Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. APPF scored 77.8, GRND scored 90.4 — GRND leads.
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APPF
AppFolio, Inc.
Software - Application · Quality-Growth
77.8
$202.20 · $7.2B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
12.6
GRND leads
GRND
Grindr Inc.
Software - Application · Quality-Growth
90.4
$15.03 · $2.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestGRND32.0x
Fastest growthGRND+32.4%
Highest qualityGRND94 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueGRND-27%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
APPF
stronger →← stronger
GRND
91
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
94
93
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
96
55
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
82
GRND is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
APPF
GRND
$266mC
FCF
$154mC
+19.7%B+
Rev
+32.4%A
0.07B+
D/E
Negative equity
44.9xC+
P/E
32.0xB
7.45D
PEG
1.13B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
APPF
GRND
12% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
27% below
~16%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~7%/yr
-29%
1-yr DCF upside
+5%
-11%
5-yr DCF upside
+37%
+25%
10-yr DCF upside
+102%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
APPF
Why this score
Durable high returns
GRND
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
The companies
APPFAppFolio, Inc.
Software - Application · $202.20 · beta 0.89
Why now
Software - Application · market cap $7.2b. Down 24% from 52-week high of $265.02 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +20%, comfortably above the S&P median. 8 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $238.54 (implying +18% upside).
Moat
Net margin 15% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 32% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 169% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Trailing P/E 45x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Software — competitive moat is durable until it isn't; watch net revenue retention, gross margin trends, and any new market entrant with a fundamentally lower price point.
GRNDGrindr Inc.
Software - Application · $15.03 · beta 0.19
Why now
Software - Application · market cap $2.6b. 19% off the 52-week high of $18.50. Revenue growing +32% — in hypergrowth territory. 5 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $20.80 (implying +38% upside).
Moat
Net margin 19% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. FCF converts 161% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash. Software economics — recurring revenue, embedded customer workflows, and high gross margin all compound the moat once a base account is won. Switching costs are the lever.
Risk
Trailing P/E 32x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Software — competitive moat is durable until it isn't; watch net revenue retention, gross margin trends, and any new market entrant with a fundamentally lower price point.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where APPF and GRND diverge
On the headline score the gap is 12.6 points in favor of GRND. The widest single difference is Value, where GRND leads by 26.7 points.
ValueAPPF 55.2 · GRND 81.9GRND +26.7
GrowthAPPF 93.3 · GRND 96.3GRND +3.0
QualityAPPF 91.3 · GRND 93.7level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is GRND or APPF the better stock?
GRND scores higher: GRND 90.4, APPF 77.8 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do GRND and APPF differ most?
The widest gap is value, where GRND leads by 27 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. GRND also leads growth, while quality is effectively level between them.
How are GRND and APPF scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.