Red Cat (RCAT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, APPN or RCAT?

Appian has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Red Cat has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

52.7% of Appian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Red Cat shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.0% of Appian shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Red Cat shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, APPN or RCAT?

Red Cat has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Appian. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red Cat, 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	3.68	-$92.26M	-$0.83	-37.89
Red Cat	$16.47M	47.42	-$24.05M	-$0.54	-15.91

Does the media refer more to APPN or RCAT?

In the previous week, Red Cat had 21 more articles in the media than Appian. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Red Cat and 27 mentions for Appian. Appian's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Red Cat's score of 0.12 indicating that Appian is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Appian	12 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Red Cat	2 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	35 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend APPN or RCAT?

Appian currently has a consensus price target of $36.29, indicating a potential upside of 15.38%. Red Cat has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.05%. Given Appian's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Appian is more favorable than Red Cat.

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
Red Cat	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is APPN or RCAT more profitable?

Appian has a net margin of -14.95% compared to Red Cat's net margin of -232.62%. Red Cat's return on equity of -96.00% beat Appian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Appian	-14.95%	-532.05%	-10.88%
Red Cat	-232.62%	-96.00%	-75.95%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APPN or RCAT?

Appian received 340 more outperform votes than Red Cat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 83.33% of users gave Red Cat an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave Appian an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Appian	Outperform Votes 345 60.00%	Underperform Votes 230 40.00%
Red Cat	Outperform Votes 5 83.33%	Underperform Votes 1 16.67%

Summary

Appian and Red Cat tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.