Applied Digital (APLD) Competitors $8.01 -0.04 (-0.50%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends APLD vs. MARA, HQY, BILI, ETSY, QXO, LYFT, NVEI, TNET, CARG, and DXCShould you be buying Applied Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Digital include MARA (MARA), HealthEquity (HQY), Bilibili (BILI), Etsy (ETSY), QXO (QXO), Lyft (LYFT), Nuvei (NVEI), TriNet Group (TNET), CarGurus (CARG), and DXC Technology (DXC). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Applied Digital vs. MARA HealthEquity Bilibili Etsy QXO Lyft Nuvei TriNet Group CarGurus DXC Technology MARA (NASDAQ:MARA) and Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MARA or APLD? MARA has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MARA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMARA$598.75M10.73$261.17M$0.7925.27Applied Digital$189.96M8.91-$149.27M-$1.17-6.85 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MARA or APLD? MARA received 274 more outperform votes than Applied Digital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Applied Digital an outperform vote while only 53.77% of users gave MARA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMARAOutperform Votes30753.77% Underperform Votes26446.23% Applied DigitalOutperform Votes33100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Does the media favor MARA or APLD? In the previous week, MARA had 26 more articles in the media than Applied Digital. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for MARA and 11 mentions for Applied Digital. Applied Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat MARA's score of 0.13 indicating that Applied Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MARA 8 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Applied Digital 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, MARA or APLD? MARA has a beta of 5.63, suggesting that its share price is 463% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Digital has a beta of 4.67, suggesting that its share price is 367% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MARA or APLD? 44.5% of MARA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Applied Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of MARA 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MARA or APLD more profitable? MARA has a net margin of 27.48% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -74.95%. MARA's return on equity of -8.40% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MARA27.48% -8.40% -6.92% Applied Digital -74.95%-88.87%-20.16% Do analysts rate MARA or APLD? MARA currently has a consensus price target of $25.80, indicating a potential upside of 29.26%. Applied Digital has a consensus price target of $11.14, indicating a potential upside of 39.11%. Given Applied Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than MARA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MARA 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Applied Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryMARA beats Applied Digital on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaTrump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeDiscover the coin set to explode before 2025! Trump could trigger THIS crypto coin… YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 DigitalData processing & preparation IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.69B$4.34B$11.03B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A2.86%9.79%4.22%P/E Ratio-6.8532.9728.1717.18Price / Sales8.911,743.0947.42116.79Price / CashN/A33.4730.4237.86Price / Book8.806.122.744.78Net Income-$149.27M$44.01M$1.03B$225.60M7 Day Performance-10.00%-3.80%-2.88%-1.23%1 Month Performance-12.46%5.18%-2.87%3.36%1 Year Performance12.98%15.86%11.33%16.59% Applied Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APLDApplied Digital3.62 of 5 stars$8.01-0.5%$11.14+39.1%+20.8%$1.69B$189.96M-6.85121Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMARAMARA3.6692 of 5 stars$25.31+11.4%$24.56-3.0%-9.7%$8.15B$387.51M31.159Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownHQYHealthEquity3.2935 of 5 stars$93.25-2.5%$110.71+18.7%+47.1%$8.08B$1.15B87.723,150BILIBilibili2.1676 of 5 stars$19.33-2.4%$19.69+1.9%+78.1%$8.01B$3.19B-20.958,801ETSYEtsy4.4563 of 5 stars$61.33+4.0%$63.17+3.0%-32.0%$6.90B$2.75B31.262,420QXOQXO1.6408 of 5 stars$16.58+2.7%N/AN/A$6.79B$54.52M-1.77195News CoveragePositive NewsLYFTLyft4.6848 of 5 stars$14.13-0.1%$17.77+25.8%-9.9%$5.86B$5.46B-88.382,945NVEINuvei1.5819 of 5 stars$33.99+0.0%$32.08-5.6%+33.1%$4.82B$1.19B226.602,202Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTNETTriNet Group4.4737 of 5 stars$94.92-0.5%$117.00+23.3%-25.0%$4.71B$4.97B18.313,600Positive NewsCARGCarGurus3.6005 of 5 stars$38.22+1.5%$37.86-0.9%+50.9%$3.96B$914.24M-81.891,343Insider TradePositive NewsDXCDXC Technology2.4309 of 5 stars$21.50+0.2%$20.89-2.8%-6.3%$3.89B$13.67B268.28130,000Options Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MARA Alternatives HealthEquity Alternatives Bilibili Alternatives Etsy Alternatives QXO Alternatives Lyft Alternatives Nuvei Alternatives TriNet Group Alternatives CarGurus Alternatives DXC Technology Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APLD) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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