NASDAQ:APPN - Appian Stock Price, Price Target & More

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$30.44 +0.50 (+1.67 %)

(As of 05/24/2018 07:36 AM ET)

Previous Close$29.94

Today's Range$29.61 - $30.77

52-Week Range$14.60 - $43.26

Volume214,063 shs

Average Volume453,962 shs

Market Capitalization$1.83 billion

P/E Ratio-49.90

Dividend YieldN/A

BetaN/A

About Appian (NASDAQ:APPN)

Appian Corporation provides low-code software development platform that enables organizations to develop various applications in the United States and internationally. The company's platform automates the creation of forms, data flows, records, reports, and other software elements that are needed to be manually coded or configured. Its principal software markets include the markets for low-code development platforms, case management software, business process management, and platform-as-a-service. The company also offers professional and customer support services. Its customers include financial services, healthcare, government, telecommunications, media, energy, manufacturing, and transportation organizations. Appian Corporation was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry Prepackaged software

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorComputer and Technology

SymbolNASDAQ:APPN

CUSIPN/A

Webwww.appian.com

Phone703-442-8844

Debt

Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A

Current Ratio1.46

Quick Ratio1.46

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio-49.90

Forward P/E Ratio-40.59

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$176.74 million

Price / Sales10.55

Cash FlowN/A

Price / CashN/A

Book Value$0.63 per share

Price / Book48.32

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.61)

Net Income$-31,000,000.00

Net Margins-19.55%

Return on Equity-77.57%

Return on Assets-24.22%

Miscellaneous

Employees859

Outstanding Shares61,260,000

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Appian's stock symbol?

Appian trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "APPN."

How were Appian's earnings last quarter?

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 3rd. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.18) by $0.06. The firm earned $51.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $46.12 million. Appian had a negative net margin of 19.55% and a negative return on equity of 77.57%. The firm's revenue was up 35.0% on a year-over-year basis. View Appian's Earnings History.

When is Appian's next earnings date?

Appian is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 2nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Appian.

What guidance has Appian issued on next quarter's earnings?

Appian issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of ($0.64-0.61) for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of ($0.63). The company issued revenue guidance of $202-205 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $199.91 million.Appian also updated its Q2 guidance to ($0.18-0.17) EPS.

What price target have analysts set for APPN?

9 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Appian's shares. Their predictions range from $17.00 to $35.00. On average, they anticipate Appian's stock price to reach $26.3333 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Appian.

Who are some of Appian's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Appian include Guidewire Software (GWRE), Konami (KNMCY), DocuSign (DOCU), Sina (SINA), Atlassian (TEAM), Paycom Software (PAYC), MuleSoft (MULE), LogMeIn (LOGM), National Instruments (NATI), New Relic (NEWR), Twilio (TWLO), Okta (OKTA), RealPage (RP), 2U (TWOU) and Blackbaud (BLKB).

Who are Appian's key executives?

Appian's management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. Matthew W. Calkins, Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO & Pres (Age 45)
Mr. Marc Wilson, Founder & Sr. VP of Global Partners & Industry (Age 43)
Mr. Michael Beckley, Founder, CTO & Chief Customer Officer (Age 43)
Mr. Mark S. Lynch, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer (Age 54)
Mr. Edward Hughes, Sr. VP of Worldwide Sales (Age 66)

When did Appian IPO?

(APPN) raised $76 million in an IPO on Thursday, May 25th 2017. The company issued 6,300,000 shares at a price of $11.00-$13.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Sachs and Barclays served as the underwriters for the IPO and Pacific Crest Securities (a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets), Canaccord Genuity and Cowen and Company were co-managers.

Has Appian been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media headlines about APPN stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Appian earned a daily sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company an impact score of 45.13 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

Who are Appian's major shareholders?

Appian's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Lord Abbett & CO. LLC (1.33%), Teacher Retirement System of Texas (0.30%), Spark Investment Management LLC (0.29%), BlackRock Inc. (0.27%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.19%) and Cortina Asset Management LLC (0.18%). Company insiders that own Appian stock include Abdiel Capital Management, Llc, Bobbie G Kilberg, Edward L Hughes, M James Barrett, Mark Steven Lynch, Matthew W Calkins, Michael J Mulligan, Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel and Robert Charles Kramer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Appian.

Which major investors are selling Appian stock?

APPN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Skye Global Management LP and Roundview Capital LLC. Company insiders that have sold Appian company stock in the last year include Bobbie G Kilberg, Edward L Hughes, M James Barrett, Mark Steven Lynch, Matthew W Calkins, Michael J Mulligan and Robert Charles Kramer. View Insider Buying and Selling for Appian.

Which major investors are buying Appian stock?

APPN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Spark Investment Management LLC, Cortina Asset Management LLC, Whetstone Capital Advisors LLC, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Adams Street Partners LLC, BlackRock Inc. and Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.. Company insiders that have bought Appian stock in the last two years include Abdiel Capital Management, Llc and Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel. View Insider Buying and Selling for Appian.

How do I buy shares of Appian?

Shares of APPN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is Appian's stock price today?

One share of APPN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $30.44.

How big of a company is Appian?

Appian has a market capitalization of $1.83 billion and generates $176.74 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-31,000,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.61) on an earnings per share basis. Appian employs 859 workers across the globe.

How can I contact Appian?

Appian's mailing address is 11955 DEMOCRACY DRIVE SUITE 1700, RESTON VA, 20190. The company can be reached via phone at 703-442-8844 or via email at [email protected]

MarketBeat Community Rating for Appian (APPN)

Community Ranking:		2.2 out of 5 ( )
Outperform Votes:		125 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		156 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		281

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Appian and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe APPN will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe APPN will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Price Target and Consensus Rating

(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?)

9 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Appian in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is $26.3333, suggesting that the stock has a possible downside of 13.49%. The high price target for APPN is $35.00 and the low price target for APPN is $17.00. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Hold."

	Today	30 Days Ago	90 Days Ago	180 Days Ago
Consensus Rating:	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold
Consensus Rating Score:	1.78	1.67	1.63	2.14
Ratings Breakdown:	3 Sell Rating(s) 5 Hold Rating(s) 1 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	3 Sell Rating(s) 6 Hold Rating(s) 0 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	3 Sell Rating(s) 5 Hold Rating(s) 0 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 6 Hold Rating(s) 1 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)
Consensus Price Target:	$26.3333	$24.1667	$24.1667	$21.50
Price Target Upside:	13.49% downside	14.55% downside	15.91% downside	9.19% upside

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Consensus Price Target History

Price Target History for Appian (NASDAQ:APPN)

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Analyst Ratings History

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
5/4/2018	Canaccord Genuity	Boost Price Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$26.00 ➝ $28.00	N/A
5/1/2018	SunTrust Banks	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$35.00	High
3/12/2018	BTIG Research	Initiated Coverage	Neutral		High
2/23/2018	Cowen	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$27.00	High
2/23/2018	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$27.00	Medium
1/19/2018	William Blair	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform		Low
1/18/2018	Goldman Sachs Group	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$17.00	High
1/11/2018	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Underweight	$24.00	High
9/18/2017	KeyCorp	Reiterated Rating	Hold		High
6/19/2017	Pacific Crest	Initiated Coverage	Sector Weight ➝ Sector Weight		High

(Data available from 5/24/2016 forward)

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Earnings History and Estimates Chart

Earnings by Quarter for Appian (NASDAQ:APPN)

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Earnings Estimates

2018 EPS Consensus Estimate: ($0.49)

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2018	3	($0.12)	($0.11)	($0.12)
Q2 2018	3	($0.14)	($0.11)	($0.13)
Q3 2018	3	($0.13)	($0.11)	($0.12)
Q4 2018	3	($0.13)	($0.12)	($0.13)

Appian (NASDAQ APPN) Earnings History by Quarter

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
8/2/2018
5/3/2018	Q1 2018	($0.18)	($0.12)	$46.12 million	$51.70 million	View	N/A
2/22/2018	Q4 2017	($0.18)	($0.08)	$41.78 million	$50.60 million	View	Listen
11/2/2017	Q3 2017	($0.17)	($0.10)	$41.11 million	$44.65 million	View	N/A
8/3/2017	Q2 2017	($0.17)	($0.32)	$37.60 million	$43.20 million	View	N/A

(Earnings results data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Dividend History by Quarter

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Appian (NASDAQ APPN) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History

Insider Ownership Percentage: 64.00%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 17.49%

Insider Trading History for Appian (NASDAQ:APPN)

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Appian (NASDAQ:APPN)

Appian (NASDAQ APPN) Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
5/11/2018	Michael J Mulligan	Director	Sell	25,000	$30.05	$751,250.00	29,475
5/8/2018	Edward L Hughes	VP	Sell	20,000	$26.17	$523,400.00	132,359
5/8/2018	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	179,890	$26.23	$4,718,514.70
5/4/2018	Abdiel Capital Management, Llc	Major Shareholder	Buy	91,491	$26.25	$2,401,638.75
4/26/2018	Abdiel Capital Management, Llc	Major Shareholder	Buy	26,100	$26.23	$684,603.00
4/24/2018	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	39,200	$26.23	$1,028,216.00
4/17/2018	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	12,584	$26.20	$329,700.80
4/2/2018	Mark Steven Lynch	CFO	Sell	15,000	$25.91	$388,650.00	15,000
3/29/2018	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	100,000	$25.74	$2,574,000.00
3/27/2018	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	141,486	$26.13	$3,697,029.18
3/22/2018	Abdiel Capital Management, Llc	Major Shareholder	Buy	92,093	$26.33	$2,424,808.69
3/19/2018	Abdiel Capital Management, Llc	Major Shareholder	Buy	70,209	$26.30	$1,846,496.70
3/15/2018	Abdiel Capital Management, Llc	Major Shareholder	Buy	27,500	$25.91	$712,525.00
3/1/2018	Bobbie G Kilberg	Director	Sell	21,220	$28.01	$594,372.20
12/15/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	17,473	$20.14	$351,906.22
12/13/2017	Abdiel Capital Management, Llc	Major Shareholder	Buy	79,036	$20.40	$1,612,334.40
12/11/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	208,777	$20.17	$4,211,032.09
12/7/2017	Abdiel Capital Management, Llc	Major Shareholder	Buy	30,476	$20.71	$631,157.96
12/4/2017	Abdiel Capital Management, Llc	Major Shareholder	Buy	5,258	$20.48	$107,683.84
11/29/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	171,523	$21.24	$3,643,148.52
11/27/2017	M James Barrett	Major Shareholder	Sell	569,620	$19.49	$11,101,893.80
11/20/2017	Edward L Hughes	VP	Sell	100,000	$19.49	$1,949,000.00	100,000
11/20/2017	Mark Steven Lynch	CFO	Sell	75,200	$19.49	$1,465,648.00	75,200
11/20/2017	Matthew W Calkins	CEO	Sell	250,000	$19.49	$4,872,500.00
11/20/2017	Michael J Mulligan	Director	Sell	20,000	$19.49	$389,800.00	20,000
11/20/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	450,000	$20.15	$9,067,500.00
11/20/2017	Robert Charles Kramer	Insider	Sell	82,402	$19.49	$1,606,014.98
10/25/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	65,533	$22.23	$1,456,798.59
10/23/2017	Abdiel Capital Management, Llc	Major Shareholder	Buy	23,443	$22.24	$521,372.32
9/26/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	28,800	$22.14	$637,632.00
9/25/2017	Abdiel Capital Management, Llc	Major Shareholder	Buy	28,600	$22.14	$633,204.00
8/2/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	22,438	$19.50	$437,541.00
7/31/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	195,437	$19.46	$3,803,204.02
7/14/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	109,520	$19.65	$2,152,068.00
7/11/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	155,348	$18.61	$2,891,026.28
7/6/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	127,217	$17.57	$2,235,202.69
6/30/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	310,240	$18.21	$5,649,470.40
6/27/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	860,926	$18.08	$15,565,542.08
6/12/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	67,547	$18.48	$1,248,268.56
6/8/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	205,360	$19.66	$4,037,377.60
6/5/2017	Qualified Master Fund L Abdiel	Major Shareholder	Buy	227,529	$18.51	$4,211,561.79

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Appian (NASDAQ APPN) News Headlines

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Date	Headline
	Addiko Bank Implements Digital Banking Solutions on Appian finance.yahoo.com - May 23 at 8:01 AM
	Appian (APPN) Expected to Announce Quarterly Sales of $50.31 Million www.americanbankingnews.com - May 17 at 2:16 AM
	Appian (APPN) Rating Increased to Hold at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - May 16 at 5:31 PM
	Zacks: Analysts Expect Appian (APPN) to Post -$0.17 Earnings Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - May 15 at 7:10 PM
	NEA is carving out a new $1B fund from its massive portfolio finance.yahoo.com - May 15 at 5:31 PM
	BidaskClub Upgrades Appian (APPN) to Strong-Buy www.americanbankingnews.com - May 15 at 2:27 PM
	Free Technical Reports on Box and Three Other Application Software Equities finance.yahoo.com - May 15 at 8:09 AM
	HELLA Modernizes Business Processes with Appian Cloud Platform finance.yahoo.com - May 15 at 8:09 AM
	Insider Selling: Appian (APPN) Director Sells 25,000 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - May 14 at 4:15 PM
	Appian Named A Visionary in Gartner's 2018 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise High-Productivity Application Platform as a ... globenewswire.com - May 11 at 9:04 AM
	Appian Named A Visionary in Gartner's 2018 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise High-Productivity Application Platform as a Service finance.yahoo.com - May 11 at 9:04 AM
	Appian (APPN) Lowered to "Sell" at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - May 10 at 5:36 PM
	Appian Recognizes AppMarket Winners at Appian World 2018 finance.yahoo.com - May 10 at 5:30 PM
	Appian Announces the Winners of the Appian World 2018 Online Hackathon finance.yahoo.com - May 10 at 5:30 PM
	Appian (APPN) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - May 10 at 3:21 PM
	Appian (APPN) VP Sells $523,400.00 in Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - May 9 at 4:21 PM
	Appian (APPN) Major Shareholder Qualified Master Fund L. Abdiel Buys 179,890 Shares www.americanbankingnews.com - May 8 at 7:20 PM
	Insider Buying: Appian (APPN) Major Shareholder Purchases 91,491 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - May 8 at 7:20 PM
	Appian (APPN) Given New $28.00 Price Target at Canaccord Genuity www.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 7:17 PM
	Appian: Deceleration Looms Large seekingalpha.com - May 4 at 5:37 PM
	Appian (APPN) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.06 EPS www.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 4:36 PM
	Appian Starts 2018 Strong, Boosts Guidance www.fool.com - May 4 at 3:13 PM
	Appian's (APPN) CEO Matt Calkins on Q1 2018 Results - Earnings Call Transcript seekingalpha.com - May 4 at 8:12 AM
	Appian: 1Q Earnings Snapshot finance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 8:12 AM
	Appian (APPN) Raised to "Buy" at ValuEngine www.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 12:54 AM
	Appian (APPN) Releases FY18 Earnings Guidance www.americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 6:52 PM
	Appian (APPN) Releases Q2 Earnings Guidance www.americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 6:52 PM
	Harte Gold Arranges Comprehensive US$70 Million Debt Financing Package www.globenewswire.com - May 3 at 5:31 PM
	BRIEF-Appian Corp Q1 GAAP Loss Per Share $0.16 www.reuters.com - May 3 at 5:31 PM
	Appian Announces First Quarter 2018 Financial Results finance.yahoo.com - May 3 at 5:31 PM
	Appian (APPN) Stock Rating Upgraded by SunTrust Banks www.americanbankingnews.com - May 1 at 9:08 AM
	Appian (APPN) Major Shareholder Acquires $684,603.00 in Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - April 30 at 7:26 PM
	What you should know about those big jobs announcements — and how to land one www.bizjournals.com - April 30 at 5:31 PM
	Zacks: Brokerages Expect Appian (APPN) Will Post Quarterly Sales of $46.10 Million www.americanbankingnews.com - April 30 at 4:48 AM
	Appian (APPN) Expected to Announce Earnings of -$0.18 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - April 28 at 7:20 AM
	Appian (APPN) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday www.americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 3:10 AM
	Appian (APPN) Major Shareholder Qualified Master Fund L. Abdiel Buys 39,200 Shares www.americanbankingnews.com - April 25 at 7:10 PM
	Appian Announces 2018 Global and Regional Partners of the Year finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 5:28 PM
	Appian's 'Low-Code' Mission To Spread Automation Intelligence www.forbes.com - April 25 at 8:28 AM
	Form 8-K APPIAN CORP For: Apr 17 www.streetinsider.com - April 24 at 5:29 PM
	Appian Announces Strategic Technology Alliance with Genesys finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 5:29 PM
	Appian and KPMG Apply Artificial Intelligence to Create Business Value finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 5:29 PM
	Appian Announces the Intelligent Contact Center Platform finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 5:29 PM
	Appian Announces Latest Version of the Appian Platform finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 5:29 PM
	Appian (APPN) Upgraded to "Hold" at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - April 24 at 5:22 PM
	Scott Cooper Of Miami's Latest Film Wins Multiple Awards www.prnewswire.com - April 20 at 5:37 PM
	Appian to Webcast Appian World Keynote on April 24, 2018 finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 5:40 PM
	Qualified Master Fund L. Abdiel Acquires 12,584 Shares of Appian (APPN) Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - April 18 at 7:28 PM
	Appian to move HQ to Tysons, add 600 jobs finance.yahoo.com - April 17 at 5:39 PM
	Appian (APPN) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - April 15 at 9:41 AM

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