Appian (APPN) Competitors $30.74 +1.24 (+4.19%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.71 -0.02 (-0.08%) As of 04:11 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, DSGX, PSN, ESTC, OTEX, LNW, DBX, GTLB, WIX, and KDShould you be buying Appian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Appian include PagerDuty (PD), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), Parsons (PSN), Elastic (ESTC), Open Text (OTEX), Light & Wonder (LNW), Dropbox (DBX), GitLab (GTLB), Wix.com (WIX), and Kyndryl (KD). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Appian vs. Its Competitors PagerDuty The Descartes Systems Group Parsons Elastic Open Text Light & Wonder Dropbox GitLab Wix.com Kyndryl PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend PD or APPN? PagerDuty currently has a consensus price target of $19.75, suggesting a potential upside of 16.71%. Appian has a consensus price target of $33.40, suggesting a potential upside of 8.67%. Given PagerDuty's higher possible 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) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Appian 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Does the media prefer PD or APPN? In the previous week, PagerDuty had 1 more articles in the media than Appian. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for PagerDuty and 14 mentions for Appian. Appian's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat PagerDuty's score of 0.68 indicating that Appian is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PagerDuty 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Appian 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PD or APPN more profitable? Appian has a net margin of -2.62% compared to PagerDuty's net margin of -7.75%. 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 -2.62%N/A -2.87% Which has more risk and volatility, PD or APPN? PagerDuty has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Appian shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, PD or APPN? PagerDuty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Appian. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PagerDuty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPagerDuty$467.50M3.30-$54.46M-$0.40-42.31Appian$657.80M3.46-$92.26M-$0.23-133.63 SummaryAppian beats PagerDuty on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$2.28B$19.20B$30.05B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A3.64%3.06%4.02%P/E Ratio-133.6275.9056.3426.63Price / Sales3.46206.121,419.87121.17Price / CashN/A81.2135.7359.36Price / Book-42.1018.369.526.69Net Income-$92.26M$346.10M$806.27M$265.59M7 Day Performance5.95%5.10%3.38%3.44%1 Month Performance0.24%-2.53%0.70%1.12%1 Year Performance-1.49%65.68%23,930.55%23.91% Appian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPNAppian3.9305 of 5 stars$30.74+4.2%$33.40+8.7%-6.6%$2.28B$657.80M-133.622,033Positive NewsOptions VolumePDPagerDuty3.5244 of 5 stars$16.34-2.3%$19.75+20.9%-14.4%$1.49B$467.50M-40.851,242Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDSGXThe Descartes Systems Group2.8331 of 5 stars$99.29-2.1%$122.18+23.1%-1.8%$8.53B$668.39M59.812,524Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPSNParsons2.5078 of 5 stars$79.72-0.1%$88.70+11.3%-15.2%$8.52B$6.68B35.5919,600ESTCElastic4.0218 of 5 stars$79.06-1.2%$110.60+39.9%-20.9%$8.45B$1.48B-75.303,537News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeOTEXOpen Text3.8599 of 5 stars$32.22-1.3%$32.60+1.2%+1.2%$8.19B$5.17B19.5321,400LNWLight & Wonder4.3895 of 5 stars$93.72+1.7%$108.10+15.3%-13.8%$7.87B$3.19B23.676,800DBXDropbox3.4225 of 5 stars$28.49-1.1%$30.33+6.5%+17.9%$7.69B$2.53B17.372,204Positive NewsGTLBGitLab3.8226 of 5 stars$45.23+0.1%$62.83+38.9%+0.5%$7.47B$759.25M452.302,375News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeWIXWix.com4.9614 of 5 stars$132.37+0.4%$215.63+62.9%-18.3%$7.43B$1.87B47.114,568Positive NewsKDKyndryl3.6453 of 5 stars$31.18-0.1%$46.00+47.5%+34.4%$7.21B$15.06B25.7773,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PD Competitors DSGX Competitors PSN Competitors ESTC Competitors OTEX Competitors LNW Competitors DBX Competitors GTLB Competitors WIX Competitors KD 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 8/28/2025 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 | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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