AppFolio (APPF) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to DDOG or APPF?

In the previous week, Datadog had 21 more articles in the media than AppFolio. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Datadog and 23 mentions for AppFolio. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat AppFolio's score of 0.82 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Datadog	26 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AppFolio	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, DDOG or APPF?

Datadog has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppFolio has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DDOG or APPF?

AppFolio has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Datadog. AppFolio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, 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
Datadog	$2.68B	12.08	$183.75M	$0.51	185.45
AppFolio	$794.20M	10.34	$204.07M	$5.55	40.66

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DDOG or APPF?

78.3% of Datadog shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of AppFolio shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Datadog shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of AppFolio shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DDOG or APPF more profitable?

AppFolio has a net margin of 25.69% compared to Datadog's net margin of 6.85%. AppFolio's return on equity of 26.21% beat Datadog's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Datadog	6.85%	8.28%	4.55%
AppFolio	25.69%	26.21%	20.82%

Do analysts rate DDOG or APPF?

Datadog currently has a consensus target price of $150.33, indicating a potential upside of 58.95%. AppFolio has a consensus target price of $272.71, indicating a potential upside of 20.85%. Given Datadog's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Datadog is more favorable than AppFolio.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Datadog	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
AppFolio	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DDOG or APPF?

Datadog received 23 more outperform votes than AppFolio when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.32% of users gave Datadog an outperform vote while only 56.43% of users gave AppFolio an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Datadog	Outperform Votes 317 66.32%	Underperform Votes 161 33.68%
AppFolio	Outperform Votes 294 56.43%	Underperform Votes 227 43.57%

Summary

Datadog beats AppFolio on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.