Applied Digital (APLD) drew fresh attention after CoreWeave reported strong third quarter results, raised its full year revenue outlook, and highlighted firm demand for AI computing infrastructure. This lifted sentiment across data center focused stocks.
Despite the positive readthrough from CoreWeave, Applied Digital’s recent price action has been volatile, with the share price falling 24.47% over the past 30 days and 45.67% over 90 days. This comes even after a strong 19.62% 7 day share price return that hints at short term momentum rebuilding off a weakened base. Over longer periods, the picture is mixed, with the year to date share price return down 39.70%, while the 3 year total shareholder return is very large. This contrasts with a 26.50% total shareholder return decline over the last 12 months and a 34.00% total shareholder return drop over five years.
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Most Popular Narrative: 72% Undervalued
On the analyst consensus Narrative on Simply Wall St, Applied Digital screens as materially undervalued, with a fair value of $60.94 against a last close of $16.95. That wide gap is built on long-term AI data center contracts, ambitious capacity additions, and a specific discount rate of 12.54%.
The long-term leasing agreements that Applied Digital has signed with Tier 1, investment-grade hyperscalers now total about US$36b of contracted lease value across 1.41 GW of IT load under mainly 15-year take-or-pay structures. This extends the earlier CoreWeave focused thesis into a broader, annuity-like revenue base that can support cash flow visibility and earnings quality over time.
See why 293 investors see Applied Digital as 72% undervalued.
Result: Fair Value of $60.94 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, the whole Applied Digital story leans heavily on US$6.4b of debt and a large, unfunded capacity build that could strain financing and project timing.
Find out about the key risks to this Applied Digital narrative.
Another View: Applied Digital Through A Sales Multiple Lens
The 72% undervaluation story for Applied Digital presents a different picture when viewed through the P/S ratio. The stock trades around 5.9x sales, while both the US IT industry and its peer group are closer to 2.2x, and the fair ratio is estimated at 4.3x. That premium points to valuation risk if the business underdelivers.
Before placing too much weight on the higher sales multiple, it is worth examining how the detailed valuation breakdown compares with your own expectations for growth and funding capacity. See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.
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