Appian (APPN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Appian Corporation develops enterprise software designed to help organizations build applications and automate business processes. Its low-code platform enables users to design, deploy and manage applications with limited traditional programming, supporting workflow automation, process orchestration, case management and business process improvement.

The Appian Platform combines application development tools with data management, artificial intelligence, robotic process automation and process-mining capabilities. Organizations use the platform to connect information from multiple systems, coordinate complex workflows and improve operational visibility across functions such as customer service, compliance, claims processing and government administration.

Appian serves customers across industries including financial services, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, telecommunications and the public sector. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Matt Calkins, one of Appian’s founders, serves as chairman and chief executive officer. Appian became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq under the symbol APPN in 2017.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.90 to $37.90
• 50-Day Range: $21.96 to $42.95
• 52-Week Range: $18.63 to $46.06
• Volume: 461 shs
• Average Volume: 962,013 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $31.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Appian Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Appian scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 397th out of 600 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Appian has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Appian has a consensus price target of $31.00, representing about 18.2% downside from its current price of $37.92.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Appian has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 60.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Appian are expected to grow by 60.00% in the coming year, from $0.45 to $0.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Appian is -252.78, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Appian is -252.78, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.49% of the float of Appian has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Appian has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.38.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Appian has recently decreased by 13.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Appian does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Appian does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

Appian has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Appian this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for APPN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -41% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Appian to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Appian insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,819,550.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

42.81% of the stock of Appian is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.70% of the stock of Appian is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:APPN
• CIK: 1441683
• Web: www.appian.com
• Phone: (703) 442-8844
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,149
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Appian: $31.00
• High Price Target: $42.00
• Low Price Target: $23.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -18.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.15)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 84.27
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.23 million
• Net Margins: -1.34%
• Pretax Margin: -0.67%
• Return on Equity: -35.20%
• Return on Assets: 3.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.00
• Quick Ratio: 1.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $726.94 million
• Price / Sales: 3.74
• Cash Flow: $0.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 182.24
• Book Value: ($0.63) per share
• Price / Book: -60.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 71,630,000
• Free Float: 40,964,000
• Market Cap: $2.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94