Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) and Onfolio (NASDAQ:ONFO) Head to Head Survey

Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) and Onfolio (NASDAQ:ONFO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Applied Digital and Onfolio’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Applied Digital	-88.95%	-111.80%	-26.35%
Onfolio	-118.43%	-59.94%	-38.65%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Applied Digital and Onfolio”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Applied Digital	$165.58 million	4.99	-$149.27 million	($0.79)	-7.62
Onfolio	$5.89 million	0.77	-$8.15 million	($1.52)	-0.58

Onfolio has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Onfolio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

65.7% of Applied Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Onfolio shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Applied Digital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of Onfolio shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Applied Digital and Onfolio, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Digital	0	0	5	0	3.00
Onfolio	0	0	0	0	N/A

Applied Digital currently has a consensus price target of $8.20, indicating a potential upside of 36.21%. Given Applied Digital’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than Onfolio.

Summary

Applied Digital beats Onfolio on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. 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.

About Onfolio

Onfolio Holdings, Inc. acquires and develops internet businesses. It provides website management, digital, advertising, and content placement services on its websites; and product sales on various sites. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.