RPD vs. APPN, AI, SPT, QTWO, PYCR, ASAN, ALKT, AVDX, INTA, and SVFCX
Should you be buying Rapid7 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rapid7 include Appian (APPN), C3.ai (AI), Sprout Social (SPT), Q2 (QTWO), Paycor HCM (PYCR), Asana (ASAN), Alkami Technology (ALKT), AvidXchange (AVDX), Intapp (INTA), and Smead Value C (SVFCX). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Appian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rapid7. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rapid7, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Appian had 10 more articles in the media than Rapid7. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Appian and 3 mentions for Rapid7. Rapid7's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Appian's score of 0.57 indicating that Rapid7 is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Rapid7 received 195 more outperform votes than Appian when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.71% of users gave Appian an outperform vote while only 57.28% of users gave Rapid7 an outperform vote.
Rapid7 presently has a consensus target price of $56.20, suggesting a potential upside of 22.57%. Appian has a consensus target price of $48.86, suggesting a potential upside of 34.96%. Given Appian's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Appian is more favorable than Rapid7.
95.7% of Rapid7 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Rapid7 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.6% of Appian shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Rapid7 has a net margin of -19.19% compared to Appian's net margin of -20.43%. Rapid7's return on equity of -1.36% beat Appian's return on equity.
Rapid7 has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Appian beats Rapid7 on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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