APPN vs. AVDX, INTA, PRGS, ALKT, QTWO, PD, SOUN, SPT, SWI, and SVFCX
Should you be buying Appian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Appian include AvidXchange (AVDX), Intapp (INTA), Progress Software (PRGS), Alkami Technology (ALKT), Q2 (QTWO), PagerDuty (PD), SoundHound AI (SOUN), Sprout Social (SPT), SolarWinds (SWI), and Smead Value C (SVFCX). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
AvidXchange (NASDAQ:AVDX) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.
AvidXchange has a net margin of -12.43% compared to AvidXchange's net margin of -20.43%. Appian's return on equity of -3.84% beat AvidXchange's return on equity.
70.4% of AvidXchange shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of AvidXchange shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.6% 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.
Appian received 303 more outperform votes than AvidXchange when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.86% of users gave Appian an outperform vote while only 46.75% of users gave AvidXchange an outperform vote.
AvidXchange has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Appian. AvidXchange is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Appian, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
AvidXchange has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, AvidXchange and AvidXchange both had 8 articles in the media. Appian's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat AvidXchange's score of 0.28 indicating that AvidXchange is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AvidXchange presently has a consensus target price of $13.29, suggesting a potential upside of 4.20%. Appian has a consensus target price of $47.71, suggesting a potential upside of 30.22%. Given AvidXchange's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Appian is more favorable than AvidXchange.
Summary
AvidXchange and Appian tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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