Bumble (BMBL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BMBL or APPN?

Appian received 267 more outperform votes than Bumble when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.10% of users gave Appian an outperform vote while only 39.20% of users gave Bumble an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bumble	Outperform Votes 78 39.20%	Underperform Votes 121 60.80%
Appian	Outperform Votes 345 60.10%	Underperform Votes 229 39.90%

Do analysts rate BMBL or APPN?

Bumble presently has a consensus price target of $6.71, suggesting a potential upside of 17.86%. Appian has a consensus price target of $36.29, suggesting a potential upside of 16.60%. Given Bumble's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Bumble is more favorable than Appian.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bumble	1 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.05
Appian	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BMBL or APPN?

94.8% of Bumble shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Appian shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Bumble shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Appian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BMBL or APPN?

Bumble has higher revenue and earnings than Appian. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bumble, 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
Bumble	$1.05B	0.56	-$4.21M	-$4.89	-1.16
Appian	$633.61M	3.64	-$92.26M	-$0.83	-37.49

Is BMBL or APPN more profitable?

Appian has a net margin of -14.95% compared to Bumble's net margin of -54.19%. Bumble's return on equity of 3.31% beat Appian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bumble	-54.19%	3.31%	2.06%
Appian	-14.95%	-532.05%	-10.88%

Does the media prefer BMBL or APPN?

In the previous week, Appian had 1 more articles in the media than Bumble. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Appian and 10 mentions for Bumble. Bumble's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Appian's score of 0.83 indicating that Bumble is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bumble	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Appian	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BMBL or APPN?

Bumble has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Appian beats Bumble on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.