Appen Ltd. (APPEF)
OTHER OTC:APPEF
APPEF Stock Chart & Stats
$1.12
-$0.19(-11.68%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$1.12
-$0.19(-11.68%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$0.42 - $1.33
Previous CloseN/A
Volume1.00K
Average Volume (3M)520.00
Market Cap
$265.74M
Enterprise Value$219.63M
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$59.86M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$14.66M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta1.30
Next Earnings
Aug 26, 2026EPS Estimate
-0.06Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.01
Shares Outstanding268,019,900
10 Day Avg. Volume1,250
30 Day Avg. Volume520
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.28
Price to Book (P/B)2.23
Price to Sales (P/S)0.89
P/FCF Ratio10.79
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.83
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.76
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit6.83
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-17.88
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$0.97Price Target Upside-13.11% Downside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)>-0.01
Revenue Forecast (FY)$197.11M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Rising Generative AI MixA growing share of higher-value generative AI work shifts the revenue mix toward projects with stronger pricing and technical barriers. This structural move supports sustained gross-margin expansion and deeper technical engagement, making revenues less commodity-driven and more defensible over time.
Scale And Profitability In ChinaRapid, profitable growth in China provides a durable revenue and margin engine, with scaling LLM/GenAI projects and local efficiencies. Regional scale diversifies the business, improves consolidated profitability, and gives a platform for further high‑margin product wins in a large addressable market.
Improved Cash Conversion & Cost SavesThe move to consistent positive operating and free cash flow, near‑full EBITDA-to-OCF conversion, and realized $10M in recurring efficiencies materially strengthen liquidity and financial flexibility. This underpins reinvestment capacity and reduces refinancing and solvency risk over the medium term.
Bears Say
Multi-year Net LossesSustained statutory losses and negative operating margins through multiple years have eroded equity and left returns negative. Persistent unprofitability constrains retained earnings, limits capital available for strategic investment, and raises the bar for achieving lasting margin recovery.
Revenue Volatility And LumpinessHeavy reliance on project‑based contracts produces cyclical, lumpy revenue and pronounced seasonality. That structural variability complicates capacity planning, working‑capital needs, and earnings predictability, making sustainable margin progression and reliable cash generation harder to lock in.
Working-capital And Concentration RisksThe business model requires upfront payments to distributed workers, tying up cash and increasing sensitivity to billing timing. Combined with client concentration risk, this amplifies cash‑flow and execution risk during growth or client churn, pressuring liquidity even if EBITDA improves.
Appen News
APPEF FAQ
What was Appen Ltd.’s price range in the past 12 months?
Appen Ltd. lowest stock price was $0.42 and its highest was $1.32 in the past 12 months.
What is Appen Ltd.’s market cap?
Appen Ltd.’s market cap is $265.74M.
When is Appen Ltd.’s upcoming earnings report date?
Appen Ltd.’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 26, 2026 which is in 135 days.
How were Appen Ltd.’s earnings last quarter?
Appen Ltd. released its earnings results on Feb 24, 2026. The company reported -$0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of -$0.02 by $0.01.
Is Appen Ltd. overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Appen Ltd.’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Appen Ltd. pay dividends?
Appen Ltd. pays a Semiannually dividend of $0.036 which represents an annual dividend yield of N/A. See more information on Appen Ltd. dividends here
What is Appen Ltd.’s EPS estimate?
Appen Ltd.’s EPS estimate is -0.06.
How many shares outstanding does Appen Ltd. have?
Appen Ltd. has 268,019,900 shares outstanding.
What happened to Appen Ltd.’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Appen Ltd. reported an EPS of -$0.01 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of -$0.02. Following the earnings report the stock price went same 0%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Appen Ltd.?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in APPEF
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Appen Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Hold
Average Price Target:
$0.97 (-13.11% Downside)
$0.97 (-13.11% Downside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
APPEF Sentiment 81%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-60.31%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
-26.36%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
-10.63%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Appen Ltd.
Appen Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an AI lifecycle company that collects and labels image, text, speech, audio, video, and other data used to build and enhance artificial intelligence systems. It operates through two segments, Global Services and New Markets. The company offers data sourcing services, including image, video, speech, and text data collection services pre-labeled datasets of audio, image, video, and text; and language-based AI solutions. It also provides data preparation services comprising machine learning assisted data annotation tools, which include image annotation, video annotation, text, sensor, audio annotation, and other solutions; enterprise-ready data annotation platform, which offers smart labeling, workflows, in-platform audit, and enterprise analytics; and knowledge graph and ontology support services. The company was formerly known as Appen Holdings Pty Limited and changed its name to Appen Limited in October 2014. Appen Limited was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chatswood, Australia.
APPEF Company Deck
APPEF Earnings Call
Q4 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveyed clear progress: solid group-level revenue growth (ex-Google), substantial improvement in underlying EBITDA, exceptional expansion and profitability in Appen China, growing exposure to higher-margin generative AI work, realized cost efficiencies, a stronger technical team, and a positive cash position. Offsetting these positives are a material YoY decline in Appen Global for the full year, seasonality and project-driven volatility, and earnings pressure from accelerated non-cash amortization. Management provided explicit FY '26 guidance, signaling confidence in continued momentum. On balance the positive operational and financial developments — particularly China’s outperformance, margin recovery, and cost savings — outweigh the near-term variability and accounting headwinds.View all APPEF earnings summariesAPPEF Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$0.97
▼(-13.11% Downside)
Technical Analysis
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