Applied Digital (APLD) Competitors $33.38 +2.76 (+9.01%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APLD vs. RDDT, IQV, GRAB, AER, CPAY, GIB, TOST, RBA, Z, and FTAIShould you be buying Applied Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Digital include Reddit (RDDT), IQVIA (IQV), Grab (GRAB), Aercap (AER), Corpay (CPAY), CGI Group (GIB), Toast (TOST), RB Global (RBA), Zillow Group (Z), and FTAI Aviation (FTAI). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Applied Digital vs. Its Competitors Reddit IQVIA Grab Aercap Corpay CGI Group Toast RB Global Zillow Group FTAI Aviation Reddit (NYSE:RDDT) and Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Do analysts rate RDDT or APLD? Reddit presently has a consensus price target of $217.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.33%. Applied Digital has a consensus price target of $23.70, suggesting a potential downside of 29.00%. Given Reddit's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Reddit is more favorable than Applied Digital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Reddit 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Applied Digital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92 Which has more volatility & risk, RDDT or APLD? Reddit has a beta of 2.23, indicating that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Digital has a beta of 6.77, indicating that its share price is 577% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to RDDT or APLD? In the previous week, Reddit had 10 more articles in the media than Applied Digital. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Reddit and 27 mentions for Applied Digital. Applied Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Reddit's score of 0.73 indicating that Applied Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Reddit 19 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Digital 15 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is RDDT or APLD more profitable? Reddit has a net margin of 12.97% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -111.29%. Reddit's return on equity of 9.93% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Reddit12.97% 9.93% 9.04% Applied Digital -111.29%-37.14%-12.01% Which has better earnings & valuation, RDDT or APLD? Applied Digital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Reddit. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reddit, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioReddit$1.30B28.90-$484.28M$1.10182.53Applied Digital$144.19M64.75-$231.07M-$1.13-29.54 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RDDT or APLD? 65.7% of Applied Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.3% of Reddit shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Applied Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryReddit beats Applied Digital on 11 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$8.56B$7.90B$12.59B$10.60BDividend YieldN/A4.92%5.56%4.86%P/E Ratio-29.5415.0821.2628.46Price / Sales64.756.1929.97128.87Price / CashN/A28.1122.2960.64Price / Book8.952.632.246.53Net Income-$231.07M$310.95M$1.02B$276.75M7 Day Performance-8.90%0.87%0.96%0.20%1 Month Performance35.31%0.34%-1.12%1.67%1 Year Performance287.69%20.45%536.19%32.73% Applied Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APLDApplied Digital1.8769 of 5 stars$33.38+9.0%$23.70-29.0%+235.4%$8.56B$144.19M-29.54121Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastRDDTReddit3.3536 of 5 stars$205.72+5.5%$210.54+2.3%+154.5%$38.50B$1.30B186.992,233Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpIQVIQVIA4.6374 of 5 stars$211.78+3.5%$234.57+10.8%-4.5%$36.01B$15.41B30.6588,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGRABGrab1.5554 of 5 stars$5.68+0.6%$5.90+4.0%+35.1%$22.85B$2.80B141.9111,267AERAercap3.2421 of 5 stars$121.11+0.6%$122.57+1.2%+24.4%$22.61B$8.00B7.53740Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCPAYCorpay4.0665 of 5 stars$288.04+0.9%$395.58+37.3%-18.8%$20.32B$3.97B19.5511,200Positive NewsGIBCGI Group3.8084 of 5 stars$86.96-0.2%$138.33+59.1%-23.1%$19.39B$10.79B16.0890,250News CoverageTOSTToast4.3447 of 5 stars$37.87+1.0%$46.05+21.6%+29.9%$19.32B$5.53B111.415,700Analyst ForecastRBARB Global4.2587 of 5 stars$99.39+0.4%$124.00+24.8%+15.9%$18.45B$4.28B49.207,800ZZillow Group3.307 of 5 stars$73.97+1.4%$90.38+22.2%+27.5%$17.92B$2.24B-284.525,720Upcoming EarningsFTAIFTAI Aviation4.4394 of 5 stars$174.69+4.8%$201.25+15.2%+22.8%$17.92B$1.73B43.2440Analyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Reddit Alternatives IQVIA Alternatives Grab Alternatives Aercap Alternatives Corpay Alternatives CGI Group Alternatives Toast Alternatives RB Global Alternatives Zillow Group Alternatives FTAI Aviation 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 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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