Appian (NASDAQ:APPN – Get Free Report) and Global Arena (OTCMKTS:GAHC – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Appian and Global Arena’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Appian | -14.95% | -532.05% | -10.88% |
| Global Arena | -61.77% | N/A | -111.08% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Appian and Global Arena, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Appian | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Global Arena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. 44.0% of Appian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Global Arena shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Appian and Global Arena”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Appian | $617.02 million | 4.35 | -$92.26 million | ($1.26) | -24.96 |
| Global Arena | $830,000.00 | 0.00 | -$1.19 million | N/A | N/A |
Global Arena has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Appian.
Risk and Volatility
Appian has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Arena has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Appian beats Global Arena on 8 of the 11 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 Global Arena
Global Arena Holding Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides technology-enabled paper absentee/mail ballot and online election services in the United States. The company offers voter authentication and registration software, which authenticates and registers voting members in a data look-up system; and scanning and tabulation software, an advanced OMR/OCR/Barcode scanning and tabulation software, as well as an online voting platform. It also explores opportunities in the oil, gas, mineral, and energy business. The company provides its services to craft and trade organizations, labor unions, political parties, co-operatives and housing organizations, associations and professional societies, universities, and political organizations. The company was formerly known as Global Arena Holding Subsidiary Corp and changed its name to Global Arena Holding Inc. in May 2011. Global Arena Holding Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, New York.
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