AppFolio (APPF)
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-09-04
$214.28-4.16%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Application Software is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 21% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, margins, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 30% growth a year, above the roughly 20% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 50% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskAppFolio's growth in AI integration and revenue has to keep compounding to justify the price. Revenue grew 19% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 39× P/E versus a peer median of 27×, indicating the market is pricing in more growth than we forecast. The risk lies in the fragile earnings quality, as reported profits are not well backed by cash. Peer multiples imply a price about 30% below where it trades. Our read remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. APPF is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 9 analysts currently covering APPF (as of Sep 2026).
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Application Software — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Increase revenue growth
Customer renewal suggests strong revenue growth potential.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Expand AI integration across business
Partnership enhances AI integration, aligning with management's objectives.
Advances: Expand AI integration across business
Enhances AI integration, supporting product development objectives.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
Earnings beat indicates strong revenue growth performance.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
Record revenue confirms growth objectives and AI integration success.
Advances: Enhance operating income
Increased operating margin enhances income objectives.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
Earnings call confirms revenue growth expectations.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
Highlights from earnings call support revenue growth.