OneSpan (OSPN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OSPN or APPN?

Appian received 167 more outperform votes than OneSpan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.35% of users gave Appian an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave OneSpan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OneSpan	Outperform Votes 177 60.00%	Underperform Votes 118 40.00%
Appian	Outperform Votes 344 60.35%	Underperform Votes 226 39.65%

Does the media favor OSPN or APPN?

In the previous week, OneSpan had 4 more articles in the media than Appian. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for OneSpan and 10 mentions for Appian. OneSpan's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Appian's score of 0.71 indicating that OneSpan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OneSpan	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Appian	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, OSPN or APPN?

OneSpan has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Appian. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OneSpan, 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
OneSpan	$243.18M	2.32	-$29.80M	$1.45	10.17
Appian	$617.02M	3.78	-$92.26M	-$1.26	-25.01

Do analysts recommend OSPN or APPN?

OneSpan presently has a consensus target price of $17.13, indicating a potential upside of 16.10%. Appian has a consensus target price of $34.14, indicating a potential upside of 8.36%. Given OneSpan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe OneSpan is more favorable than Appian.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OneSpan	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Appian	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is OSPN or APPN more profitable?

OneSpan has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Appian's net margin of -14.95%. OneSpan's return on equity of 23.27% beat Appian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OneSpan	11.73%	23.27%	14.32%
Appian	-14.95%	-532.05%	-10.88%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OSPN or APPN?

95.5% of OneSpan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of OneSpan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.0% of Appian shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, OSPN or APPN?

OneSpan has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

OneSpan beats Appian on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.