Appian (APPN) Competitors $28.81 +0.37 (+1.30%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.78 -0.04 (-0.12%) As of 07:06 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 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 risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk & volatility, APPN or PD? Appian has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PagerDuty has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer APPN or PD? Appian currently has a consensus price target of $36.29, indicating a potential upside of 25.95%. PagerDuty has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 33.38%. Given PagerDuty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PagerDuty 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) 2.13PagerDuty 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 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 had 8 more articles in the media than PagerDuty. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Appian and 0 mentions for PagerDuty. Appian's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat PagerDuty's score of 0.00 indicating that Appian is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Appian Positive PagerDuty Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of PagerDuty shares are owned by 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 better valuation and 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$617.02M3.47-$92.26M-$0.83-34.71PagerDuty$467.50M2.85-$54.46M-$0.40-36.55 SummaryAppian and PagerDuty 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$18.17B$28.69B$9.41BDividend YieldN/A2.82%3.07%4.03%P/E Ratio-34.7172.1143.9220.09Price / Sales3.4776.951,807.2699.01Price / CashN/A93.3238.0658.27Price / Book-65.488.757.635.65Net Income-$92.26M$337.83M$779.03M$257.91M7 Day Performance0.42%4.62%2.35%2.09%1 Month Performance-4.35%10.23%7.48%11.13%1 Year Performance-18.55%59.68%52,761.55%18.40% Appian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPNAppian4.2942 of 5 stars$28.81+1.3%$36.29+25.9%-20.1%$2.11B$617.02M-34.712,033News CoveragePDPagerDuty3.4118 of 5 stars$15.71-1.8%$19.50+24.1%-32.7%$1.43B$467.50M-39.281,242WIXWix.com4.8414 of 5 stars$163.68-0.4%$228.95+39.9%-4.3%$9.18B$1.76B65.214,568Analyst ForecastESTCElastic3.439 of 5 stars$86.26-1.1%$113.52+31.6%-25.3%$9.10B$1.48B-82.153,537DAYDayforce3.6426 of 5 stars$56.63-1.1%$70.86+25.1%+3.7%$9.05B$1.76B353.969,600Insider TradeAURAurora Innovation2.3867 of 5 stars$5.11-3.6%$10.75+110.4%+48.4%$9.04B$68M-10.651,800Positive NewsCFLTConfluent2.6784 of 5 stars$25.82-1.8%$30.11+16.6%-2.4%$8.79B$963.64M-26.353,060Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDSGXThe Descartes Systems Group2.4144 of 5 stars$102.35-1.9%$123.40+20.6%+5.1%$8.78B$651M61.662,524News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAPPFAppFolio2.6055 of 5 stars$240.77+2.2%$274.43+14.0%-3.4%$8.67B$794.20M44.921,634News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastLNWLight & Wonder4.1442 of 5 stars$98.79-0.7%$106.55+7.9%-4.9%$8.34B$3.19B26.346,800Analyst ForecastMTCHMatch Group4.9858 of 5 stars$31.83-2.2%$35.96+13.0%-9.0%$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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | 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 | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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