Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.040-1.120 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.840. The company issued revenue guidance of $845.0 million-$853.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $825.6 million. Appian also updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 0.310-0.350 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $25.00 price objective (down from $41.00) on shares of Appian in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Appian from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. UBS Group set a $25.00 price target on Appian in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays boosted their target price on Appian from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Appian in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Appian has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $26.00.

Appian Stock Performance

APPN traded down $0.57 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $29.39. The company had a trading volume of 602,695 shares, compared to its average volume of 973,346. Appian has a 12-month low of $18.63 and a 12-month high of $46.06. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $24.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.25. The stock has a market cap of $2.16 billion, a PE ratio of 2,953.45 and a beta of 0.85.

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Appian had a net margin of 0.12% and a negative return on equity of 26.12%. The company had revenue of $203.26 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $193.38 million. The business’s revenue was up 19.1% on a year-over-year basis. Appian has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.040-1.120 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.310-0.350 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Appian will post 0.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CRO Mark Dorsey acquired 5,227 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $19.13 per share, for a total transaction of $99,992.51. Following the purchase, the executive owned 13,993 shares in the company, valued at $267,686.09. This represents a 59.63% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Matthew W. Calkins sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.72, for a total transaction of $1,236,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,719,144 shares in the company, valued at $42,497,239.68. This trade represents a 2.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 42.81% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Appian

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APPN. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Appian by 693.4% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 846 shares during the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in Appian in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Appian during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. State of Wyoming grew its holdings in Appian by 55.0% during the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the period. Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Appian in the third quarter worth $75,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.70% of the company’s stock.

About Appian

Appian Corporation is a global technology company specializing in low-code automation platforms designed to streamline business processes. Founded in 1999 by Matt Calkins, the company provides an integrated suite of tools that enables organizations to build enterprise applications and workflows rapidly with minimal hand coding. The platform combines process management, robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and data integration into a single environment, allowing businesses to accelerate digital transformation initiatives.

The core offering, the Appian Low-Code Platform, empowers users—ranging from professional developers to business analysts—to visually model, design and deploy applications that can automate complex operations, orchestrate tasks across systems, and deliver real-time analytics.