Applied Digital Corporation (APLD) Stock Analysis
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Technology · Information Technology Services
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $36.80: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10 and A.R:R 1.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 30%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Applied Digital designs and operates data center infrastructure for blockchain and HPC/AI workloads, with all current facilities in North Dakota. A single crypto mining customer accounted for 93% of FY2025 continuing operations revenue. The HPC Hosting Business (Polaris Forge 1,... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $36.80: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10 and A.R:R 1.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 30%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 56 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.60, news boost analyst cluster(8), earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Applied Digital Corporation
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- CleanSpark Stock Pulls In Bigger Bet From Situational Awareness Hedge Fund — benzinga May 20, 2026 positive
- Why Applied Digital Stock Is Slumping Monday? — benzinga May 18, 2026 negative
- Applied Materials To Rally Around 25%? Here Are 10 Top Analyst Forecasts For Friday — benzinga May 15, 2026 positive
- Needham Maintains Buy on Applied Digital, Raises Price Target to $51 — benzinga May 15, 2026 positive
- Why Applied Digital Stock Is Up Following Cloud Spin-Off — benzinga May 11, 2026 positive
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3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Hyper-growth tech sacrificing current profitability for scale. Floor tripped because model treats negative margins uniformly; the growth dimension tells the other half of the story.static
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Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $36.80: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10 and A.R:R 1.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 30%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 56 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $34.06. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $46.20 (+26.2% upside). Prior stop was $34.06. Stop-loss: $34.06.
Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0).
Applied Digital Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -55.9). TrendMatrix value score: 5.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
19 analysts cover APLD with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $53.
What does Applied Digital Corporation do?Applied Digital designs and operates data center infrastructure for blockchain and HPC/AI workloads, with all current...
Applied Digital designs and operates data center infrastructure for blockchain and HPC/AI workloads, with all current facilities in North Dakota. A single crypto mining customer accounted for 93% of FY2025 continuing operations revenue. The HPC Hosting Business (Polaris Forge 1, 250 MW) is under construction and fully leased to one customer.