Applied Digital Corporation (APLD) Stock Analysis
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Technology · Information Technology Services
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $42.34: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10. 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 $42.34: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10. Specifically: High short interest: 30%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 58 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 70d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Applied Digital Corporation
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- Applied Digital Stock Jumps After The Bell: Here's Why — benzinga May 20, 2026 positive
- 12 Information Technology Stocks Moving In Wednesday's After-Market Session — benzinga May 20, 2026 neutral
- Applied Digital Enters Into A Long-term Lease Agreement With The Same U.S. Based High Investment-Grade Hyperscaler That — benzinga May 20, 2026 positive
- 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
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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
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $42.34: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10. Specifically: High short interest: 30%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 58 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $36.75. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $46.20 (+16.9% upside). Prior stop was $36.75. Stop-loss: $36.75.
Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0).
Applied Digital Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -52.3). TrendMatrix value score: 4.5/10. 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.