Tamino Minerals (OTCMKTS:TINO) vs. Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) Financial Survey

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) and Tamino Minerals (OTCMKTS:TINO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

52.7% of Appian shares are held by institutional investors. 43.6% of Appian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Tamino Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Appian and Tamino Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Appian	1	2	5	0	2.50
Tamino Minerals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Appian currently has a consensus price target of $46.43, indicating a potential upside of 44.64%. Given Appian’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Appian is more favorable than Tamino Minerals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Appian and Tamino Minerals’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Appian	$545.36 million	4.32	-$111.44 million	($1.47)	-21.84
Tamino Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Tamino Minerals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Appian.

Risk & Volatility

Appian has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tamino Minerals has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Appian and Tamino Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Appian	-19.20%	-146.23%	-16.01%
Tamino Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Appian beats Tamino Minerals on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Appian

Appian Corporation, a software company that provides low-code design platform in the United States, Mexico, Portugal, and internationally. The company's platform offers artificial intelligence, process automation, data fabric, and process mining. It provides The Appian Platform, an integrated automation platform that enables organizations to design, automate, and optimize mission-critical business processes. The company also offers professional and customer support services. It serves to financial services, government, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, and transportation industries. Appian Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

About Tamino Minerals

Tamino Minerals, Inc. operates as a mineral exploration and development company. The company explores for gold, copper, lead, silver, lithium, and zinc deposits. It holds a portfolio of properties located in Mexico. The company was formerly known as Entertainment Games, Inc. and changed its name to Tamino Minerals, Inc. in March 2013. Tamino Minerals, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Hermosillo, Mexico.