Applied Digital - APLD Competitors

Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) and Applied Digital (OTCMKTS:APLD) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, BITF or APLD?

Bitfarms has a beta of 3.11, meaning that its share price is 211% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Digital has a beta of 5.01, meaning that its share price is 401% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BITF or APLD more profitable?

Bitfarms has a net margin of -121.45% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -145.35%. Bitfarms' return on equity of -3.82% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bitfarms	-121.45%	-3.82%	-2.78%
Applied Digital	-145.35%	-24.36%	-10.76%

Do analysts prefer BITF or APLD?

Bitfarms currently has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 101.11%. Applied Digital has a consensus target price of $6.31, suggesting a potential upside of 197.84%. Given Applied Digital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than Bitfarms.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bitfarms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Applied Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BITF or APLD?

14.4% of Bitfarms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of Applied Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.9% of Applied Digital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BITF or APLD?

In the previous week, Bitfarms and Bitfarms both had 4 articles in the media. Bitfarms' average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Applied Digital's score of -0.75 indicating that Bitfarms is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bitfarms	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Applied Digital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BITF or APLD?

Bitfarms has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bitfarms, 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
Bitfarms	$169.49 million	1.28	$22.13 million	-$1.03	-0.97
Applied Digital	$8.55 million	23.42	-$23.52 million	-$0.50	-4.24

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BITF or APLD?

Applied Digital received 4 more outperform votes than Bitfarms when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.00% of users gave Applied Digital an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave Bitfarms an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bitfarms	Outperform Votes 4 40.00%	Underperform Votes 6 60.00%
Applied Digital	Outperform Votes 8 80.00%	Underperform Votes 2 20.00%

Summary

Applied Digital beats Bitfarms on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.