Gravity (GRVY) Competitors

Gravity (NASDAQ:GRVY) and Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, GRVY or APLD?

Gravity has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Digital has a beta of 4.78, suggesting that its stock price is 378% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GRVY or APLD?

Gravity has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gravity, 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
Gravity	$516.65B	0.00	$105.61M	$8.98	6.70
Applied Digital	$165.57M	11.36	-$149.27M	-$1.17	-7.61

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GRVY or APLD?

9.9% of Gravity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Applied Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Applied Digital 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.

Is GRVY or APLD more profitable?

Gravity has a net margin of 14.98% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -74.95%. Gravity's return on equity of 34.76% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gravity	14.98%	34.76%	28.79%
Applied Digital	-74.95%	-88.87%	-20.16%

Does the media favor GRVY or APLD?

In the previous week, Applied Digital had 57 more articles in the media than Gravity. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Applied Digital and 5 mentions for Gravity. Applied Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Gravity's score of 0.40 indicating that Applied Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gravity	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Applied Digital	22 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate GRVY or APLD?

Applied Digital has a consensus target price of $11.29, suggesting a potential upside of 26.81%. Given Applied Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than Gravity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gravity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Applied Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GRVY or APLD?

Gravity received 154 more outperform votes than Applied Digital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Applied Digital an outperform vote while only 61.69% of users gave Gravity an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gravity	Outperform Votes 190 61.69%	Underperform Votes 118 38.31%
Applied Digital	Outperform Votes 36 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Applied Digital beats Gravity on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.