Appian (APPN) Competitors $28.65 -0.44 (-1.51%) Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.29 +0.64 (+2.25%) As of 07/15/2025 07:45 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock APPN vs. PD, WIX, ESTC, DAY, AUR, CFLT, DSGX, APPF, LNW, and MTCHShould you be buying Appian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Appian include PagerDuty (PD), Wix.com (WIX), Elastic (ESTC), Dayforce (DAY), Aurora Innovation (AUR), Confluent (CFLT), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), AppFolio (APPF), Light & Wonder (LNW), and Match Group (MTCH). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Appian vs. Its Competitors PagerDuty Wix.com Elastic Dayforce Aurora Innovation Confluent The Descartes Systems Group AppFolio Light & Wonder Match Group Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) and PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, APPN or PD? Appian has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PagerDuty has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to APPN or PD? In the previous week, Appian had 7 more articles in the media than PagerDuty. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Appian and 2 mentions for PagerDuty. Appian's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat PagerDuty's score of 0.00 indicating that Appian is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Appian 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PagerDuty 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer APPN or PD? Appian presently has a consensus target price of $36.29, suggesting a potential upside of 26.65%. PagerDuty has a consensus target price of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.24%. Given PagerDuty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PagerDuty is more favorable than Appian.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Appian 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13PagerDuty 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of APPN or PD? 52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of PagerDuty shares are held by institutional investors. 44.0% of Appian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of PagerDuty 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. Is APPN or PD more profitable? PagerDuty has a net margin of -7.75% compared to Appian's net margin of -9.55%. Appian's return on equity of 0.00% beat PagerDuty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Appian-9.55% N/A -6.08% PagerDuty -7.75%-8.73%-1.32% Which has higher earnings and valuation, APPN or PD? PagerDuty has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Appian. PagerDuty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Appian, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAppian$633.61M3.36-$92.26M-$0.83-34.52PagerDuty$467.50M2.85-$54.46M-$0.40-36.59 SummaryAppian and PagerDuty tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Appian News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APPN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding APPN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 ExcelMetricAppianINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.16B$18.07B$28.03B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A2.77%3.14%4.03%P/E Ratio-34.5273.4633.0419.58Price / Sales3.3670.031,819.7893.43Price / CashN/A91.8837.6457.93Price / Book-65.118.467.465.54Net Income-$92.26M$337.83M$779.73M$257.73M7 Day Performance-8.23%-1.25%-0.61%-0.08%1 Month Performance-5.88%5.09%4.96%8.09%1 Year Performance-19.20%43.01%52,715.20%13.02% Appian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPNAppian4.2365 of 5 stars$28.65-1.5%$36.29+26.7%-17.0%$2.16B$633.61M-34.522,033PDPagerDuty3.3753 of 5 stars$15.71-1.8%$19.50+24.1%-29.0%$1.43B$467.50M-39.281,242WIXWix.com4.7987 of 5 stars$163.68-0.4%$228.95+39.9%-11.4%$9.18B$1.76B65.214,568Analyst DowngradeGap UpESTCElastic3.3051 of 5 stars$86.26-1.1%$113.52+31.6%-28.9%$9.10B$1.48B-82.153,537DAYDayforce4.2548 of 5 stars$56.63-1.1%$70.86+25.1%+0.6%$9.05B$1.76B353.969,600Positive NewsAURAurora Innovation2.5008 of 5 stars$5.11-3.6%$10.75+110.4%+25.6%$9.04B$68M-10.651,800Positive NewsGap UpCFLTConfluent2.9171 of 5 stars$25.82-1.8%$30.11+16.6%-8.3%$8.79B$963.64M-26.353,060Positive NewsDSGXThe Descartes Systems Group2.3724 of 5 stars$102.35-1.9%$123.40+20.6%-0.7%$8.78B$651M61.662,524News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeAPPFAppFolio3.4369 of 5 stars$240.77+2.2%$274.43+14.0%-7.9%$8.67B$794.20M44.921,634Positive NewsLNWLight & Wonder4.2492 of 5 stars$98.79-0.7%$106.55+7.9%-9.6%$8.34B$3.19B26.346,800Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeMTCHMatch Group4.985 of 5 stars$31.83-2.2%$35.96+13.0%-0.5%$7.97B$3.48B15.762,510Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PD Competitors WIX Competitors ESTC Competitors DAY Competitors AUR Competitors CFLT Competitors DSGX Competitors APPF Competitors LNW Competitors MTCH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APPN) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhich Gold Miner Trades at 30% of NAV? 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