Q3 EPS Estimates for Applied Digital Lifted by Roth Capital

Applied Digital Co. (NASDAQ:APLD) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Applied Digital in a report issued on Wednesday, January 15th. Roth Capital analyst D. Aftahi now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.04) per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($0.09). The consensus estimate for Applied Digital’s current full-year earnings is ($0.40) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Applied Digital’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.81) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on APLD. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $11.00 price objective on shares of Applied Digital in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. HC Wainwright raised their price target on shares of Applied Digital from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Craig Hallum boosted their price objective on shares of Applied Digital from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their target price on shares of Applied Digital from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $10.00 price target on shares of Applied Digital in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Applied Digital has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $11.29.

Applied Digital Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of APLD opened at $8.90 on Monday. Applied Digital has a twelve month low of $2.36 and a twelve month high of $11.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.88 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.61 and a beta of 4.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $8.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.99.

Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.14) by $0.08. Applied Digital had a negative net margin of 74.95% and a negative return on equity of 88.87%. The company had revenue of $63.87 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $62.41 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.05) earnings per share. Applied Digital’s revenue was up 51.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Applied Digital

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of APLD. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Applied Digital by 16.8% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 1,692 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Applied Digital by 8.8% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 37,411 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after buying an additional 3,040 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Applied Digital by 14.4% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 43,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 5,423 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in Applied Digital by 99.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 13,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,000 after buying an additional 6,507 shares during the period. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank purchased a new stake in Applied Digital in the 3rd quarter worth about $59,000. 65.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Applied Digital news, Director Richard N. Nottenburg sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.20, for a total value of $460,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 334,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,075,716.40. This represents a 13.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Wes Cummins sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.20, for a total value of $1,840,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 3,875,955 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,658,786. This trade represents a 4.91 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 269,369 shares of company stock valued at $2,445,461 in the last three months. 11.81% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Applied Digital

Applied Digital Corporation designs, develops, and operates datacenters in North America. Its datacenters provide digital infrastructure solutions to the high-performance computing industry. The company also provides artificial intelligence cloud services, high performance computing datacenter hosting, and crypto datacenter hosting services.