Appian (APPN) Competitors $31.30 +0.10 (+0.32%) Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.42 +0.12 (+0.38%) As of 09:18 AM 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, DAY, DSGX, CFLT, APPF, LNW, DBX, MTCH, PSN, and OTEXShould you be buying Appian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Appian include PagerDuty (PD), Dayforce (DAY), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), Confluent (CFLT), AppFolio (APPF), Light & Wonder (LNW), Dropbox (DBX), Match Group (MTCH), Parsons (PSN), and Open Text (OTEX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Appian vs. Its Competitors PagerDuty Dayforce The Descartes Systems Group Confluent AppFolio Light & Wonder Dropbox Match Group Parsons Open Text PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PD or APPN? PagerDuty has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioPagerDuty$467.50M3.13-$54.46M-$0.40-40.20Appian$617.02M3.77-$92.26M-$0.83-37.71 Do analysts prefer PD or APPN? PagerDuty presently has a consensus price target of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.27%. Appian has a consensus price target of $36.29, suggesting a potential upside of 15.93%. Given PagerDuty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Appian 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has more volatility and risk, PD or APPN? PagerDuty has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PD or APPN 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 PagerDuty-7.75% -8.73% -1.32% Appian -9.55%N/A -6.08% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 44.0% of Appian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor PD or APPN? In the previous week, Appian had 3 more articles in the media than PagerDuty. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Appian and 3 mentions for PagerDuty. PagerDuty's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Appian's score of -0.15 indicating that PagerDuty is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PagerDuty 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Appian 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryPagerDuty beats Appian on 9 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$2.32B$18.20B$27.46B$8.94BDividend YieldN/A2.46%3.13%4.04%P/E Ratio-37.7174.0437.2820.11Price / Sales3.7774.911,922.61119.76Price / CashN/A93.5838.4157.86Price / Book-71.148.657.195.56Net Income-$92.26M$339.44M$763.56M$248.40M7 Day Performance3.85%2.06%1.38%4.67%1 Month Performance-1.97%2.44%4.82%6.64%1 Year Performance-2.25%62.59%52,367.78%21.31% Appian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPNAppian3.8255 of 5 stars$31.30+0.3%$36.29+15.9%-1.5%$2.32B$617.02M-37.712,033News CoveragePDPagerDuty3.7352 of 5 stars$15.29+0.4%$19.50+27.5%-25.2%$1.39B$467.50M-38.231,242Positive NewsDAYDayforce3.7789 of 5 stars$55.44+0.5%$70.86+27.8%+19.9%$8.86B$1.76B346.529,600Positive NewsDSGXThe Descartes Systems Group2.5276 of 5 stars$101.64+0.2%$123.40+21.4%+2.3%$8.72B$668.39M61.232,524Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCFLTConfluent3.1761 of 5 stars$24.93+1.9%$30.11+20.8%-12.8%$8.49B$963.64M-25.443,060APPFAppFolio2.844 of 5 stars$230.28+1.3%$274.43+19.2%-3.8%$8.30B$824.47M42.961,634Positive NewsLNWLight & Wonder3.1339 of 5 stars$96.26+0.5%$106.55+10.7%-4.6%$8.12B$3.19B25.676,800News CoverageDBXDropbox4.0462 of 5 stars$28.60+1.7%$31.00+8.4%+23.0%$8.05B$2.54B18.692,204MTCHMatch Group4.9823 of 5 stars$30.89+0.1%$35.96+16.4%+7.4%$7.74B$3.45B15.292,510Positive NewsPSNParsons2.9261 of 5 stars$71.96+2.0%$85.30+18.5%-4.7%$7.69B$6.75B30.3619,600Analyst UpgradeOTEXOpen Text4.5701 of 5 stars$29.20+1.8%$32.30+10.6%-2.6%$7.49B$5.77B11.9222,900 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PD Competitors DAY Competitors DSGX Competitors CFLT Competitors APPF Competitors LNW Competitors DBX Competitors MTCH Competitors PSN Competitors OTEX 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 7/9/2025 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 | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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