Appian (APPN) Competitors

PagerDuty (NYSE:PD) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PD or APPN?

97.3% of PagerDuty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of PagerDuty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Appian shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PD or APPN more profitable?

Appian has a net margin of -2.62% compared to PagerDuty's net margin of -7.75%. Appian's return on equity of 0.00% beat PagerDuty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PagerDuty	-7.75%	-8.73%	-1.32%
Appian	-2.62%	N/A	-2.87%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PD or APPN?

PagerDuty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Appian. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PagerDuty, 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
PagerDuty	$467.50M	3.25	-$54.46M	-$0.40	-41.74
Appian	$617.02M	3.58	-$92.26M	-$0.23	-129.61

Which has more volatility and risk, PD or APPN?

PagerDuty has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PD or APPN?

In the previous week, Appian had 6 more articles in the media than PagerDuty. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Appian and 7 mentions for PagerDuty. PagerDuty's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Appian's score of 0.91 indicating that PagerDuty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PagerDuty	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Appian	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend PD or APPN?

PagerDuty currently has a consensus target price of $19.75, indicating a potential upside of 18.28%. Appian has a consensus target price of $33.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.04%. Given PagerDuty's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PagerDuty is more favorable than Appian.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PagerDuty	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Appian	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Summary

Appian beats PagerDuty on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.