Applied Digital (APLD) & The Competition Critical Comparison

Applied Digital (OTCMKTS:APLD – Get Rating) is one of 113 public companies in the “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Applied Digital to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Applied Digital has a beta of 5.05, suggesting that its stock price is 405% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Digital’s rivals have a beta of 1.26, suggesting that their average stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

48.4% of Applied Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are owned by institutional investors. 28.9% of Applied Digital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Applied Digital and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Applied Digital	-145.35%	-24.36%	-10.76%
Applied Digital Competitors	-154.95%	-19.94%	-7.12%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Applied Digital and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Applied Digital	$8.55 million	-$23.52 million	-4.80
Applied Digital Competitors	$7.81 billion	$2.05 billion	-33.85

Applied Digital’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Applied Digital and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Digital	0	0	7	0	3.00
Applied Digital Competitors	772	3902	9169	260	2.63

Applied Digital presently has a consensus price target of $6.31, suggesting a potential upside of 163.10%. As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 30.89%. Given Applied Digital’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Applied Digital beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Applied Digital Company Profile

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Applied Digital Corp. operates as a technology company, which engages in the development and operation of data centers which provide computing power. The company was founded in May 2001 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.