AppFolio (APPF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AppFolio, Inc. provides cloud-based software and technology solutions for the real estate industry. Its platform is designed to help property managers and real estate businesses manage core operations, including accounting, leasing, maintenance, communications, payments, reporting and resident services.

The company’s AppFolio Property Manager platform serves a range of property types, including residential, commercial, student housing and community associations. AppFolio also offers solutions for real estate investment management, along with workflow automation, data and reporting tools, online payment processing and other services intended to help customers operate more efficiently and improve the experience for owners, residents and tenants.

AppFolio was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. Its products primarily serve property management and real estate organizations in the United States. The company previously operated MyCase, a legal practice management business, before selling that business in 2022. Shane Trigg has served as AppFolio’s chief executive officer since 2023.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $213.82 to $222.18
• 50-Day Range: $162.21 to $234.49
• 52-Week Range: $142.56 to $285.61
• Volume: 263,598 shs
• Average Volume: 387,848 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.86 billion
• P/E Ratio: 50.66
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $243.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

AppFolio Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AppFolio scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 207th 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: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

AppFolio has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.08, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for AppFolio is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AppFolio has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.79%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AppFolio are expected to grow by 23.79% in the coming year, from $5.17 to $6.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AppFolio is 50.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AppFolio is 50.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.97.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AppFolio has a P/B Ratio of 14.69. 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

6.79% 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 6.59.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AppFolio has recently increased by 0.27%, 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: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.46

News Sentiment

AppFolio has a news sentiment score of 1.46. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 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 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added AppFolio to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 $34,157,323.00 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: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• 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: $243.50
• High Price Target: $300.00
• Low Price Target: $210.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.08
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 50.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 42.91
• 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: $1.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.55
• Cash Flow: $5.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 40.80
• Book Value: $15.08 per share
• Price / Book: 14.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 35,417,000
• Free Float: 34,861,000
• Market Cap: $7.86 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.85