Stock Research: Appen

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Appen

ASX:APX AU000000APX3
27
  • Value
    49
  • Growth
    65
  • Safety
    Safety
    44
  • Combined
    58
  • Sentiment
    6
  • 360° View
    360° View
    27
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Company Description

Appen Limited provides data services for deep learning and generative AI systems, serving technology, automotive, financial services, healthcare, retail, and government agencies globally, including the United States and China. In the last fiscal year, the company had 1130 employees, a market cap of $207 million, profits of $109 million, and revenue of $236 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 24 (better than 24% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Appen are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Appen. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 57, which means that the share price of Appen is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 57% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 73, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 1. Professional investors are more confident in 99% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 45. This means 55% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Appen. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 26-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
49 29 69 75
Growth
65 73 1 23
Safety
Safety
44 30 63 61
Sentiment
6 1 6 39
360° View
360° View
27 16 13 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
16 1 1 42
Opinions Change
76 50 34 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 1 20 59
Market Pulse
1 14 13 27
Sentiment
6 1 6 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
49 29 69 75
Growth
65 73 1 23
Safety Safety
44 30 63 61
Combined
58 34 37 56
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
89 64 95 70
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
40 100 100 79
Price vs. Book (P/B)
69 35 100 85
Dividend Yield
1 1 25 52
Value
49 29 69 75
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
84 62 4 47
Profit Growth
21 70 1 18
Capital Growth
69 10 1 61
Stock Returns
45 100 1 15
Growth
65 73 1 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
71 58 74 73
Refinancing
76 54 90 58
Liquidity
6 6 14 40
Safety Safety
44 30 63 61

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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