Appian (APPN) Competitors $38.56 +0.01 (+0.03%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends APPN vs. KC, FSLY, PEGA, BILL, PLAN, PAYC, OKTA, DAY, WIX, and PCTYShould you be buying Appian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Appian include Kingsoft Cloud (KC), Fastly (FSLY), Pegasystems (PEGA), BILL (BILL), Anaplan (PLAN), Paycom Software (PAYC), Okta (OKTA), Dayforce (DAY), Wix.com (WIX), and Paylocity (PCTY). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Appian vs. Kingsoft Cloud Fastly Pegasystems BILL Anaplan Paycom Software Okta Dayforce Wix.com Paylocity Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KC or APPN? Appian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kingsoft Cloud. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kingsoft Cloud, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKingsoft Cloud$992.61M1.84-$306.53M-$1.20-6.01Appian$595.66M5.53-$111.44M-$1.22-31.61 Do insiders and institutionals believe in KC or APPN? 13.4% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Kingsoft Cloud shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.0% of Appian shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor KC or APPN? Appian received 327 more outperform votes than Kingsoft Cloud when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.03% of users gave Appian an outperform vote while only 41.03% of users gave Kingsoft Cloud an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKingsoft CloudOutperform Votes1641.03% Underperform Votes2358.97% AppianOutperform Votes34361.03% Underperform Votes21938.97% Is KC or APPN more profitable? Appian has a net margin of -14.88% compared to Kingsoft Cloud's net margin of -28.41%. Kingsoft Cloud's return on equity of -18.26% beat Appian's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kingsoft Cloud-28.41% -18.26% -8.06% Appian -14.88%-532.05%-10.11% Do analysts rate KC or APPN? Kingsoft Cloud currently has a consensus price target of $4.62, suggesting a potential downside of 35.92%. Appian has a consensus price target of $40.20, suggesting a potential upside of 4.25%. Given Appian's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Appian is more favorable than Kingsoft Cloud.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kingsoft Cloud 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Appian 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor KC or APPN? In the previous week, Kingsoft Cloud had 17 more articles in the media than Appian. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Kingsoft Cloud and 2 mentions for Appian. Appian's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Kingsoft Cloud's score of 0.45 indicating that Appian is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kingsoft Cloud 5 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Appian 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, KC or APPN? Kingsoft Cloud has a beta of 2, indicating that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryKingsoft Cloud and Appian tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders Exposed917 Trades… Zero Losses?As you likely know, the “Trump bump” launched stocks to record highs after he secured his second reelection bid. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APPN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAppianPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.29B$25.44B$24.53B$8.84BDividend YieldN/A2.26%2.74%4.09%P/E Ratio-31.6195.17244.2117.58Price / Sales5.5313.823,320.41158.43Price / CashN/A87.8434.0836.33Price / Book-66.488.957.136.50Net Income-$111.44M$444.73M$674.45M$226.22M7 Day Performance5.85%7.31%4.95%3.76%1 Month Performance25.60%12.83%6.02%4.63%1 Year Performance6.93%29.20%21.57%29.20% Appian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPNAppian2.6691 of 5 stars$38.56+0.0%$40.20+4.3%+6.9%$3.29B$595.66M-31.612,243KCKingsoft Cloud1.4072 of 5 stars$5.78-11.5%$4.10-29.1%+51.3%$1.47B$992.61M-4.8210,493Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeFSLYFastly2.9812 of 5 stars$7.56+16.7%$7.94+5.1%-55.6%$1.06B$505.99M-6.671,207Insider TradePEGAPegasystems4.5202 of 5 stars$89.58+3.1%$85.90-4.1%+75.5%$7.68B$1.43B63.445,406Analyst UpgradeBILLBILL3.728 of 5 stars$89.98+2.4%$74.65-17.0%+43.8%$9.31B$1.29B0.002,187PLANAnaplanN/A$63.73flatN/AN/A$9.59B$592.18M-44.882,200PAYCPaycom Software4.7389 of 5 stars$226.90+3.2%$193.67-14.6%+29.8%$13.08B$1.69B26.437,308Positive NewsOKTAOkta4.9193 of 5 stars$75.45+2.4%$98.30+30.3%+6.5%$12.82B$2.26B-89.825,908Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeDAYDayforce2.4648 of 5 stars$78.43+3.3%$78.77+0.4%N/A$12.37B$1.51B230.049,084WIXWix.com4.3886 of 5 stars$218.82+4.1%$210.44-3.8%+124.9%$12.00B$1.56B172.744,600Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoveragePCTYPaylocity4.7778 of 5 stars$201.75+3.3%$196.64-2.5%+35.9%$11.25B$1.40B49.946,400Analyst UpgradeInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KC Competitors FSLY Competitors PEGA Competitors BILL Competitors PLAN Competitors PAYC Competitors OKTA Competitors DAY Competitors WIX Competitors PCTY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APPN) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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