Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.040-1.120 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on APPN. Zacks Research cut Appian from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. DA Davidson decreased their price target on shares of Appian from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Barclays increased their target price on Appian from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. UBS Group set a $25.00 price objective on Appian in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Appian from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $26.00.

Appian Stock Performance

Shares of APPN stock traded down $0.57 on Thursday, reaching $29.39. The stock had a trading volume of 602,695 shares, compared to its average volume of 973,346. Appian has a 1 year low of $18.63 and a 1 year high of $46.06. The stock has a market cap of $2.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,953.45 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $24.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.25.

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $193.38 million. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 19.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Appian will post 0.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Appian

In other news, CEO Matthew W. Calkins sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.72, for a total value of $1,236,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CRO Mark Dorsey acquired 5,227 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $19.13 per share, for a total transaction of $99,992.51. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive owned 13,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,686.09. The trade was a 59.63% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders own 42.81% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Appian

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of Appian by 693.4% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 846 shares during the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in Appian during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Appian in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. State of Wyoming boosted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Appian during the 3rd quarter worth about $75,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.70% of the company’s stock.

Appian Company Profile

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.