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Applied Digital Corp. APLD
Applied Digital Corp. (APLD) earns a Piotroski F-score of 0/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-08-03 | B. Riley Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-28 | Needham | Buy (reit) |
| 2026-07-23 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (init) |
| 2026-06-17 | Northland Capital Markets | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-06-09 | Craig-Hallum | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 0/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.196 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.257 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.009 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.403 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APLD | Applied Digital Corp. | 0/9 | -1.76 | — | +167.5% |
| HNGE | Hinge Health, Inc. | 4/9 | -7.51 | — | +50.6% |
| SOHU | Sohu.com Ltd | 5/9 | 6.98 | 0.8 | -2.4% |
| IBEX | IBEX Ltd | 6/9 | 4.05 | 10.9 | +9.8% |
| TRVG | trivago N.V. | 3/9 | -3.1 | — | +19.1% |
| CARS | Cars.com Inc. | 6/9 | -1.06 | 30 | +0.6% |
| LIF | Life360, Inc. | 5/9 | 4.54 | 28.5 | +31.8% |
About Applied Digital Corp.
Applied Digital Corporation designs, develops, and operates digital infrastructure solutions to high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence industries in North America. It operates through: Data Center Hosting, and HPC Hosting Business. The company provides energized infrastructure services to crypto mining customers; and cloud services to customers, such as AI and machine learning developers. It also engages in the designing, constructing, and operating of data centers to provide computing power and support HPC applications. The company was formerly known as Applied Blockchain, Inc. and changed its name to Applied Digital Corporation in November 2022. Applied Digital Corporation is based in Dallas, Texas.
FAQ
Is APLD financially healthy?
Applied Digital Corp.'s Piotroski F-score is 0/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does APLD pay a dividend?
No, Applied Digital Corp. does not currently pay a dividend.
What is the analyst price target for APLD?
The average Wall-Street price target for Applied Digital Corp. is $74.23, about 138.3% above the recent price, from 11 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is APLD a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Applied Digital Corp.: a Piotroski F-score of 0/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-05-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.