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APPF vs. ZM, IOT, U, DT, and IREN

Should you buy AppFolio stock or one of its competitors? AppFolio's main competitors and comparable companies include Zoom Communications (ZM), Samsara (IOT), Unity Software (U), Dynatrace (DT), and IREN (IREN). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

How does AppFolio compare to Zoom Communications?

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

66.5% of Zoom Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of AppFolio shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of Zoom Communications 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Zoom Communications has a net margin of 65.19% compared to AppFolio's net margin of 15.13%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.42% beat Zoom Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Zoom Communications65.19% 10.86% 8.93%
AppFolio 15.13%32.42%25.82%

Zoom Communications presently has a consensus price target of $113.62, suggesting a potential upside of 20.02%. AppFolio has a consensus price target of $249.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.49%. Given AppFolio's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AppFolio is more favorable than Zoom Communications.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Zoom Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
AppFolio
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Zoom Communications has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AppFolio has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Zoom Communications$4.87B5.67$1.90B$10.808.77
AppFolio$1.04B6.72$140.92M$4.3845.08

In the previous week, Zoom Communications had 4 more articles in the media than AppFolio. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Zoom Communications and 10 mentions for AppFolio. Zoom Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat AppFolio's score of 0.18 indicating that Zoom Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Zoom Communications
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AppFolio
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Zoom Communications beats AppFolio on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AppFolio compare to Samsara?

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

Samsara has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AppFolio has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

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

AppFolio has a net margin of 15.13% compared to Samsara's net margin of 4.90%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.42% beat Samsara's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Samsara4.90% 4.13% 2.35%
AppFolio 15.13%32.42%25.82%

AppFolio has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Samsara$1.62B14.93-$9.12M$0.16257.86
AppFolio$1.04B6.72$140.92M$4.3845.08

In the previous week, Samsara had 11 more articles in the media than AppFolio. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Samsara and 10 mentions for AppFolio. Samsara's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat AppFolio's score of 0.18 indicating that Samsara is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Samsara
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
AppFolio
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Samsara currently has a consensus price target of $51.68, suggesting a potential upside of 25.27%. AppFolio has a consensus price target of $249.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.49%. Given AppFolio's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AppFolio is more favorable than Samsara.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Samsara
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
AppFolio
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Summary

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

How does AppFolio compare to Unity Software?

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

In the previous week, Unity Software had 13 more articles in the media than AppFolio. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Unity Software and 10 mentions for AppFolio. Unity Software's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat AppFolio's score of 0.18 indicating that Unity Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AppFolio
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Unity Software
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

AppFolio has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Unity Software has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% more volatile than the broader market.

AppFolio presently has a consensus price target of $249.75, indicating a potential upside of 26.49%. Unity Software has a consensus price target of $45.56, indicating a potential downside of 0.60%. Given AppFolio's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AppFolio is more favorable than Unity Software.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AppFolio
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Unity Software
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

85.2% of AppFolio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Unity Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of AppFolio shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Unity Software shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AppFolio$1.04B6.72$140.92M$4.3845.08
Unity Software$1.85B10.90-$402.77M-$1.36N/A

AppFolio has a net margin of 15.13% compared to Unity Software's net margin of -28.97%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.42% beat Unity Software's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AppFolio15.13% 32.42% 25.82%
Unity Software -28.97%4.64%2.16%

Summary

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

How does AppFolio compare to Dynatrace?

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

AppFolio has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dynatrace has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Dynatrace had 2 more articles in the media than AppFolio. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Dynatrace and 11 mentions for AppFolio. Dynatrace's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat AppFolio's score of 0.11 indicating that Dynatrace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AppFolio
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Dynatrace
4 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

AppFolio currently has a consensus price target of $249.75, suggesting a potential upside of 23.52%. Dynatrace has a consensus price target of $57.54, suggesting a potential downside of 9.26%. Given AppFolio's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AppFolio is more favorable than Dynatrace.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AppFolio
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Dynatrace
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

85.2% of AppFolio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Dynatrace shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of AppFolio shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Dynatrace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

AppFolio has a net margin of 15.13% compared to Dynatrace's net margin of 7.22%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.42% beat Dynatrace's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AppFolio15.13% 32.42% 25.82%
Dynatrace 7.22%11.07%7.02%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AppFolio$950.82M7.53$140.92M$4.3846.16
Dynatrace$2.02B9.08$162.67M$0.50126.81

Summary

AppFolio beats Dynatrace on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AppFolio compare to IREN?

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

In the previous week, IREN had 21 more articles in the media than AppFolio. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for IREN and 10 mentions for AppFolio. IREN's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat AppFolio's score of 0.18 indicating that IREN is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AppFolio
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
IREN
7 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

85.2% of AppFolio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of IREN shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of AppFolio shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of IREN shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

AppFolio has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IREN has a beta of 4.26, meaning that its stock price is 326% more volatile than the broader market.

AppFolio presently has a consensus price target of $249.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.49%. IREN has a consensus price target of $81.13, suggesting a potential upside of 127.20%. Given IREN's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IREN is more favorable than AppFolio.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AppFolio
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
IREN
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AppFolio$1.04B6.72$140.92M$4.3845.08
IREN$707.01M19.90-$702.62M-$2.34N/A

AppFolio has a net margin of 15.13% compared to IREN's net margin of -99.38%. AppFolio's return on equity of 32.42% beat IREN's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AppFolio15.13% 32.42% 25.82%
IREN -99.38%-15.46%-5.51%

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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APPF vs. The Competition

MetricAppFolioSoftware IndustryTechnology SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.99B$16.46B$31.47B$13.21B
Dividend YieldN/A3.42%2.76%20.71%
P/E Ratio46.16145.1481.0726.16
Price / Sales7.531,276.32585.9294.37
Price / Cash38.6446.7050.0253.09
Price / Book13.419.038.156.34
Net Income$140.92M$431.49M$767.97M$381.90M
7 Day Performance-0.38%-0.19%-1.29%-1.39%
1 Month Performance-1.68%0.41%-0.12%-4.31%
1 Year Performance-12.36%0.12%166.98%-0.35%

AppFolio Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APPF
AppFolio
3.9747 of 5 stars
$202.20
+2.4%
$249.75
+23.5%
-15.9%$6.99B$950.82M46.161,702
ZM
Zoom Communications
4.1767 of 5 stars
$93.62
+0.8%
$113.62
+21.4%
+18.6%$27.10B$4.99B8.677,438
IOT
Samsara
3.9265 of 5 stars
$42.46
+3.3%
$51.68
+21.7%
+2.5%$24.08B$1.62B265.374,100
U
Unity Software
2.6301 of 5 stars
$45.78
+5.0%
$45.16
-1.4%
+25.4%$19.19B$1.85BN/A4,412
DT
Dynatrace
2.7396 of 5 stars
$60.31
+1.7%
$56.89
-5.7%
+26.6%$17.14B$2.10B120.615,600

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