Contrasting Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) & Iveda Solutions (NASDAQ:IVDA)

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) and Iveda Solutions (NASDAQ:IVDA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Appian and Iveda Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Appian	1	5	1	0	2.00
Iveda Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00

Appian currently has a consensus target price of $40.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.03%. Given Appian’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Appian is more favorable than Iveda Solutions.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

52.7% of Appian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Iveda Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.0% of Appian shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Iveda Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Appian and Iveda Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Appian	$545.36 million	5.77	-$111.44 million	($1.22)	-30.20
Iveda Solutions	$6.50 million	1.56	-$3.23 million	($1.62)	-2.35

Iveda Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Appian. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iveda Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Appian has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iveda Solutions has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Appian and Iveda Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Appian	-14.88%	-532.05%	-10.11%
Iveda Solutions	-61.38%	-64.43%	-43.88%

Summary

Appian beats Iveda Solutions on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Iveda Solutions

Iveda Solutions, Inc. provides artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation technologies in the United States and Taiwan. The company offers IvedaAI, a deep-learning video analytics software and Sentir Video, a video surveillance solution for various kinds of applications. It also provides Cerebro IoT Platform, a software technology platform that integrates a multitude of disparate systems for central access and management of applications, subsystems, and devices, and IvedaSPS, a smart power solution utilizing in Cerebro IoT platform, and IvedaXpress, a system for pre-existing IP cameras and AI analytics for servers and IT department. In addition, the company offers Iveda Smart UVC, an AI vent for irradiating UV light and Iveda drone to perform certain functions from an aerial view. Further, it offers Utilus smart pole solution that consists of power and Internet with a communication network for the access and management of sensors and devices, as well as provides utility cabin, IoT sensors and devices and LAN switch products. The company serves airports, commercial buildings, government customers, data centers, shopping centers, hotels, banks, and safe city projects. Iveda Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Mesa, Arizona.