Appian (APPN) Competitors $34.77 -0.51 (-1.45%) (As of 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends APPN vs. DAY, WIX, NICE, PCOR, PCTY, YMM, ESTC, KVYO, PSN, and CFLTShould you be buying Appian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Appian include Dayforce (DAY), Wix.com (WIX), NICE (NICE), Procore Technologies (PCOR), Paylocity (PCTY), Full Truck Alliance (YMM), Elastic (ESTC), Klaviyo (KVYO), Parsons (PSN), and Confluent (CFLT). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Appian vs. Dayforce Wix.com NICE Procore Technologies Paylocity Full Truck Alliance Elastic Klaviyo Parsons Confluent Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) and Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Which has higher earnings and valuation, APPN or DAY? Dayforce has higher revenue and earnings than Appian. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dayforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAppian$595.66M4.98-$111.44M-$1.22-28.50Dayforce$1.69B6.89$54.80M$0.33224.21 Which has more risk and volatility, APPN or DAY? Appian has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dayforce has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of APPN or DAY? 52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. 44.0% of Appian shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Dayforce shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer APPN or DAY? Appian presently has a consensus target price of $40.80, indicating a potential upside of 17.34%. Dayforce has a consensus target price of $79.86, indicating a potential upside of 7.93%. Given Appian's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Appian is more favorable than Dayforce.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Appian 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Dayforce 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the media refer more to APPN or DAY? In the previous week, Dayforce had 10 more articles in the media than Appian. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Dayforce and 2 mentions for Appian. Appian's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Dayforce's score of 0.88 indicating that Appian is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Appian 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dayforce 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is APPN or DAY more profitable? Dayforce has a net margin of 3.12% compared to Appian's net margin of -14.88%. Dayforce's return on equity of 6.69% beat Appian's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Appian-14.88% -532.05% -10.11% Dayforce 3.12%6.69%1.79% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APPN or DAY? Appian received 317 more outperform votes than Dayforce when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.00% of users gave Dayforce an outperform vote while only 60.92% of users gave Appian an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAppianOutperform Votes34360.92% Underperform Votes22039.08% DayforceOutperform Votes2665.00% Underperform Votes1435.00% SummaryDayforce beats Appian on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ProsperityPubCrypto’s hidden gem + greatest crypto bull run in history = $$$?You don’t actually want to buy Bitcoin this time around. That’s because there’s a better way to take advantage of this new bull market… One market expert calls it Crypto’s Hidden Gem And it’s a new way that has given folks like you and me the chance to see bigger and faster moves than the traditional way of buying Bitcoin… That means if you’ve stayed away from Bitcoin and crypto because it's confusing or seems risky… This is a much safer and better approach to ride this years’ crypto bull run. 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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$2.97B$25.35B$26.32B$9.15BDividend YieldN/A2.30%2.79%4.27%P/E Ratio-28.5096.69238.6117.14Price / Sales4.9825.003,360.22122.78Price / CashN/A91.3135.9937.84Price / Book48.9712.728.174.78Net Income-$111.44M$448.65M$682.39M$225.43M7 Day Performance-6.76%0.61%0.33%-0.68%1 Month Performance-9.83%8.82%5.84%1.03%1 Year Performance-12.33%24.95%22.07%15.71% Appian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPNAppian3.5723 of 5 stars$34.77-1.4%$40.80+17.3%-11.0%$2.97B$595.66M-28.502,243DAYDayforce2.6835 of 5 stars$77.45+0.4%$79.08+2.1%N/A$12.21B$1.69B233.859,084WIXWix.com4.1951 of 5 stars$218.45-0.5%$210.71-3.5%+80.3%$11.98B$1.70B138.994,600NICENICE3.7689 of 5 stars$189.07+1.3%$260.57+37.8%-12.3%$11.89B$2.64B28.908,384Positive NewsPCORProcore Technologies2.7842 of 5 stars$77.63-1.5%$83.71+7.8%+10.3%$11.54B$950.01M-157.643,694PCTYPaylocity4.5464 of 5 stars$203.35+1.6%$205.71+1.2%+19.8%$11.34B$1.40B51.196,400YMMFull Truck Alliance3.2773 of 5 stars$10.71-4.5%$11.67+8.9%+68.5%$11.28B$1.19B26.697,585Positive NewsESTCElastic3.9334 of 5 stars$104.59+0.5%$126.33+20.8%-8.2%$10.84B$1.38B189.183,187KVYOKlaviyo3.1285 of 5 stars$40.10+2.7%$39.69-1.0%+51.7%$10.81B$868.92M-217.001,815Analyst ForecastPSNParsons3.6805 of 5 stars$98.08+1.6%$108.88+11.0%+51.4%$10.42B$5.44B146.3118,500CFLTConfluent2.8036 of 5 stars$31.30+2.7%$32.04+2.4%+23.5%$10.27B$915.61M-27.472,744Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DAY Competitors WIX Competitors NICE Competitors PCOR Competitors PCTY Competitors YMM Competitors ESTC Competitors KVYO Competitors PSN Competitors CFLT 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 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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