Appian (APPN) Competitors $31.38 +0.26 (+0.84%) As of 01:44 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock APPN vs. DAY, TTAN, KD, DBX, GTLB, APPF, NBIS, CFLT, IONQ, and LNWShould you be buying Appian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Appian include Dayforce (DAY), ServiceTitan (TTAN), Kyndryl (KD), Dropbox (DBX), GitLab (GTLB), AppFolio (APPF), Nebius Group (NBIS), Confluent (CFLT), IonQ (IONQ), and Light & Wonder (LNW). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Appian vs. Dayforce ServiceTitan Kyndryl Dropbox GitLab AppFolio Nebius Group Confluent IonQ Light & Wonder Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) and Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to APPN or DAY? In the previous week, Appian had 1 more articles in the media than Dayforce. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Appian and 10 mentions for Dayforce. Dayforce's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Appian's score of 0.83 indicating that Dayforce is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Appian 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dayforce 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is APPN or DAY more profitable? Dayforce has a net margin of 1.03% compared to Appian's net margin of -14.95%. Dayforce's return on equity of 6.49% beat Appian's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Appian-14.95% -532.05% -10.88% Dayforce 1.03%6.49%1.75% Do insiders & institutionals believe in APPN or DAY? 52.7% of Appian shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.0% of Appian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Dayforce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor APPN or DAY? Appian received 306 more outperform votes than Dayforce when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.90% of users gave Dayforce an outperform vote while only 60.10% of users gave Appian an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAppianOutperform Votes34560.10% Underperform Votes22939.90% DayforceOutperform Votes3962.90% Underperform Votes2337.10% Which has more volatility and risk, APPN or DAY? Appian has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dayforce has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate APPN or DAY? Appian presently has a consensus price target of $36.29, indicating a potential upside of 16.60%. Dayforce has a consensus price target of $71.54, indicating a potential upside of 24.18%. Given Dayforce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dayforce is more favorable than Appian.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Appian 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Dayforce 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Which has higher earnings and valuation, APPN or DAY? Dayforce has higher revenue and earnings than Appian. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dayforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAppian$633.61M3.64-$92.26M-$0.83-37.49Dayforce$1.81B5.09$18.10M$0.16360.04 SummaryDayforce beats Appian on 13 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricAppianPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.30B$26.26B$25.09B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A1.74%2.90%4.10%P/E Ratio-24.70119.0344.5919.71Price / Sales3.6421.672,088.05117.39Price / CashN/A86.0634.7834.62Price / Book-81.899.186.654.50Net Income-$92.26M$436.62M$739.99M$248.18M7 Day Performance-6.07%-0.83%-0.91%0.20%1 Month Performance16.38%18.42%12.61%12.37%1 Year Performance-2.78%17.94%52,628.86%7.04% Appian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPNAppian3.5834 of 5 stars$31.38+0.8%$36.29+15.6%-2.8%$2.32B$633.61M-24.902,310Insider TradeOptions VolumeDAYDayforce3.0392 of 5 stars$59.59+5.1%$71.29+19.6%-5.6%$9.43B$1.81B541.769,084Positive NewsTTANServiceTitan1.6177 of 5 stars$121.88-1.9%$118.23-3.0%N/A$9.41B$771.88M0.002,870News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastKDKyndryl1.173 of 5 stars$39.05+5.1%$39.00-0.1%+41.5%$9.09B$15.06B70.9990,000DBXDropbox2.6557 of 5 stars$29.29-0.6%$31.00+5.8%+21.0%$8.84B$2.55B20.773,120Insider TradeGTLBGitLab3.9459 of 5 stars$52.06+5.9%$71.73+37.8%-18.2%$8.45B$759.25M-162.691,630Positive NewsGap UpAPPFAppFolio3.7301 of 5 stars$220.78+3.0%$274.43+24.3%-13.5%$7.95B$824.47M39.781,780Positive NewsInsider TradeNBISNebius Group1.9334 of 5 stars$33.34+17.9%$41.33+24.0%N/A$7.85B$117.50M-58.4926,361Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpCFLTConfluent3.6698 of 5 stars$22.33+8.1%$30.11+34.8%-33.3%$7.60B$1.02B-20.682,760Positive NewsInsider TradeGap DownIONQIonQ1.0077 of 5 stars$32.86+5.1%$38.33+16.7%+295.8%$7.32B$43.06M-40.57100LNWLight & Wonder4.3159 of 5 stars$86.13+5.7%$106.82+24.0%-14.9%$7.27B$3.21B26.755,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DAY Competitors TTAN Competitors KD Competitors DBX Competitors GTLB Competitors APPF Competitors NBIS Competitors CFLT Competitors IONQ Competitors LNW 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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