick Ratio: 3.24

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $471.88 million
Price / Sales: 14.34
Cash Flow: N/A
Price / Cash Flow: N/A
Book Value: $7.52 per share
Price / Book: 25.16

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 35,760,000
Free Float: 32,490,000
Market Cap: $6.77 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.81

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Key Executives

Mr. Shane Trigg (Age 47)
President, CEO & Director
Comp: $941.33k
Ms. Fay Sien Goon (Age 45)
CFO & Principal Accounting Officer
Comp: $3.69M
Mr. Matt Mazza (Age 47)
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Comp: $635.14k
Ms. Lisa Horner
Senior Vice President of Marketing
Mr. McLure Foote
Senior Vice President of Sales
Ms. Elizabeth Barat
Chief People Officer
Mr. Matthew Baird
Senior Vice President of Software Engineering
Mr. Chris Womack
Senior Vice President of Payments, Screening & Insurance
Mr. William Moxley
Senior Vice President of Product

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APPF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell AppFolio stock right now?: 5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AppFolio in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" APPF shares.
View APPF analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is AppFolio's stock price target for 2024?: 5 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for AppFolio's shares. Their APPF share price targets range from $200.00 to $240.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $218.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.6% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for APPF or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have APPF shares performed in 2023?: AppFolio's stock was trading at $105.38 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, APPF stock has increased by 79.5% and is now trading at $189.18.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.
Are investors shorting AppFolio?: AppFolio saw a drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 534,100 shares, a drop of 5.5% from the October 31st total of 565,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 167,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.2 days.
View AppFolio's Short Interest.
When is AppFolio's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 25th 2024.
View our APPF earnings forecast.
How were AppFolio's earnings last quarter?: AppFolio, Inc. (NASDAQ:APPF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 26th. The software maker reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.18. The software maker had revenue of $165.44 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $156.46 million. AppFolio had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.82% and a negative net margin of 8.25%.

What ETFs hold AppFolio's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) stock in their portfolio include Playtech (PTEC), Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF (FRTY), Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF (PTF), WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD), Wedbush ETFMG Global Cloud Technology ETF (IVES), Adaptive Growth Opportunities ETF (AGOX), First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (SKYY) and SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF (XSW).
What is Jason Randall's approval rating as AppFolio's CEO?: 438 employees have rated AppFolio Chief Executive Officer Jason Randall on Glassdoor.com. Jason Randall has an approval rating of 97% among the company's employees. This puts Jason Randall in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 87.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at AppFolio to a friend.
What other stocks do shareholders of AppFolio own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AppFolio investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), ServiceNow (NOW), PayPal (PYPL), Block (SQ), Adobe (ADBE), Trade Desk (TTD), Shopify (SHOP), Twilio (TWLO), Atlassian (TEAM) and Veeva Systems (VEEV).
When did AppFolio IPO?: (APPF) raised $81 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, June 26th 2015. The company issued 6,200,000 shares at $12.00-$14.00 per share. Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Pacific Crest Securities and William Blair were co-managers.
Who are AppFolio's major shareholders?: AppFolio's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fred Alger Management LLC (1.60%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.88%), Dynamo Internacional Gestao DE Recursos LTDA. (0.59%), Morgan Stanley (0.58%), Northern Trust Corp (0.57%) and Insight Holdings Group LLC (0.54%). Insiders that own company stock include Ida Kathleen Kane, Janet Kerr, Janet Kerr, Jason Robert Randall, Jonathan Walker, Matthew S Mazza, Maurice J Duca, Timothy K Bliss, Timothy K Bliss, William R Rauth III, William Shane Trigg and William Shane Trigg.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of AppFolio?: Shares of APPF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

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AppFolio Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:APPF)

AppFolio MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About AppFolio Stock (NASDAQ:APPF)

APPF Stock Price History

APPF Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders & Institutions

APPF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™