Appian (APPN) Competitors $31.10 +0.62 (+2.03%) As of 03:27 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. Do analysts rate PD or APPN? PagerDuty presently has a consensus target price of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.16%. Appian has a consensus target price of $36.29, suggesting a potential upside of 16.68%. Given PagerDuty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 Does the media favor PD or APPN? In the previous week, PagerDuty had 1 more articles in the media than Appian. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for PagerDuty and 3 mentions for Appian. PagerDuty's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Appian's score of -0.20 indicating that PagerDuty is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PagerDuty 3 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) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 44.0% of Appian shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & 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$467.50M3.06-$54.46M-$0.40-39.26Appian$617.02M3.74-$92.26M-$0.83-37.47 Which has more volatility & risk, PD or APPN? PagerDuty has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock 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% SummaryPagerDuty beats Appian on 10 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$2.31B$18.38B$27.34B$8.92BDividend YieldN/A2.46%3.13%4.00%P/E Ratio-37.4774.0736.9720.07Price / Sales3.7468.952,033.48118.22Price / CashN/A86.8534.7728.59Price / Book-70.688.657.235.58Net Income-$92.26M$339.44M$763.56M$248.65M7 Day Performance4.15%1.64%1.68%7.15%1 Month Performance-3.36%1.53%5.17%8.13%1 Year Performance0.03%63.84%52,367.93%21.59% Appian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPNAppian3.8838 of 5 stars$31.10+2.0%$36.29+16.7%-1.9%$2.31B$617.02M-37.472,033PDPagerDuty3.7539 of 5 stars$15.29+0.4%$19.50+27.5%-26.7%$1.39B$467.50M-38.231,242Positive NewsDAYDayforce4.2998 of 5 stars$55.44+0.5%$70.86+27.8%+12.6%$8.86B$1.76B346.529,600DSGXThe Descartes Systems Group2.5965 of 5 stars$101.64+0.2%$123.40+21.4%+4.4%$8.72B$668.39M61.232,524Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCFLTConfluent3.2412 of 5 stars$24.93+1.9%$30.11+20.8%-10.0%$8.49B$963.64M-25.443,060Positive NewsAPPFAppFolio2.8698 of 5 stars$230.28+1.3%$274.43+19.2%-6.7%$8.30B$824.47M42.961,634Positive NewsLNWLight & Wonder2.7888 of 5 stars$96.26+0.5%$106.55+10.7%-4.1%$8.12B$3.19B25.676,800Analyst UpgradeDBXDropbox4.0426 of 5 stars$28.60+1.7%$31.00+8.4%+25.2%$8.05B$2.54B18.692,204MTCHMatch Group4.9861 of 5 stars$30.89+0.1%$35.96+16.4%+10.5%$7.74B$3.45B15.292,510Positive NewsPSNParsons2.8414 of 5 stars$71.96+2.0%$85.30+18.5%-6.3%$7.69B$6.75B30.3619,600OTEXOpen Text4.4912 of 5 stars$29.20+1.8%$32.30+10.6%-3.5%$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 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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