Shares of Appian Co. (NASDAQ:APPN) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the six brokerages currently covering the firm, according to a report by MarketBeat. Among the analysts, one has rated the stock as a sell, four have given a hold rating, and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among the brokers is $39.20.
Several analysts recently shared their opinions on Appian’s stock. William Blair downgraded the shares from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating, while KeyCorp lowered its rating from “overweight” to “sector weight.” The Goldman Sachs Group reduced its price target from $47.00 to $41.00 but maintained a “buy” rating. DA Davidson also downgraded the stock from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating. Barclays lowered its price target from $32.00 to $29.00 and assigned an “underweight” rating.
Appian reported its quarterly earnings data on August 1st, with earnings per share (EPS) of ($0.26), surpassing the consensus estimate of ($0.31) by $0.05. The company’s revenue for the quarter was $146.50 million, beating the consensus estimate of $142.87 million. Appian had a negative return on equity of 532.05% and a negative net margin of 18.80%. The company’s revenue increased by 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect Appian to post earnings per share of -1.07 for the current fiscal year.
In insider transactions, major shareholder Abdiel Capital Advisors, Lp purchased 60,722 shares of Appian’s stock on July 8th. The average purchase price was $31.34 per share, resulting in a total transaction value of $1,903,027.48. Following the purchase, the insider now holds 6,426,026 shares in the company, valued at approximately $201,391,654.84. Insiders have bought a total of 2,412,354 shares worth $77,512,846 in the last ninety days, representing 44.00% of the company’s stock.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in Appian. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its position by 3.0% during the second quarter, while The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake by 3.4%. ProShare Advisors LLC and Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. also increased their holdings by 10.0% and 35.8% respectively. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings by 2.4% during the same period. Institutional investors now own 52.70% of the company’s stock.
Appian Corporation is a software company that provides a low-code design platform. Its platform offers artificial intelligence, process automation, data fabric, and process mining capabilities. The Appian Platform enables organizations to design, automate, and optimize mission-critical business processes.