Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Issues Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) updated its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.300-0.340 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.340. The company issued revenue guidance of $233.0 million-$237.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $228.1 million. Appian also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 1.200-1.240 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on APPN shares. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Appian from $30.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Appian from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. William Blair upgraded shares of Appian from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Appian from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Appian from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Appian presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.50.

Appian Stock Up 8.5%

Appian stock traded up $4.21 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $54.03. The stock had a trading volume of 2,007,755 shares, compared to its average volume of 967,271. The stock has a market cap of $3.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -360.18 and a beta of 0.84. Appian has a one year low of $18.63 and a one year high of $56.38. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $41.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.30.

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $234.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $216.94 million. Appian had a negative return on equity of 35.20% and a negative net margin of 1.34%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.32 earnings per share. Appian has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.240 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.340 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Appian will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Appian

In related news, CEO Matthew Calkins sold 45,000 shares of Appian stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.50, for a total transaction of $1,687,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,584,144 shares in the company, valued at $59,405,400. This trade represents a 2.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 42.81% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Appian

Here are the key news stories impacting Appian this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Appian reported Q3 EPS of $0.51, above the $0.33 consensus estimate, and revenue of $234.63 million versus $216.94 million expected. Revenue grew 25.5% year over year, with cloud subscription revenue up 20% to $136.4 million. Appian Q3 2026 financial results
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its FY 2026 outlook to EPS of $1.20–$1.24 and revenue of $873–$877 million, both above analyst consensus of $0.96 EPS and $849.6 million revenue. Appian reports strong Q3 and full-year guidance
• Positive Sentiment: William Blair upgraded APPN to Outperform, citing building momentum into year-end, adding to the positive investor response. William Blair upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 revenue guidance of $233–$237 million is above the $228.1 million consensus. EPS guidance of $0.30–$0.34 reaches, but does not exceed, the $0.34 consensus at the top end, making the earnings outlook less clearly favorable. Appian Q4 revenue guidance

Appian Company Profile

Appian Corporation (NASDAQ: APPN) develops and provides a low-code platform designed to help organizations build, manage and automate business applications and processes. Its platform combines process orchestration, workflow automation, artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, case management and data management capabilities in a unified environment.

Appian’s software is used to improve operational efficiency, connect data and systems, and support applications such as customer service, compliance, supply chain management and government services.