Applied Digital (APLD) Competitors

Remitly Global (NASDAQ:RELY) and Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the media prefer RELY or APLD?

In the previous week, Remitly Global had 7 more articles in the media than Applied Digital. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Remitly Global and 14 mentions for Applied Digital. Applied Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Remitly Global's score of 1.11 indicating that Applied Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Remitly Global	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Applied Digital	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RELY or APLD?

Remitly Global has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Remitly Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Remitly Global	$1.26B	3.24	-$117.84M	-$0.19	-107.42
Applied Digital	$221.19M	4.55	-$149.27M	-$1.37	-3.27

Is RELY or APLD more profitable?

Remitly Global has a net margin of -2.93% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -127.86%. Remitly Global's return on equity of -6.10% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Remitly Global	-2.93%	-6.10%	-3.69%
Applied Digital	-127.86%	-117.67%	-27.84%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RELY or APLD?

74.3% of Remitly Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Applied Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Remitly Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Applied Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, RELY or APLD?

Remitly Global has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Digital has a beta of 5.18, meaning that its share price is 418% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RELY or APLD?

Remitly Global received 244 more outperform votes than Applied Digital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Applied Digital an outperform vote while only 68.50% of users gave Remitly Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Remitly Global	Outperform Votes 287 68.50%	Underperform Votes 132 31.50%
Applied Digital	Outperform Votes 43 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do analysts rate RELY or APLD?

Remitly Global presently has a consensus target price of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.64%. Applied Digital has a consensus target price of $10.67, indicating a potential upside of 138.10%. Given Applied Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than Remitly Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Remitly Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Applied Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Remitly Global and Applied Digital tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.