Appian (APPN) Competitors $30.52 -0.70 (-2.23%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.52 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 04:01 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, 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 Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) and PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of APPN or PD? 52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of PagerDuty shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of Appian shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of PagerDuty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and 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. Does the media prefer APPN or PD? In the previous week, Appian had 3 more articles in the media than PagerDuty. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Appian and 2 mentions for PagerDuty. PagerDuty's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Appian's score of -0.10 indicating that PagerDuty is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Appian 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral PagerDuty 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Which has higher 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$617.02M3.67-$92.26M-$0.83-36.77PagerDuty$476.13M3.03-$54.46M-$0.40-39.66 Do analysts rate APPN or PD? Appian presently has a consensus price target of $36.29, suggesting a potential upside of 18.88%. PagerDuty has a consensus price target of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.94%. 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 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$2.27B$18.31B$27.47B$9.02BDividend YieldN/A2.45%3.13%4.03%P/E Ratio-36.7973.7437.2120.15Price / Sales3.6774.941,965.10185.35Price / CashN/A93.7138.4457.97Price / Book-69.378.647.285.60Net Income-$92.26M$339.44M$764.25M$248.50M7 Day Performance0.08%0.55%0.79%5.11%1 Month Performance-2.95%3.22%5.21%7.58%1 Year Performance-7.06%63.33%52,367.07%21.53% Appian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPNAppian3.843 of 5 stars$30.52-2.2%$36.29+18.9%-2.5%$2.27B$617.02M-36.792,033PDPagerDuty3.7209 of 5 stars$15.29+0.4%$19.50+27.5%-24.0%$1.39B$467.50M-38.231,242DAYDayforce3.8039 of 5 stars$55.44+0.5%$70.86+27.8%+22.4%$8.86B$1.76B346.529,600Positive NewsDSGXThe Descartes Systems Group2.359 of 5 stars$101.64+0.2%$123.40+21.4%+2.6%$8.72B$668.39M61.232,524Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCFLTConfluent3.1089 of 5 stars$24.93+1.9%$30.11+20.8%-8.3%$8.49B$963.64M-25.443,060APPFAppFolio2.8806 of 5 stars$230.28+1.3%$274.43+19.2%-1.0%$8.30B$824.47M42.961,634Positive NewsLNWLight & Wonder3.1573 of 5 stars$96.26+0.5%$106.55+10.7%-3.0%$8.12B$3.19B25.676,800Positive NewsDBXDropbox4.0636 of 5 stars$28.60+1.7%$31.00+8.4%+25.7%$8.05B$2.54B18.692,204MTCHMatch Group4.9244 of 5 stars$30.89+0.1%$35.96+16.4%+6.2%$7.74B$3.45B15.292,510Positive NewsPSNParsons2.9306 of 5 stars$71.96+2.0%$85.30+18.5%-3.2%$7.69B$6.75B30.3619,600Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeOTEXOpen Text4.7196 of 5 stars$29.20+1.8%$32.30+10.6%-6.5%$7.49B$5.77B11.9222,900Positive News 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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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