-14.98% percent quarterly performance for Appian Corp (APPN) is not indicative of the underlying story

On Friday, Appian Corp (NASDAQ: APPN) opened lower -3.63% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $30.44. Price fluctuations for APPN have ranged from $26.28 to $43.33 over the past 52 weeks.

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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Technology sector was 18.93%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 154.62% at the time writing. With a float of $38.79 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $42.94 million.

Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 2033 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 74.83%, operating margin of -8.75%, and the pretax margin is -14.78%.

Appian Corp (APPN) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Software – Infrastructure industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Appian Corp is 47.62%, while institutional ownership is 44.15%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Feb 24 ’25, was worth 32,878. In this transaction Director of this company sold 990 shares at a rate of $33.21, taking the stock ownership to the 29,348 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Dec 03 ’24, when Company’s Director sold 700 for $38.78, making the entire transaction worth $27,146. This insider now owns 7,966 shares in total.

Appian Corp (APPN) Earnings and Forecasts

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 154.62% per share during the next fiscal year.

Appian Corp (NASDAQ: APPN) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Appian Corp (APPN). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.12. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.52. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 705.37.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -1.27, a number that is poised to hit 0.03 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.61 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Appian Corp (APPN)

Compared to the last year’s volume of 0.52 million, its volume of 0.44 million showed lagged in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 43.85%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.45.

During the past 100 days, Appian Corp’s (APPN) raw stochastic average was set at 3.98%, which indicates a significant decrease from 15.63% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 41.94% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 50.17% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $32.61, while its 200-day Moving Average is $33.33. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $30.29 in the near term. At $31.25, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $31.86. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $28.73, it is likely to go to the next support level at $28.12. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $27.16.

Appian Corp (NASDAQ: APPN) Key Stats

There are currently 74,045K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 2.17 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 617,020 K according to its annual income of -92,260 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 166,690 K and its income totaled -13,650 K.