Applied Digital's ChronoScale stake expands its AI strategy beyond data centers, adding GPU cloud exposure as AI compute demand accelerates.
Applied Digital Corporation (APLD) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
On the Lightning Round of Mad Money on April 29, 2026, a caller named Bob from Florida told Jim Cramer he was “knee-deep in Applied Digital right now, and they just signed that big $7.5 billion contract.
Applied Digital has signed a long-term lease worth $7.5 billion with an unnamed U.S.-based hyperscaler at its new Delta Forge 1 site, it said on Thursday, strengthening its position as a data center provider for artificial intelligence workloads.
Applied Digital Inc (NASDAQ:APLD) shares are trading lower on Tuesday, though the stock has extended a massive 723% twelve‑month rally into stretched valuations. Here's what you should know.
Applied Digital Corporation is positioned to benefit from hyperscaler demand for third-party data center hosting amid power constraints. APLD has secured 1GW of grid power and is developing an additional 1.2GW, with $16B in contracted revenue and three major sites underway. I assign APLD a Hold rating with a $31.17/share price target, citing a rich 195x EV/aEBITDA valuation that already prices in significant growth.
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CoreWeave and Nebius are seeing huge demand for their computing platforms. Applied Digital's latest results indicated huge progress toward more data center capacity.
Applied Digital relies on a small customer base, fueling strong growth, but heavy dependence on a key client clouds long-term visibility.
Applied Digital's revenues grow sharply, but mounting costs, ongoing losses and dependence on a single tenant keep its long-term outlook uncertain.
Applied Digital delivered a strong Q3'26, beating top and bottom line estimates amid rapid Data Center expansion. APLD's 139% Y/Y revenue growth is driven by hyperscaler AI infrastructure demand, but operating losses and debt have surged due to aggressive CapEx. With 700 MWs of IT load under construction, APLD is positioned to benefit from secular Data Center CapEx growth, despite its high 12.1X forward P/S.
Applied Digital remains a hold as recurring lease revenue scales and financing conditions improve, but equity returns and dilution risks persist. Q3 FY2026 results confirm a transition to higher-quality, recurring revenue, with ~$44m of $71m HPC segment revenue now from base rent tied to long-term leases. Financing conditions have improved with new debt at 6.75% and strengthened CoreWeave lease structures, but total debt remains high at $2.7-2.8b.