Appian (APPN) Competitors $28.44 -0.48 (-1.66%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.91 +0.47 (+1.65%) As of 04:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock APPN vs. PD, WIX, ESTC, DAY, AUR, CFLT, DSGX, APPF, LNW, and MTCHShould you be buying Appian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Appian include PagerDuty (PD), Wix.com (WIX), Elastic (ESTC), Dayforce (DAY), Aurora Innovation (AUR), Confluent (CFLT), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), AppFolio (APPF), Light & Wonder (LNW), and Match Group (MTCH). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Appian vs. Its Competitors PagerDuty Wix.com Elastic Dayforce Aurora Innovation Confluent The Descartes Systems Group AppFolio Light & Wonder Match Group PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend PD or APPN? PagerDuty presently has a consensus target price of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.11%. Appian has a consensus target price of $36.29, suggesting a potential upside of 27.59%. Given PagerDuty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PagerDuty is more favorable than Appian.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PagerDuty 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Appian 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PD or APPN? 97.3% of PagerDuty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of PagerDuty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Appian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PD or APPN? PagerDuty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Appian. PagerDuty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Appian, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPagerDuty$467.50M2.85-$54.46M-$0.40-36.62Appian$617.02M3.42-$92.26M-$0.83-34.27 Which has more risk & volatility, PD or APPN? PagerDuty has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PD or APPN? In the previous week, Appian had 6 more articles in the media than PagerDuty. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Appian and 2 mentions for PagerDuty. Appian's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat PagerDuty's score of 0.00 indicating that Appian is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PagerDuty 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Appian 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PD or APPN more profitable? PagerDuty has a net margin of -7.75% compared to Appian's net margin of -9.55%. Appian's return on equity of 0.00% beat PagerDuty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PagerDuty-7.75% -8.73% -1.32% Appian -9.55%N/A -6.08% SummaryPagerDuty and Appian tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Appian News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APPN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding APPN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APPN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAppianINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.11B$18.35B$28.57B$9.39BDividend YieldN/A2.80%3.12%4.09%P/E Ratio-34.2674.8133.4319.86Price / Sales3.42360.661,732.8279.25Price / CashN/A91.6237.5857.53Price / Book-64.648.767.675.72Net Income-$92.26M$337.83M$779.03M$257.80M7 Day Performance-6.78%1.61%1.11%1.06%1 Month Performance-5.11%8.67%7.42%11.30%1 Year Performance-20.07%54.86%52,958.92%17.00% Appian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPNAppian4.2812 of 5 stars$28.44-1.7%$36.29+27.6%-18.4%$2.11B$617.02M-34.262,033PDPagerDuty3.4035 of 5 stars$15.71-1.8%$19.50+24.1%-28.7%$1.43B$467.50M-39.281,242WIXWix.com4.8113 of 5 stars$163.68-0.4%$228.95+39.9%-8.7%$9.18B$1.76B65.214,568Analyst ForecastESTCElastic3.2911 of 5 stars$86.26-1.1%$113.52+31.6%-28.1%$9.10B$1.48B-82.153,537DAYDayforce3.6664 of 5 stars$56.63-1.1%$70.86+25.1%-0.5%$9.05B$1.76B353.969,600News CoverageAURAurora Innovation2.36 of 5 stars$5.11-3.6%$10.75+110.4%+22.9%$9.04B$68M-10.651,800Positive NewsGap UpCFLTConfluent2.6463 of 5 stars$25.82-1.8%$30.11+16.6%-4.5%$8.79B$963.64M-26.353,060Positive NewsDSGXThe Descartes Systems Group2.6096 of 5 stars$102.35-1.9%$123.40+20.6%-0.1%$8.78B$651M61.662,524News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeAPPFAppFolio2.6175 of 5 stars$240.77+2.2%$274.43+14.0%-7.1%$8.67B$794.20M44.921,634News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLNWLight & Wonder3.6914 of 5 stars$98.79-0.7%$106.55+7.9%-6.8%$8.34B$3.19B26.346,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMTCHMatch Group4.9835 of 5 stars$31.83-2.2%$35.96+13.0%-6.4%$7.97B$3.48B15.762,510Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PD Competitors WIX Competitors ESTC Competitors DAY Competitors AUR Competitors CFLT Competitors DSGX Competitors APPF Competitors LNW Competitors MTCH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APPN) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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