What happened Shares of Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) fell by 21.3% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the company reported its fourth-quarter results. So what Appian reported earnings on Feb. 18 and both the company's top and bottom lines beat analysts' consensus estimates. The company's adjusted loss per share of $0.03 easily beat Wall Street's expectation of a loss of $0.17 per share. And Appian's revenue of $81.6 million outpaced the Street's consensus estimate of $79.8 million. Image source: Getty Images. The company's management pointed out a few highlights from the quarter, including its cloud subscription revenue spiking 40% to $36.9 million and total subscription sales increasing 33% from the year-ago quarter. Additionally, Appian CEO Matt Calkins said in a press release the company exceeded its full-year guidance. But despite the earnings and revenue beats -- and impressive cloud sales growth throughout the year -- some investors weren't happy that Appian's management issued bottom-line guidance that was below analysts' consensus estimate. The company said that its full-year 2021 loss per share would be between $0.64 and $0.60, which is a bigger loss than the $0.43 that Wall Street was expecting for 2021. Now what Despite Appian's share price drop in February, the tech stock is still up 323% over the past 12 months. Additionally, the company's stock has already earned back some of its losses from last month and is up 10.6% since the end of February. 10 stocks we like better than AppianWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Appian wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of February 24, 2021 Chris Neiger has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Appian. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source