Amesite (NASDAQ:AMST – Get Free Report) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
3.6% of Amesite shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. 36.0% of Amesite shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.0% of Appian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Amesite and Appian”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Amesite | $110,000.00 | 87.66 | -$3.62 million | ($0.88) | -2.40 |
| Appian | $617.02 million | 3.60 | -$92.26 million | ($0.10) | -300.60 |
Amesite has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Appian. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amesite, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Amesite and Appian, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Amesite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Appian | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Appian has a consensus price target of $38.40, indicating a potential upside of 27.74%. Given Appian’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Appian is more favorable than Amesite.
Volatility and Risk
Amesite has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Amesite and Appian’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Amesite | -1,727.32% | -137.45% | -115.17% |
| Appian | -1.06% | N/A | -0.73% |
Summary
Appian beats Amesite on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Amesite
Amesite Inc., an artificial intelligence driven platform and course designer, that provides online products in the United States. The company uses machine learning to offer a mass customized experience to learners. It serves businesses, universities and colleges, K-12 schools, museums, and non-profit organizations. Amesite Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.
About Appian
Appian Corporation, a software company that provides low-code design platform in the United States, Mexico, Portugal, and internationally. The company's platform offers artificial intelligence, process automation, data fabric, and process mining. It provides The Appian Platform, an integrated automation platform that enables organizations to design, automate, and optimize mission-critical business processes. The company also offers professional and customer support services. It serves to financial services, government, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, and transportation industries. Appian Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
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