Which has better valuation and earnings, APPF or ZS?

AppFolio has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zscaler. Zscaler is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AppFolio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio AppFolio $950.82M 6.21 $140.92M $4.20 39.75 Zscaler $2.67B 7.91 -$41.48M -$0.48 N/A

Is APPF or ZS more profitable?

AppFolio has a net margin of 15.27% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -2.44%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.35% beat Zscaler's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AppFolio 15.27% 32.35% 25.69% Zscaler -2.44% -0.37% -0.12%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, OKTA or APPF?

Okta has higher revenue and earnings than AppFolio. AppFolio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Okta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Okta $2.92B 7.19 $235M $1.38 86.03 AppFolio $950.82M 6.21 $140.92M $4.20 39.75

Is OKTA or APPF more profitable?

AppFolio has a net margin of 15.27% compared to Okta's net margin of 8.24%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.35% beat Okta's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Okta 8.24% 4.15% 3.02% AppFolio 15.27% 32.35% 25.69%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, APPF or IOT?

AppFolio has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Samsara. AppFolio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Samsara, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio AppFolio $950.82M 6.21 $140.92M $4.20 39.75 Samsara $1.62B 12.50 -$9.12M $0.10 348.44

Is APPF or IOT more profitable?

AppFolio has a net margin of 15.27% compared to Samsara's net margin of 3.32%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.35% beat Samsara's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AppFolio 15.27% 32.35% 25.69% Samsara 3.32% 2.07% 1.15%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, APPF or DOCN?

DigitalOcean has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AppFolio. AppFolio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalOcean, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio AppFolio $950.82M 6.21 $140.92M $4.20 39.75 DigitalOcean $901.43M 19.67 $259.26M $2.29 74.20

Is APPF or DOCN more profitable?

DigitalOcean has a net margin of 24.97% compared to AppFolio's net margin of 15.27%. DigitalOcean's return on equity of 88.86% beat AppFolio's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AppFolio 15.27% 32.35% 25.69% DigitalOcean 24.97% 88.86% 6.95%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PTC or APPF?

PTC has higher revenue and earnings than AppFolio. PTC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AppFolio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio PTC $2.74B 5.78 $734M $10.48 13.07 AppFolio $950.82M 6.21 $140.92M $4.20 39.75

Is PTC or APPF more profitable?

PTC has a net margin of 41.81% compared to AppFolio's net margin of 15.27%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.35% beat PTC's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PTC 41.81% 25.84% 15.06% AppFolio 15.27% 32.35% 25.69%

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APPF vs. ZS, OKTA, IOT, DOCN, and PTC

Should you buy AppFolio stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares AppFolio with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with AppFolio include Zscaler (ZS), Okta (OKTA), Samsara (IOT), DigitalOcean (DOCN), and PTC (PTC). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

How does AppFolio compare to Zscaler?

AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) and Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

AppFolio currently has a consensus price target of $252.29, indicating a potential upside of 51.12%. Zscaler has a consensus price target of $216.03, indicating a potential upside of 65.18%. Given Zscaler's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zscaler is more favorable than AppFolio.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AppFolio	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Zscaler	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	33 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

AppFolio has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zscaler has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

AppFolio has a net margin of 15.27% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -2.44%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.35% beat Zscaler's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppFolio	15.27%	32.35%	25.69%
Zscaler	-2.44%	-0.37%	-0.12%

AppFolio has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zscaler. Zscaler is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AppFolio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AppFolio	$950.82M	6.21	$140.92M	$4.20	39.75
Zscaler	$2.67B	7.91	-$41.48M	-$0.48	N/A

In the previous week, Zscaler had 34 more articles in the media than AppFolio. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Zscaler and 0 mentions for AppFolio. Zscaler's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat AppFolio's score of 0.00 indicating that Zscaler is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AppFolio	Neutral
Zscaler	Positive

85.2% of AppFolio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Zscaler shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of AppFolio shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Zscaler shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AppFolio and Zscaler tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AppFolio compare to Okta?

Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) and AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

86.6% of Okta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of AppFolio shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Okta shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of AppFolio shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

AppFolio has a net margin of 15.27% compared to Okta's net margin of 8.24%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.35% beat Okta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Okta	8.24%	4.15%	3.02%
AppFolio	15.27%	32.35%	25.69%

Okta currently has a consensus target price of $112.29, suggesting a potential downside of 5.42%. AppFolio has a consensus target price of $252.29, suggesting a potential upside of 51.12%. Given AppFolio's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AppFolio is more favorable than Okta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Okta	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	28 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
AppFolio	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

In the previous week, Okta had 56 more articles in the media than AppFolio. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Okta and 0 mentions for AppFolio. Okta's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat AppFolio's score of 0.00 indicating that Okta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Okta	Positive
AppFolio	Neutral

Okta has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AppFolio has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Okta has higher revenue and earnings than AppFolio. AppFolio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Okta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Okta	$2.92B	7.19	$235M	$1.38	86.03
AppFolio	$950.82M	6.21	$140.92M	$4.20	39.75

Summary

Okta beats AppFolio on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AppFolio compare to Samsara?

AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) and Samsara (NYSE:IOT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

AppFolio currently has a consensus price target of $252.29, suggesting a potential upside of 51.12%. Samsara has a consensus price target of $46.53, suggesting a potential upside of 33.54%. Given AppFolio's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AppFolio is more favorable than Samsara.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AppFolio	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Samsara	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

AppFolio has a net margin of 15.27% compared to Samsara's net margin of 3.32%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.35% beat Samsara's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppFolio	15.27%	32.35%	25.69%
Samsara	3.32%	2.07%	1.15%

AppFolio has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Samsara. AppFolio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Samsara, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AppFolio	$950.82M	6.21	$140.92M	$4.20	39.75
Samsara	$1.62B	12.50	-$9.12M	$0.10	348.44

AppFolio has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Samsara has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Samsara had 35 more articles in the media than AppFolio. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Samsara and 0 mentions for AppFolio. Samsara's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat AppFolio's score of 0.00 indicating that Samsara is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AppFolio	Neutral
Samsara	Positive

85.2% of AppFolio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Samsara shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of AppFolio shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.1% of Samsara shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Samsara beats AppFolio on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AppFolio compare to DigitalOcean?

AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) and DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

85.2% of AppFolio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.8% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of AppFolio shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

AppFolio has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DigitalOcean has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market.

DigitalOcean has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AppFolio. AppFolio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalOcean, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AppFolio	$950.82M	6.21	$140.92M	$4.20	39.75
DigitalOcean	$901.43M	19.67	$259.26M	$2.29	74.20

AppFolio presently has a consensus target price of $252.29, suggesting a potential upside of 51.12%. DigitalOcean has a consensus target price of $146.36, suggesting a potential downside of 13.87%. Given AppFolio's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AppFolio is more favorable than DigitalOcean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AppFolio	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
DigitalOcean	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

DigitalOcean has a net margin of 24.97% compared to AppFolio's net margin of 15.27%. DigitalOcean's return on equity of 88.86% beat AppFolio's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppFolio	15.27%	32.35%	25.69%
DigitalOcean	24.97%	88.86%	6.95%

In the previous week, DigitalOcean had 14 more articles in the media than AppFolio. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for DigitalOcean and 0 mentions for AppFolio. DigitalOcean's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat AppFolio's score of 0.00 indicating that DigitalOcean is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AppFolio	Neutral
DigitalOcean	Positive

Summary

DigitalOcean beats AppFolio on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AppFolio compare to PTC?

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) and AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

PTC has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AppFolio has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

PTC has a net margin of 41.81% compared to AppFolio's net margin of 15.27%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.35% beat PTC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PTC	41.81%	25.84%	15.06%
AppFolio	15.27%	32.35%	25.69%

PTC presently has a consensus price target of $176.71, suggesting a potential upside of 28.99%. AppFolio has a consensus price target of $252.29, suggesting a potential upside of 51.12%. Given AppFolio's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AppFolio is more favorable than PTC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PTC	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
AppFolio	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

In the previous week, PTC had 12 more articles in the media than AppFolio. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for PTC and 0 mentions for AppFolio. PTC's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat AppFolio's score of 0.00 indicating that PTC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PTC	Positive
AppFolio	Neutral

PTC has higher revenue and earnings than AppFolio. PTC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AppFolio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PTC	$2.74B	5.78	$734M	$10.48	13.07
AppFolio	$950.82M	6.21	$140.92M	$4.20	39.75

95.1% of PTC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of AppFolio shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of PTC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of AppFolio shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

PTC beats AppFolio on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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APPF vs. The Competition

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Metric	AppFolio	INTERNET SOFTWARE Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$5.79B	$17.86B	$40.82B	$12.46B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.99%	3.10%	5.34%
P/E Ratio	39.75	64.41	171.21	23.64
Price / Sales	6.21	40.63	639.54	112.57
Price / Cash	32.03	77.06	52.16	57.17
Price / Book	11.07	6.25	9.80	6.37
Net Income	$140.92M	$386.39M	$1.06B	$337.36M
7 Day Performance	3.58%	-4.58%	-1.86%	-3.07%
1 Month Performance	-3.37%	1.29%	5.65%	0.37%
1 Year Performance	-22.64%	-7.88%	159.66%	27.87%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
APPF AppFolio	3.6503 of 5 stars	$166.94 +2.0%	$252.29 +51.1%	-24.9%	$5.79B	$950.82M	39.75	1,702
ZS Zscaler	3.8996 of 5 stars	$155.71 +11.4%	$216.03 +38.7%	-54.4%	$22.60B	$3.17B	N/A	7,923	Gap Up
OKTA Okta	3.5954 of 5 stars	$139.79 +13.4%	$111.86 -20.0%	+16.9%	$21.80B	$3.00B	101.30	6,366	Analyst Downgrade Insider Trade High Trading Volume
IOT Samsara	4.2707 of 5 stars	$38.61 +10.4%	$46.18 +19.6%	-24.6%	$20.32B	$1.62B	N/A	4,100	Trending News Analyst Forecast Gap Up High Trading Volume
DOCN DigitalOcean	3.2199 of 5 stars	$173.62 +11.3%	$142.23 -18.1%	+506.4%	$16.28B	$901.43M	75.82	1,462	Positive News Analyst Upgrade Insider Trade Analyst Revision

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