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$0.43 - $1.33
Previous CloseN/A
Volume1.00K
Average Volume (3M)520.00
Market Cap
$174.98M
Enterprise Value$164.53M
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$59.86M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$9.40M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta1.01
Next Earnings
Aug 26, 2026EPS Estimate
-0.03Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.08
Shares Outstanding268,523,650
10 Day Avg. Volume1,250
30 Day Avg. Volume520
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.10
Price to Book (P/B)1.49
Price to Sales (P/S)0.59
P/FCF Ratio7.20
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.94
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.70
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit6.49
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-48.04
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$0.36Price Target Upside-68.01% Downside
Rating ConsensusModerate Sell
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)<0.01
Revenue Forecast (FY)$195.76M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Rising Generative AI MixA rising share of generative-AI work shifts revenue into higher-value, higher-margin services. Structural demand for LLM training and evaluation supports more predictable, repeatable engagement scopes, improving long-term gross margin potential and product stickiness with enterprise AI teams.
Appen China Rapid Scale And MarginsChina is a durable growth engine with strong scale economics and margin expansion driven by LLM/GenAI work. Rapid revenue and EBITDA gains indicate successful market penetration and operational leverage, diversifying company revenue sources and reducing reliance on legacy project mixes.
Stronger Cash Conversion And LiquidityImproved EBITDA-to-cash conversion and a meaningful cash balance materially enhance financial flexibility. Reliable cash generation supports reinvestment in tooling, talent, and automation, and reduces refinancing risk while enabling the company to pursue higher-margin GenAI opportunities.
Bears Say
Multi-year Losses And Weak ROESustained statutory losses and negative ROE signal persistent profitability challenges that erode shareholder value and constrain capital allocation. Until recurring positive operating margins and consistent net profitability are established, long-term reinvestment and shareholder returns remain at risk.
Revenue Volatility And SeasonalityProject-based contracts and customer timing create material revenue lumpiness and forecasting difficulty, weakening margin predictability and planning. Structural seasonality raises working-capital needs and makes sustaining steady margins and headcount efficient utilization more challenging across cycles.
Working-capital IntensityThe business model pays crowd workers before customer receipts, tying up cash as revenue scales. This structural working-capital drag amplifies liquidity sensitivity and raises the capital required to support faster growth, especially if large customer payments shift or concentration increases.
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APPEF FAQ
What was Appen Ltd.’s price range in the past 12 months?
Appen Ltd. lowest stock price was $0.43 and its highest was $1.32 in the past 12 months.
What is Appen Ltd.’s market cap?
Appen Ltd.’s market cap is $174.98M.
When is Appen Ltd.’s upcoming earnings report date?
Appen Ltd.’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 26, 2026 which is in 55 days.
How were Appen Ltd.’s earnings last quarter?
Appen Ltd. released its earnings results on Feb 24, 2026. The company reported -$0.001 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of -$0.02 by $0.019.
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 $0.039 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 -0.03.
How many shares outstanding does Appen Ltd. have?
Appen Ltd. has 268,523,650 shares outstanding.
What happened to Appen Ltd.’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Appen Ltd. reported an EPS of -$0.001 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
Moderate Sell
Average Price Target:
$0.36 (-68.01% Downside)
$0.36 (-68.01% Downside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
APPEF Sentiment 84%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
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 operates as an AI lifecycle company that provides data sourcing, data annotation, and model evaluation solutions in Australia, the United States, and internationally. It operates through the Appen Global and Appen China segments. The company offers CrowdGen, the interface for its global crowd workforce; Mercury, the backend system used to design projects, manage the crowd workforce, and automate operational workflows; AI Data Platform (ADAP), which enables internal teams and external customers to design, manage, and execute human annotation and evaluation tasks; MatrixGo, the core platform supporting data collection and annotation services; Elite AI, the expert crowdsourcing platform enables expert recruitment, task publishing, and campaign referral expansion for user acquisition; MediGo, a medical LLM and image annotation; RoboGo, an embodied intelligence; and Appen Task, a mobile data collection application. The company serves technology, automotive, financial services, retail, government, and healthcare sectors. 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
$0.36
▼(-68.01% Downside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
0.19% Insiders
0.89% Mutual Funds
― Other Institutional Investors
98.10% Public Companies and
Individual Investors
Options Prices
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