Applied Digital (APLD) Competitors

Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) and Globant (NYSE:GLOB) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, APLD or GLOB?

Globant has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globant, 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
Applied Digital	$211.62M	4.30	-$149.27M	-$1.73	-2.36
Globant	$2.42B	1.94	$158.54M	$3.72	28.65

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APLD or GLOB?

Globant received 354 more outperform votes than Applied Digital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Applied Digital an outperform vote while only 59.82% of users gave Globant an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Applied Digital	Outperform Votes 42 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Globant	Outperform Votes 396 59.82%	Underperform Votes 266 40.18%

Does the media refer more to APLD or GLOB?

In the previous week, Applied Digital had 16 more articles in the media than Globant. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Applied Digital and 15 mentions for Globant. Globant's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Applied Digital's score of -0.09 indicating that Globant is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Applied Digital	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Globant	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is APLD or GLOB more profitable?

Globant has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -127.86%. Globant's return on equity of 11.83% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Applied Digital	-127.86%	-117.67%	-27.84%
Globant	6.86%	11.83%	8.09%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in APLD or GLOB?

65.7% of Applied Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Globant shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Applied Digital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Globant shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, APLD or GLOB?

Applied Digital has a beta of 5.18, meaning that its share price is 418% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globant has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer APLD or GLOB?

Applied Digital presently has a consensus price target of $10.67, indicating a potential upside of 161.44%. Globant has a consensus price target of $209.94, indicating a potential upside of 96.96%. Given Applied Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than Globant.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Globant	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Summary

Globant beats Applied Digital on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.