Appian (APPN) Competitors $29.18 +2.23 (+8.27%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.12 -0.05 (-0.19%) As of 08/7/2025 07:43 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, PSN, LNW, BZ, DBX, OTEX, WIX, GTLB, GDS, and CCCSShould you be buying Appian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Appian include PagerDuty (PD), Parsons (PSN), Light & Wonder (LNW), KANZHUN (BZ), Dropbox (DBX), Open Text (OTEX), Wix.com (WIX), GitLab (GTLB), GDS (GDS), and CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCCS). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Appian vs. Its Competitors PagerDuty Parsons Light & Wonder KANZHUN Dropbox Open Text Wix.com GitLab GDS CCC Intelligent Solutions Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) and PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Which has higher valuation & earnings, APPN or PD? PagerDuty has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioAppian$617.02M3.51-$92.26M-$0.83-35.16PagerDuty$467.50M3.03-$54.46M-$0.40-38.94 Is APPN or PD 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 Appian-9.55% N/A -6.08% PagerDuty -7.75%-8.73%-1.32% Does the media refer more to APPN or PD? In the previous week, Appian and Appian both had 8 articles in the media. PagerDuty's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Appian's score of -0.22 indicating that PagerDuty is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Appian 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral PagerDuty 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in APPN or PD? 52.7% of Appian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of PagerDuty shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.0% of Appian shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of PagerDuty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, APPN or PD? Appian has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PagerDuty has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate APPN or PD? Appian presently has a consensus price target of $34.40, suggesting a potential upside of 17.89%. PagerDuty has a consensus price target of $19.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.81%. Given PagerDuty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PagerDuty is more favorable than Appian.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Appian 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00PagerDuty 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 SummaryPagerDuty beats Appian on 9 of the 15 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$2.00B$19.44B$29.50B$9.57BDividend YieldN/A3.11%3.11%4.18%P/E Ratio-35.1673.7250.8025.14Price / Sales3.51206.681,597.67104.25Price / CashN/A85.6736.7258.58Price / Book-66.328.087.325.59Net Income-$92.26M$344.92M$803.33M$265.48M7 Day Performance5.69%-1.04%-0.25%-0.41%1 Month Performance-6.47%0.90%-0.16%1.39%1 Year Performance7.91%73.57%53,008.11%24.69% Appian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPNAppian2.6739 of 5 stars$29.18+8.3%$34.40+17.9%+7.9%$2.00B$617.02M-35.162,033News CoverageEarnings ReportGap UpHigh Trading VolumePDPagerDuty4.018 of 5 stars$15.72+1.7%$19.75+25.7%-17.0%$1.43B$476.13M-39.291,242PSNParsons2.4761 of 5 stars$74.60+1.2%$86.20+15.5%-13.1%$7.97B$6.77B31.4819,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap UpLNWLight & Wonder4.0691 of 5 stars$94.38-0.6%$108.36+14.8%-22.5%$7.96B$3.19B25.176,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeGap DownBZKANZHUN2.4956 of 5 stars$19.29+3.4%$18.50-4.1%+51.7%$7.91B$1.01B33.265,688Gap UpDBXDropbox3.9341 of 5 stars$26.68+0.8%$31.00+16.2%+20.8%$7.51B$2.55B17.442,204Positive NewsOTEXOpen Text4.5694 of 5 stars$28.96+2.0%$32.00+10.5%-3.0%$7.38B$5.77B11.8222,900Positive NewsWIXWix.com4.8327 of 5 stars$131.44+1.9%$228.95+74.2%-14.6%$7.38B$1.76B52.374,568Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeGTLBGitLab3.5088 of 5 stars$44.15+5.6%$62.63+41.8%-3.7%$7.29B$759.25M441.502,375Positive NewsGDSGDS1.0535 of 5 stars$34.93+2.4%$40.57+16.1%+235.8%$6.66B$10.61B10.712,276Gap UpCCCSCCC Intelligent Solutions2.7743 of 5 stars$9.63-1.0%$12.07+25.4%-4.4%$6.41B$996.96M481.742,350Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PD Competitors PSN Competitors LNW Competitors BZ Competitors DBX Competitors OTEX Competitors WIX Competitors GTLB Competitors GDS Competitors CCCS 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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