AppFolio, Inc. (APPF)Technology | Software - Application | Santa Barbara, United States | NasdaqGM
159.77 USD
+1.10
(0.691%)
⇧
(April 21, 2026, 11:09 a.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:42 p.m. EDT
Despite a 22% up-month anomaly pushing the price up 15% from 52-week lows, the stock remains a deep value trap for fundamentals (negative earnings growth) and a momentum trap technically. The short-term rating is 0 due to the flawed forecasting signal (-0.4% predicted change in a sideways trend) and the heavy put support buying at current levels. Long-term, the -60% earnings growth and high beta make it a speculative hold at best (Rating 2). The gap between the negative earnings growth and the massive recovery to current prices is unsustainable without a fundamental reversal. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.233100 |
| AutoETS | 0.233667 |
| MSTL | 0.234983 |
| AutoTheta | 0.238536 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 53% |
| H-stat | 3.19 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.486 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.25 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 7.033 |
| Revenue per Share | 26.402 |
| Market Cap | 5,749,931,008 |
| Trailing P/E | 41.07 |
| Forward P/E | 20.08 |
| Beta | 0.84 |
| Profit Margins | 14.82% |
| Website | https://www.appfolio.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:42 p.m. EDT: Options market exhibits significant asymmetry. Call activity (especially near-term 5/15/300-350 strikes and 7/17/240-250 strikes) shows high volume and open interest at strikes well above the current price, suggesting speculative hopes for a recovery. However, put placement is heavy near the current price (155 ATM/otm) and there is significant Open Interest (OI) at lower strikes (e.g., 125-140) combined with spikes in volume at near-money levels (e.g., 250 OTM put volume spike). The ATM IV is elevated (>0.60) and normalized historically, indicating recent price volatility is driving premiums. The net positioning suggests a 'bearish trap' or defensive positioning (puts buying weakness at current levels) rather than a broad speculative long squeeze.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.2797222 |
| Address1 | 70 Castilian Drive |
| All Time High | 326.04 |
| All Time Low | 11.07 |
| Ask | 156.79 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 287,190 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 410,265 |
| Average Volume | 410,265 |
| Average Volume10Days | 287,190 |
| Beta | 0.838 |
| Bid | 158.58 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 15.076 |
| City | Santa Barbara |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 159.765 |
| Current Ratio | 3.307 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 164.42 |
| Day Low | 158.75 |
| Debt To Equity | 7.033 |
| Display Name | AppFolio |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,776,978,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,776,978,000 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.606 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.611 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,776,974,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,776,974,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,776,974,400 |
| Ebitda | 167,368,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.17602 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 32.847 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 5.782 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,497,458,688 |
| Eps Current Year | 6.55795 |
| Eps Forward | 7.95789 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.89 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 168.4225 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -8.657501 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.05140347 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -27.972221 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 326.04 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -166.27501 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5099835 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 142.73 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 17.035004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.11935125 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 142.73 - 326.04 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,435,325,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 22,916,227 |
| Forward Eps | 7.95789 |
| Forward P E | 20.076302 |
| Free Cashflow | 193,784,128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 1,702 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.6368 |
| Gross Profits | 605,481,024 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04772 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.87634003 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 35,989,928 |
| 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 | 5,749,931,008 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_44299616 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 140,923,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,710,521,875 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 159.54 |
| Operating Cashflow | 242,104,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.17557 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 7.45 |
| Phone | 805 364 6093 |
| Previous Close | 158.67 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 24.362034 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 10.597307 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 6.047326 |
| Profit Margins | 0.14821 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.95 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.0950012 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.69078714 |
| Regular Market Day High | 164.42 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 158.75 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 158.75 - 164.42 |
| Regular Market Open | 159.54 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 158.67 |
| Regular Market Price | 159.765 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,784,164 |
| Regular Market Volume | 47,142 |
| Return On Assets | 0.14529 |
| Return On Equity | 0.26542 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.219 |
| Revenue Per Share | 26.402 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 24,334,816 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0617 |
| Shares Short | 2,221,090 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,920,352 |
| Short Name | AppFolio, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1149 |
| Short Ratio | 5.93 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | APPF |
| Target High Price | 300.0 |
| Target Low Price | 222.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 263.85715 |
| Target Median Price | 260.0 |
| Total Cash | 251,223,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.98 |
| Total Debt | 38,160,000 |
| Total Revenue | 950,822,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.89 |
| Trailing P E | 41.070694 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 227.9451 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -68.1801 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.29910755 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 47,142 |
| Website | https://www.appfolio.com |
| Zip | 93,117 |