Appian (APPN) Competitors

BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Do analysts rate BB or APPN?

BlackBerry presently has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.58%. Appian has a consensus target price of $45.89, indicating a potential upside of 0.55%. Given BlackBerry's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BlackBerry is more favorable than Appian.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackBerry	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Appian	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BB or APPN?

Appian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlackBerry. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackBerry, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackBerry	$656 million	4.72	-$734 million	-$1.38	-3.85
Appian	$488.96 million	6.81	-$150.92 million	-$2.27	-20.11

Does the media favor BB or APPN?

In the previous week, Appian had 1 more articles in the media than BlackBerry. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Appian and 0 mentions for BlackBerry. Appian's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat BlackBerry's score of 0.00 indicating that Appian is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackBerry	Neutral
Appian	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BB or APPN?

42.4% of BlackBerry shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of Appian shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of BlackBerry shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of Appian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BB or APPN?

BlackBerry received 412 more outperform votes than Appian when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.86% of users gave BlackBerry an outperform vote while only 62.45% of users gave Appian an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackBerry	Outperform Votes 743 71.86%	Underperform Votes 291 28.14%
Appian	Outperform Votes 331 62.45%	Underperform Votes 199 37.55%

Which has more risk and volatility, BB or APPN?

BlackBerry has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BB or APPN more profitable?

Appian has a net margin of -33.66% compared to BlackBerry's net margin of -111.89%. BlackBerry's return on equity of -10.91% beat Appian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackBerry	-111.89%	-10.91%	-6.15%
Appian	-33.66%	-92.14%	-27.26%

Summary

Appian beats BlackBerry on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.