ECARX (ECX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APPN or ECX?

Appian received 343 more outperform votes than ECARX when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave ECARX an outperform vote while only 60.10% of users gave Appian an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Appian	Outperform Votes 345 60.10%	Underperform Votes 229 39.90%
ECARX	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has better earnings and valuation, APPN or ECX?

Appian has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ECARX. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ECARX, 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
Appian	$633.61M	3.76	-$92.26M	-$0.83	-38.73
ECARX	$5.85B	0.10	-$132.42M	-$0.35	-4.60

Is APPN or ECX more profitable?

Appian has a net margin of -14.95% compared to ECARX's net margin of -22.01%. ECARX's return on equity of 0.00% beat Appian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Appian	-14.95%	-532.05%	-10.88%
ECARX	-22.01%	N/A	-30.30%

Which has more risk & volatility, APPN or ECX?

Appian has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECARX has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate APPN or ECX?

Appian currently has a consensus price target of $36.29, indicating a potential upside of 12.86%. ECARX has a consensus price target of $3.20, indicating a potential upside of 98.76%. Given ECARX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ECARX 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)	2.13
ECARX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in APPN or ECX?

52.7% of Appian shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.0% of Appian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of ECARX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor APPN or ECX?

In the previous week, Appian had 9 more articles in the media than ECARX. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Appian and 3 mentions for ECARX. Appian's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat ECARX's score of 0.39 indicating that Appian is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Appian	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ECARX	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Appian beats ECARX on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.