Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Releases Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) updated its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.300-0.340 for the period, compared to the consensus 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. DA Davidson increased their target price on Appian from $34.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Appian from $30.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Appian from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 13th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Appian from $25.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Appian from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $36.50.

Appian Price Performance

NASDAQ:APPN traded up $4.28 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $54.10. 2,007,653 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 967,267. The stock has a market cap of $3.88 billion, a PE ratio of -360.64 and a beta of 0.84. Appian has a twelve month low of $18.63 and a twelve month high of $56.38. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $41.03 and a 200 day moving average of $29.30.

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $234.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $216.94 million. Appian had a negative net margin of 1.34% and a negative return on equity of 35.20%. The firm’s revenue was up 25.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Appian will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Appian

In other news, CEO Matthew Calkins sold 45,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,584,144 shares in the company, valued at $59,405,400. This represents a 2.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 42.81% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Appian News

Here are the key news stories impacting Appian this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Appian reported Q3 EPS of $0.51, beating the $0.33 consensus, while revenue of $234.63 million topped estimates of $216.94 million and grew 25.5% year over year. Cloud subscription revenue rose 20% to $136.4 million. Appian Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: FY 2026 guidance was raised to EPS of $1.20–$1.24 and revenue of $873 million–$877 million, above consensus estimates of $0.96 and $849.6 million, respectively. Appian reports strong Q3 and full-year guidance
• Positive Sentiment: William Blair upgraded Appian to Outperform, citing improving momentum into year-end, adding to the positive analyst response. William Blair upgrades Appian to Outperform
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS guidance of $0.30–$0.34 has a $0.32 midpoint, below the $0.34 consensus estimate. However, the revenue outlook of $233 million–$237 million is above the $228.1 million consensus. Appian Q4 revenue guidance

About Appian

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.