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APLD vs. CRWV, NVDA, SUNB, TCOM, and AER

Should you buy Applied Digital stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Applied Digital with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Applied Digital include CoreWeave (CRWV), NVIDIA (NVDA), Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (SUNB), Trip.com Group (TCOM), and Aercap (AER).

How does Applied Digital compare to CoreWeave?

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) and Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and earnings.

CoreWeave currently has a consensus target price of $139.69, suggesting a potential upside of 90.80%. Applied Digital has a consensus target price of $70.56, suggesting a potential upside of 173.58%. Given Applied Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than CoreWeave.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CoreWeave
2 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54
Applied Digital
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94

CoreWeave has a beta of 7.17, meaning that its stock price is 617% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Digital has a beta of 5.67, meaning that its stock price is 467% more volatile than the broader market.

CoreWeave has a net margin of -25.57% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -52.84%. Applied Digital's return on equity of -15.91% beat CoreWeave's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CoreWeave-25.57% -43.07% -3.84%
Applied Digital -52.84%-15.91%-4.62%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CoreWeave$5.13B6.39-$1.17B-$3.11N/A
Applied Digital$144.19M51.11-$231.07M-$0.74N/A

65.7% of Applied Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 24.2% of CoreWeave shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Applied Digital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, CoreWeave had 8 more articles in the media than Applied Digital. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for CoreWeave and 22 mentions for Applied Digital. Applied Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat CoreWeave's score of 0.53 indicating that Applied Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CoreWeave
11 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Applied Digital
8 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Applied Digital beats CoreWeave on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Applied Digital compare to NVIDIA?

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NVIDIA$215.94B22.73$120.07B$6.5331.06
Applied Digital$144.19M51.11-$231.07M-$0.74N/A

NVIDIA has a net margin of 62.97% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -52.84%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 96.94% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NVIDIA62.97% 96.94% 72.16%
Applied Digital -52.84%-15.91%-4.62%

NVIDIA currently has a consensus price target of $304.26, indicating a potential upside of 50.02%. Applied Digital has a consensus price target of $70.56, indicating a potential upside of 173.58%. Given Applied Digital's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than NVIDIA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NVIDIA
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
48 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.98
Applied Digital
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94

65.3% of NVIDIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Applied Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of NVIDIA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 321 more articles in the media than Applied Digital. MarketBeat recorded 343 mentions for NVIDIA and 22 mentions for Applied Digital. NVIDIA's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Applied Digital's score of 0.71 indicating that NVIDIA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NVIDIA
188 Very Positive mention(s)
37 Positive mention(s)
68 Neutral mention(s)
31 Negative mention(s)
8 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Applied Digital
8 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

NVIDIA has a beta of 2.21, meaning that its share price is 121% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Digital has a beta of 5.67, meaning that its share price is 467% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

NVIDIA beats Applied Digital on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Applied Digital compare to Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock?

Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (NYSE:SUNB) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

65.7% of Applied Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Applied Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Applied Digital had 17 more articles in the media than Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Applied Digital and 5 mentions for Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock. Applied Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock's score of 0.58 indicating that Applied Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Applied Digital
8 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Applied Digital currently has a consensus target price of $70.56, suggesting a potential upside of 173.58%. Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock has a consensus target price of $81.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.75%. Given Applied Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Applied Digital
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Applied Digital$144.19M51.11-$231.07M-$0.74N/A
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$11.15B2.70$303.22M$0.7499.14

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -52.84%. Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock's return on equity of 0.00% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Applied Digital-52.84% -15.91% -4.62%
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Applied Digital beats Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Applied Digital compare to Trip.com Group?

Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) and Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

65.7% of Applied Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Applied Digital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Trip.com Group shares 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.

Trip.com Group has a net margin of 48.26% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -52.84%. Trip.com Group's return on equity of 17.57% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Applied Digital-52.84% -15.91% -4.62%
Trip.com Group 48.26%17.57%10.97%

Applied Digital has a beta of 5.67, suggesting that its share price is 467% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Trip.com Group has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the broader market.

Applied Digital presently has a consensus price target of $70.56, indicating a potential upside of 173.58%. Trip.com Group has a consensus price target of $63.20, indicating a potential upside of 48.88%. Given Applied Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than Trip.com Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Applied Digital
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Trip.com Group
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Applied Digital$144.19M51.11-$231.07M-$0.74N/A
Trip.com Group$8.94B3.08$4.77B$6.396.64

In the previous week, Applied Digital had 16 more articles in the media than Trip.com Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Applied Digital and 6 mentions for Trip.com Group. Trip.com Group's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Applied Digital's score of 0.71 indicating that Trip.com Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Applied Digital
8 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Trip.com Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Trip.com Group beats Applied Digital on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Applied Digital compare to Aercap?

Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) and Aercap (NYSE:AER) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Applied Digital presently has a consensus target price of $70.56, indicating a potential upside of 173.58%. Aercap has a consensus target price of $168.13, indicating a potential upside of 14.42%. Given Applied Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than Aercap.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Applied Digital
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Aercap
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

Aercap has a net margin of 45.22% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -52.84%. Aercap's return on equity of 16.01% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Applied Digital-52.84% -15.91% -4.62%
Aercap 45.22%16.01%4.04%

65.7% of Applied Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Aercap shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Applied Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Aercap shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Applied Digital$144.19M51.11-$231.07M-$0.74N/A
Aercap$8.52B2.88$3.75B$22.826.44

In the previous week, Applied Digital had 13 more articles in the media than Aercap. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Applied Digital and 9 mentions for Aercap. Aercap's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Applied Digital's score of 0.71 indicating that Aercap is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Applied Digital
8 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Aercap
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Applied Digital has a beta of 5.67, suggesting that its share price is 467% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aercap has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Aercap beats Applied Digital on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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APLD vs. The Competition

MetricApplied DigitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$7.37B$7.22B$14.32B$12.25B
Dividend YieldN/A4.96%5.68%8.86%
P/E Ratio-34.8517.2720.6723.92
Price / Sales51.1110.9344.07112.91
Price / CashN/A50.6419.4459.89
Price / Book11.673.222.266.18
Net Income-$231.07M$305.95M$1.14B$331.73M
7 Day Performance-17.21%-2.16%0.37%-2.30%
1 Month Performance-43.41%-4.77%2.12%-1.62%
1 Year Performance136.39%-6.76%13.29%16.80%

Applied Digital Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APLD
Applied Digital
3.5597 of 5 stars
$25.79
-2.5%
$70.56
+173.6%
+162.8%$7.37B$144.19MN/A121
CRWV
CoreWeave
3.5038 of 5 stars
$72.91
-5.5%
$139.69
+91.6%
-49.0%$34.52B$5.13BN/A2,189
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.9784 of 5 stars
$207.40
-2.4%
$304.26
+46.7%
+21.0%$5.14T$215.94B31.7642,000
SUNB
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
2.3338 of 5 stars
$73.46
+0.6%
$81.25
+10.6%
N/A$30.10B$11.15B99.2725,041
TCOM
Trip.com Group
4.665 of 5 stars
$43.75
+2.1%
$63.20
+44.5%
-30.6%$27.85B$8.94B6.8543,574

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