APLD vs. ICLR, MEDP, RTO, ULS, STN, CART, BILI, LIF, HQY, and FOUR
Should you be buying Applied Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Digital include Icon (ICLR), Medpace (MEDP), Rentokil Initial (RTO), UL Solutions (ULS), Stantec (STN), Maplebear (CART), Bilibili (BILI), Life360 (LIF), HealthEquity (HQY), and Shift4 Payments (FOUR). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Applied Digital vs. Its Competitors
Icon (NASDAQ:ICLR) 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 risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Applied Digital had 5 more articles in the media than Icon. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Applied Digital and 17 mentions for Icon. Applied Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Icon's score of 0.12 indicating that Applied Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
95.6% of Icon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Applied Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.0% of Icon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% 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 is poised for long-term growth.
Icon has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Icon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Icon has a net margin of 9.82% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -107.22%. Icon's return on equity of 10.95% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.
Icon has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Digital has a beta of 6.64, suggesting that its stock price is 564% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Icon presently has a consensus price target of $216.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.73%. Applied Digital has a consensus price target of $15.64, suggesting a potential downside of 8.99%. Given Icon's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Icon is more favorable than Applied Digital.
Summary
Icon beats Applied Digital on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:APLD) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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