Appian (APPN) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, APPN or FSLY?

Appian has higher revenue and earnings than Fastly. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fastly, 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
Appian	$578.70M	4.97	-$111.44M	-$1.49	-26.70
Fastly	$505.99M	2.22	-$133.09M	-$1.24	-6.54

Which has more risk & volatility, APPN or FSLY?

Appian has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fastly has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in APPN or FSLY?

52.7% of Appian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Fastly shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.0% of Appian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Fastly shares are owned 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.

Is APPN or FSLY more profitable?

Appian has a net margin of -18.80% compared to Fastly's net margin of -31.02%. Fastly's return on equity of -15.22% beat Appian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Appian	-18.80%	-532.05%	-14.59%
Fastly	-31.02%	-15.22%	-9.70%

Do analysts prefer APPN or FSLY?

Appian presently has a consensus price target of $39.20, indicating a potential downside of 1.48%. Fastly has a consensus price target of $7.81, indicating a potential downside of 3.67%. Given Appian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Appian is more favorable than Fastly.

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)	2.00
Fastly	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

Does the media prefer APPN or FSLY?

In the previous week, Appian had 1 more articles in the media than Fastly. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Appian and 9 mentions for Fastly. Fastly's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Appian's score of 0.02 indicating that Fastly is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Appian	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fastly	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APPN or FSLY?

Appian received 215 more outperform votes than Fastly when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.14% of users gave Appian an outperform vote while only 49.81% of users gave Fastly an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Appian	Outperform Votes 343 61.14%	Underperform Votes 218 38.86%
Fastly	Outperform Votes 128 49.81%	Underperform Votes 129 50.19%

Summary

Appian beats Fastly on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.