APPN vs. AI, RPD, SPT, QTWO, PYCR, AVDX, ALKT, INTA, SVFCX, and PRGS
Should you be buying Appian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Appian include C3.ai (AI), Rapid7 (RPD), Sprout Social (SPT), Q2 (QTWO), Paycor HCM (PYCR), AvidXchange (AVDX), Alkami Technology (ALKT), Intapp (INTA), Smead Value C (SVFCX), and Progress Software (PRGS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
C3.ai (NYSE:AI) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking and dividends.
C3.ai currently has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.60%. Appian has a consensus target price of $46.43, suggesting a potential upside of 47.16%. Given C3.ai's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Appian is more favorable than C3.ai.
In the previous week, Appian had 24 more articles in the media than C3.ai. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Appian and 7 mentions for C3.ai. Appian's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat C3.ai's score of -0.03 indicating that C3.ai is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Appian has higher revenue and earnings than C3.ai. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than C3.ai, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Appian has a net margin of -19.20% compared to Appian's net margin of -95.21%. Appian's return on equity of -29.60% beat C3.ai's return on equity.
C3.ai has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
C3.ai received 25 more outperform votes than Appian when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.66% of users gave Appian an outperform vote while only 51.62% of users gave C3.ai an outperform vote.
39.0% of C3.ai shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Appian shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.0% of C3.ai shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.6% of Appian shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Appian beats C3.ai on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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