AppFolio (APPF) Competitors

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

Is APPF or NATI more profitable?

AppFolio has a net margin of 17.26% compared to National Instruments' net margin of 10.37%. AppFolio's return on equity of 30.64% beat National Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppFolio	17.26%	30.64%	23.53%
National Instruments	10.37%	22.27%	11.17%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, APPF or NATI?

National Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than AppFolio. National Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AppFolio, 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
AppFolio	$620.45M	13.51	$2.70M	$3.59	64.25
National Instruments	$1.66B	4.81	$139.64M	$1.35	44.43

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in APPF or NATI?

62.3% of AppFolio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of National Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of AppFolio shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of National Instruments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, APPF or NATI?

AppFolio has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Instruments has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend APPF or NATI?

AppFolio currently has a consensus price target of $261.75, suggesting a potential upside of 13.48%. Given AppFolio's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AppFolio is more favorable than National Instruments.

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
National Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer APPF or NATI?

In the previous week, AppFolio and AppFolio both had 14 articles in the media. AppFolio's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat National Instruments' score of -0.05 indicating that AppFolio is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AppFolio	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Instruments	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APPF or NATI?

National Instruments received 67 more outperform votes than AppFolio when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.42% of users gave National Instruments an outperform vote while only 56.61% of users gave AppFolio an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AppFolio	Outperform Votes 291 56.61%	Underperform Votes 223 43.39%
National Instruments	Outperform Votes 358 67.42%	Underperform Votes 173 32.58%

Summary

AppFolio beats National Instruments on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.