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APX Stock Chart & Stats
AU$1.23
AU$0.05(6.10%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
AU$1.23
AU$0.05(6.10%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week RangeAU$0.65 - AU$1.98
Previous CloseN/A
Volume1.60M
Average Volume (3M)2.26M
Market Cap
AU$314.75M
Enterprise ValueAU$197.50M
Total Cash (Recent Filing)AU$44.69M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)AU$7.42M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta2.96
Next Earnings
Mar 01, 2027EPS Estimate
0.05Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.23%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.03
Shares Outstanding269,019,840
10 Day Avg. Volume2,304,666
30 Day Avg. Volume2,264,110
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.15
Price to Book (P/B)2.23
Price to Sales (P/S)0.89
P/FCF Ratio10.79
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)0.03
Revenue Forecast (FY)AU$281.35M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
China GrowthAppen China is providing a powerful growth engine, with rapid revenue expansion and a larger annualized run rate supported by GenAI projects and higher-margin pre-built datasets. If this momentum persists, it can increasingly offset weakness elsewhere and improve the group’s business mix.
Efficiency And EBITDA ImprovementThe combination of measurable cost savings and improved underlying EBITDA indicates operating leverage is beginning to emerge. Executing most identified efficiencies by FY26 should strengthen margins and provide a more durable path toward profitability, although the full benefit arrives progressively.
Scalable Data PlatformA broad contributor network and global linguistic coverage are important capabilities for supplying diverse AI training data at scale. Expanding into reinforcement learning, code, medical dictation and enterprise agentic-AI datasets also broadens the addressable opportunity beyond legacy services.
Bears Say
Persistent LossesRepeated annual losses and negative EBIT margins show that the business has not yet demonstrated consistent earnings conversion despite recent operational improvement. This weakens retained capital and leaves future profitability dependent on sustained growth, successful cost execution and better revenue quality.
Global Revenue DeclineThe Global segment remains a material drag because emerging work has not yet replaced reductions in traditional programs. Continued contraction could dilute group growth, limit operating leverage and make the company more reliant on China and successful conversion of newer AI projects.
Customer Concentration RiskReliance on large customers and uncertain pilot conversion can make revenue less predictable and increase the impact of contract changes or delayed decisions. Building recurring streams from new customers is therefore important to reduce concentration and support more stable multi-period growth.
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APX FAQ
What was Appen Ltd.’s price range in the past 12 months?
Appen Ltd. lowest share price was AU$0.65 and its highest was AU$1.98 in the past 12 months.
What is Appen Ltd.’s market cap?
Appen Ltd.’s market cap is AU$314.75M.
When is Appen Ltd.’s upcoming earnings report date?
Appen Ltd.’s upcoming earnings report date is Mar 01, 2027 which is in 124 days.
How were Appen Ltd.’s earnings last quarter?
Appen Ltd. released its earnings results on Aug 26, 2026. The company reported -AU$0.022 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of -AU$0.035 by AU$0.013.
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 AU$0.049 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.23%. See more information on Appen Ltd. dividends here
What is Appen Ltd.’s EPS estimate?
Appen Ltd.’s EPS estimate is 0.05.
How many shares outstanding does Appen Ltd. have?
Appen Ltd. has 269,019,840 shares outstanding.
What happened to Appen Ltd.’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Appen Ltd. reported an EPS of -AU$0.022 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of -AU$0.035. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -15.862%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Appen Ltd.?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in AU:APX
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
Neutral
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Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
39.80%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
-7.45%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
1.84%
Trailing 12-Months
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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.
APX Company Deck
APX Earnings Call
Q2 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveyed clear commercial progress and materially positive momentum driven by Appen China (80% YoY growth and >$175M run rate), an improvement in underlying EBITDA (+$7.5M) and a concrete $12M efficiency program. Offsetting these positives are a notable decline in Appen Global revenue (-26.9% YoY), modest gross margin pressure, and a small operating cash outflow in the half. Management reaffirmed FY'26 guidance, stated the cash runway is sufficient, and expects most efficiency benefits to flow through by Q2 FY'27. On balance the strengths—particularly China growth, EBITDA improvement and identified cost savings—outweigh the segment challenges and near-term cash use.View all AU:APX earnings summariesTechnical Analysis
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