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AppFolio (APPF) Competitors

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$251.79 +0.14 (+0.06%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

APPF vs. HUBS, RBLX, VEEV, BIDU, ZS, IOT, ZM, PTC, CHKP, and PINS

Should you be buying AppFolio stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AppFolio include HubSpot (HUBS), Roblox (RBLX), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Baidu (BIDU), Zscaler (ZS), Samsara (IOT), Zoom Video Communications (ZM), PTC (PTC), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), and Pinterest (PINS). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

AppFolio vs.

AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) and HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

85.2% of AppFolio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of HubSpot shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of AppFolio shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of HubSpot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, HubSpot had 14 more articles in the media than AppFolio. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for HubSpot and 6 mentions for AppFolio. AppFolio's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat HubSpot's score of 0.85 indicating that AppFolio is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AppFolio
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
HubSpot
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

AppFolio has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HubSpot. HubSpot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AppFolio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AppFolio$762.37M12.00$2.70M$3.5970.14
HubSpot$2.51B14.81-$176.29M-$0.27-2,662.96

AppFolio has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HubSpot has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

AppFolio presently has a consensus price target of $261.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.96%. HubSpot has a consensus price target of $702.23, suggesting a potential downside of 2.33%. Given AppFolio's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AppFolio is more favorable than HubSpot.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AppFolio
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
HubSpot
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87

AppFolio has a net margin of 17.26% compared to HubSpot's net margin of -0.56%. AppFolio's return on equity of 30.64% beat HubSpot's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AppFolio17.26% 30.64% 23.53%
HubSpot -0.56%-1.16%-0.54%

HubSpot received 582 more outperform votes than AppFolio when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.78% of users gave HubSpot an outperform vote while only 56.61% of users gave AppFolio an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AppFolioOutperform Votes
291
56.61%
Underperform Votes
223
43.39%
HubSpotOutperform Votes
873
76.78%
Underperform Votes
264
23.22%

Summary

HubSpot beats AppFolio on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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APPF vs. The Competition

MetricAppFolioPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.15B$25.28B$25.44B$9.08B
Dividend YieldN/A2.26%2.78%4.21%
P/E Ratio70.1496.89246.6317.14
Price / Sales12.0025.033,279.79116.85
Price / Cash189.8491.5835.3637.88
Price / Book30.3712.857.994.78
Net Income$2.70M$446.45M$675.00M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-2.85%1.77%0.67%-1.23%
1 Month Performance6.48%10.48%6.93%3.07%
1 Year Performance42.36%26.33%22.92%16.48%

AppFolio Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APPF
AppFolio
2.7749 of 5 stars
$251.79
+0.1%
$261.75
+4.0%
+44.1%$9.15B$762.37M70.141,504Positive News
HUBS
HubSpot
4.4789 of 5 stars
$744.20
+3.1%
$702.23
-5.6%
+27.4%$37.27B$2.51B-2,756.307,663Insider Trade
Positive News
RBLX
Roblox
1.9133 of 5 stars
$61.24
+2.8%
$55.67
-9.1%
+37.1%$37.21B$2.80B-36.342,457Gap Up
VEEV
Veeva Systems
4.8104 of 5 stars
$225.95
-1.2%
$255.73
+13.2%
+22.5%$36.68B$2.66B56.207,172Analyst Forecast
Positive News
BIDU
Baidu
4.5085 of 5 stars
$89.03
-2.0%
$113.75
+27.8%
-22.9%$31.22B$134.84B11.1239,800
ZS
Zscaler
4.2421 of 5 stars
$203.38
+2.4%
$224.84
+10.6%
-14.3%$31.21B$2.17B-808.927,348Insider Trade
IOT
Samsara
2.8889 of 5 stars
$46.56
+1.0%
$51.29
+10.1%
+33.8%$25.90B$1.18B-98.042,895Insider Trade
ZM
Zoom Video Communications
4.0391 of 5 stars
$83.48
-0.4%
$85.19
+2.0%
+22.5%$25.59B$4.53B27.937,420Analyst Forecast
PTC
PTC
4.8992 of 5 stars
$201.23
+1.3%
$205.67
+2.2%
+10.9%$24.17B$2.30B63.887,501Analyst Forecast
CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies
4.2559 of 5 stars
$190.97
+1.7%
$197.74
+3.5%
+25.7%$21.00B$2.52B25.656,450Analyst Forecast
PINS
Pinterest
4.4825 of 5 stars
$30.64
0.0%
$41.46
+35.3%
-20.6%$20.71B$3.06B102.174,014

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This page (NASDAQ:APPF) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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