Red Violet (RDVT) Competitors

Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RDVT or APPN?

Appian received 277 more outperform votes than Red Violet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.26% of users gave Red Violet an outperform vote while only 60.49% of users gave Appian an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Red Violet	Outperform Votes 66 62.26%	Underperform Votes 40 37.74%
Appian	Outperform Votes 343 60.49%	Underperform Votes 224 39.51%

Which has better valuation & earnings, RDVT or APPN?

Red Violet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Appian. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red Violet, 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
Red Violet	$75.19M	6.81	$13.53M	$0.50	73.44
Appian	$617.02M	3.19	-$92.26M	-$1.26	-21.08

Is RDVT or APPN more profitable?

Red Violet has a net margin of 7.17% compared to Appian's net margin of -14.95%. Red Violet's return on equity of 6.80% beat Appian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Red Violet	7.17%	6.80%	6.28%
Appian	-14.95%	-532.05%	-10.88%

Does the media favor RDVT or APPN?

In the previous week, Appian had 25 more articles in the media than Red Violet. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Appian and 6 mentions for Red Violet. Red Violet's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Appian's score of -0.05 indicating that Red Violet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Red Violet	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Appian	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RDVT or APPN?

63.6% of Red Violet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Appian shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Red Violet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.0% of Appian shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, RDVT or APPN?

Red Violet has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RDVT or APPN?

Appian has a consensus target price of $35.17, indicating a potential upside of 32.40%. Given Appian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Appian is more favorable than Red Violet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Red Violet	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Appian	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Red Violet beats Appian on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.