Rego (OTCMKTS:RPMT) and AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) Payment Architectures Review

Rego Payment Architectures ( OTCMKTS:RPMT – Get Your Free Report ) and AppFolio ( NASDAQ:APPF – Get Your Free Report ) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We’ll compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst recommendations

This is a breakdown of current valuations for Rego Payment Architectures and AppFolio, as reported by MarketBeat.

AppFolio has a consensus price target of $277.75, indicating a potential upside of 21.17%. Given AppFolio’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AppFolio is more favorable than Rego Payment Architectures.

Risk and volatility

Rego Payment Architectures has a beta of -0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 163% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppFolio has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Rating and Earnings

This table compares Rego Payment Architectures and AppFolio’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

AppFolio has higher revenue and earnings than Rego Payment Architectures. Rego Payment Architectures is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AppFolio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

return

This table compares Rego’s payment architectures and AppFolio’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider and institutional ownership

0.0% of Rego Payment Architectures shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of AppFolio shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of Rego Payment Architectures shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of AppFolio shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and big money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

AppFolio beats Rego Payment Architectures in 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rego Payment Architectures

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Rego Payment Architectures, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides software solutions for consumers. It offers Mazoola, a mobile payment platform that allows individual users to own and monetize their purchasing behavior. The company’s online solution enables families and parents to teach their children about financial management and spending for games, retail, music and entertainment. It also offers a digital financial payment platform that allows minors under the age of 13 to buy goods and services, complete chores and learn in a secure online environment guided by parental permission, supervision and control; and cloud storage services. The company was formerly known as Virtual Piggy, Inc. and changed its name to Rego Payment Architectures, Inc. in February 2017. Rego Payment Architectures, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

About AppFolio

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AppFolio, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud business management solutions to the real estate industry in the United States. The company offers a cloud-based platform that enables users to automate and optimize common workflows; tools that help with leasing, maintenance and accounting; and other technologies and services provided by third parties. It provides AppFolio Property Manager Core, a platform that provides the core functionality needed to operate a property management business, as well as serving as a system of record; AppFolio Property Manager Plus, which offers housing management, student housing management, complex accounting, leasing information, support for large-scale operations, role-based permissions, stack integrations and enhanced customer support services; AppFolio Property Manager Max provides customer relationship management functionality, field personalization, customer database functionality and customer success management services; and AppFolio Investment Manager, software that provides investment management, asset management and relationship management solutions. The company also offers value-added services that are designed to improve, automate and streamline processes and workflows for property management businesses, such as electronic payment, tenant screening and insurance services. AppFolio, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.

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