Red Cat (RCAT) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to APPN or RCAT?

In the previous week, Appian had 3 more articles in the media than Red Cat. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Appian and 8 mentions for Red Cat. Appian's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Red Cat's score of 0.48 indicating that Appian is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Appian	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Red Cat	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer APPN or RCAT?

Appian presently has a consensus target price of $36.29, suggesting a potential upside of 16.60%. Red Cat has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.86%. Given Red Cat's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Red Cat 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
Red Cat	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Red Cat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & 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	3.64	-$92.26M	-$0.83	-37.49
Red Cat	$16.47M	35.06	-$24.05M	-$0.54	-11.76

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APPN or RCAT?

Appian received 340 more outperform votes than Red Cat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Red Cat 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%
Red Cat	Outperform Votes 5 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, APPN or RCAT?

Appian has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Red Cat has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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