Applied Digital (APLD) Competitors $12.52 -0.62 (-4.72%) As of 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APLD vs. HQY, ETSY, AMTM, WPP, MARA, LYFT, LIF, WSC, QBTS, and SEZLShould you be buying Applied Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Digital include HealthEquity (HQY), Etsy (ETSY), Amentum (AMTM), WPP (WPP), Marathon Digital (MARA), Lyft (LYFT), Life360 (LIF), WillScot (WSC), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), and Sezzle (SEZL). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Applied Digital vs. Its Competitors HealthEquity Etsy Amentum WPP Marathon Digital Lyft Life360 WillScot D-Wave Quantum Sezzle HealthEquity (NASDAQ:HQY) and Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, HQY or APLD? HealthEquity has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Digital has a beta of 6.17, indicating that its share price is 517% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HQY or APLD? 99.6% of HealthEquity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Applied Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of HealthEquity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Applied Digital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, HQY or APLD? HealthEquity has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HealthEquity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHealthEquity$1.20B6.56$96.70M$1.3766.47Applied Digital$144.19M22.71-$149.27M-$1.09-11.49 Do analysts rate HQY or APLD? HealthEquity presently has a consensus price target of $118.55, indicating a potential upside of 30.18%. Applied Digital has a consensus price target of $14.18, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. Given HealthEquity's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe HealthEquity is more favorable than Applied Digital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HealthEquity 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Applied Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.08 Does the media refer more to HQY or APLD? In the previous week, Applied Digital had 37 more articles in the media than HealthEquity. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Applied Digital and 7 mentions for HealthEquity. HealthEquity's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Applied Digital's score of 0.75 indicating that HealthEquity is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HealthEquity 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Applied Digital 14 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HQY or APLD more profitable? HealthEquity has a net margin of 9.80% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -107.22%. HealthEquity's return on equity of 11.01% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HealthEquity9.80% 11.01% 6.77% Applied Digital -107.22%-50.03%-13.45% SummaryHealthEquity beats Applied Digital on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Applied Digital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APLD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding APLD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APLD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricApplied DigitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.44B$7.74B$12.05B$9.52BDividend YieldN/A4.90%5.62%4.09%P/E Ratio-11.4918.8819.7523.81Price / Sales22.714.8925.9666.04Price / CashN/A20.9821.3357.96Price / Book6.592.532.095.54Net Income-$149.27M$311.63M$1.00B$259.28M7 Day Performance16.47%-6.55%-2.46%-4.64%1 Month Performance18.56%6.99%-0.84%4.41%1 Year Performance195.28%29.35%537.11%17.95% Applied Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APLDApplied Digital2.9643 of 5 stars$12.52-4.7%$14.18+13.3%+178.8%$3.44B$144.19M-11.49121Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownHQYHealthEquity3.7402 of 5 stars$95.50-0.6%$118.55+24.1%+16.9%$8.26B$1.20B69.723,120Positive NewsGap DownETSYEtsy3.5615 of 5 stars$63.10+1.0%$51.71-18.1%-2.3%$6.58B$2.81B45.102,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionAMTMAmentum1.0049 of 5 stars$25.20-1.5%$25.89+2.8%N/A$6.13B$8.39B0.0053,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsWPPWPP2.7611 of 5 stars$28.18-3.7%N/A-42.7%$6.09B$18.84B4.73108,044Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeMARAMarathon Digital4.1052 of 5 stars$17.09-1.0%$24.56+43.7%-14.6%$6.01B$705.06M-11.779Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownLYFTLyft4.3553 of 5 stars$14.20-0.7%$16.95+19.4%+19.3%$5.93B$5.79B94.632,934Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLIFLife3601.982 of 5 stars$76.25-0.7%$59.50-22.0%+122.2%$5.82B$371.48M844.71600News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownWSCWillScot3.9984 of 5 stars$31.58-0.2%$40.63+28.7%-36.4%$5.77B$2.37B351.394,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap DownQBTSD-Wave Quantum2.3285 of 5 stars$17.98-4.7%$15.22-15.3%+1,597.6%$5.27B$8.83M-30.063Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpSEZLSezzle2.4904 of 5 stars$145.06-2.6%$108.28-25.4%+1,021.8%$4.81B$329.06M48.80540News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsInsider TradeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HealthEquity Alternatives Etsy Alternatives Amentum Alternatives WPP Alternatives Marathon Digital Alternatives Lyft Alternatives Life360 Alternatives WillScot Alternatives D-Wave Quantum Alternatives Sezzle Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APLD) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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