AppFolio, Inc. (APPF)Technology | Software - Application | Santa Barbara, United States | NasdaqGM
210.98 USD
-7.63
(-3.490%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:35 a.m. EDT
AppFolio presents a compelling long-term growth story backed by exceptional profitability and a fortress balance sheet, yet the short-term technicals suggest a consolidation phase. The company is generating nearly 20 percent revenue growth with a 32 percent return on equity, all while sitting on a net cash position. Valuation remains stretched at 46 times trailing earnings, though the forward multiple compresses to roughly 24 times as analysts expect earnings to accelerate. Technical indicators show the stock trading below its 50-day moving average, creating near-term headwinds, while options flow reveals a divergence: traders are buying protection for the immediate week but accumulating long-dated calls for the year ahead. This creates a scenario where the business quality supports a higher price over time, even if the path is volatile in the coming months. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.230472 |
| AutoETS | 0.230848 |
| MSTL | 0.238432 |
| AutoTheta | 0.240291 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 2.78 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.112 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.19 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 6.799 |
| Revenue per Share | 29.132 |
| Market Cap | 7,472,276,992 |
| Trailing P/E | 48.06 |
| Forward P/E | 25.05 |
| Beta | 0.89 |
| Profit Margins | 15.13% |
| Website | https://www.appfolio.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:35 a.m. EDT: Speculators are hedging near-term downside with heavy October put open interest, yet positioning for significant upside over the next year with substantial January 2027 call open interest.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.071759164 |
| Address1 | 70 Castilian Drive |
| All Time High | 326.04 |
| All Time Low | 11.07 |
| Ask | 238.26 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.7 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 403,380 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 376,946 |
| Average Volume | 376,946 |
| Average Volume10Days | 403,380 |
| Beta | 0.892 |
| Bid | 159.63 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 14.856 |
| City | Santa Barbara |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 210.98 |
| Current Ratio | 3.831 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 224.88 |
| Day Low | 209.94 |
| Debt To Equity | 6.799 |
| Display Name | AppFolio |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,792,699,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,792,699,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.182 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.155 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,792,699,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,792,699,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,792,699,200 |
| Ebitda | 194,698,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.18705 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 38.812 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 7.26 |
| Enterprise Value | 7,556,598,784 |
| Eps Current Year | 6.899 |
| Eps Forward | 8.42225 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.39 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 210.1546 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.8253937 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0039275545 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -7.1759167 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 265.02 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -54.039993 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.20390913 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 142.56 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 68.42 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.47993827 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 142.56 - 265.02 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,435,325,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 23,188,567 |
| Forward Eps | 8.42225 |
| Forward P E | 25.050314 |
| Free Cashflow | 198,919,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 1,702 |
| Fullday Change | -7.630005 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.490236 |
| Fullday Price | 210.98 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.63532 |
| Gross Profits | 661,297,024 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03954 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.99141 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 35,416,992 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | AppFolio, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based platform for the real estate industry in the United States. The company provides a cloud-based platform that assist with accounting, reporting, marketing, leasing, maintenance, workflow automation, and communication services. It offers AppFolio Property Manager Core, a platform that provides the accounting functionalities for small property management companies, as well as serves as a system of record; AppFolio Property Manager Plus, which offers affordable housing and student housing, advanced accounting, advanced data analysis, and read-only API access services; and AppFolio Property Manager Max that provides customer relationship management tools and full database access through a read and write application programming interface services. The company also provides value-added services, such as electronic payment, tenant screening, maintenance, business optimization, resident, and risk mitigation services. It serves property managers, property investors, potential residents, residents, and vendors. AppFolio, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. |
| Long Name | AppFolio, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 7,472,276,992 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_44299616 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 157,528,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 7,782,352,736 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 223.01 |
| Operating Cashflow | 272,899,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.18845 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 7.45 |
| Phone | 805 364 6093 |
| Previous Close | 218.61 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 30.581242 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 14.201669 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 7.1787868 |
| Profit Margins | 0.15134 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.349 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.66667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -7.630005 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.490236 |
| Regular Market Day High | 224.88 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 209.94 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 209.94 - 224.88 |
| Regular Market Open | 223.01 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 218.61 |
| Regular Market Price | 210.98 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,178,107 |
| Regular Market Volume | 207,990 |
| Return On Assets | 0.18747999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.3209 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.193 |
| Revenue Per Share | 29.132 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 24,087,367 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0689 |
| Shares Short | 2,441,935 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,365,828 |
| Short Name | AppFolio, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1016 |
| Short Ratio | 8.24 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | APPF |
| Target High Price | 280.0 |
| Target Low Price | 217.29 |
| Target Mean Price | 238.53625 |
| Target Median Price | 232.5 |
| Total Cash | 221,684,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.259 |
| Total Debt | 35,775,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,040,883,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.39 |
| Trailing P E | 48.059227 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 184.27875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 26.701248 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.14489597 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 207,990 |
| Website | https://www.appfolio.com |
| Zip | 93,117 |