Applied Digital Co. (OTCMKTS:APLD – Get Rating) Director Chuck Hastings acquired 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 27th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $2.59 per share, for a total transaction of $25,900.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 464,500 shares in the company, valued at $1,203,055. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.
Applied Digital Stock Performance
OTCMKTS:APLD opened at $2.63 on Friday. Applied Digital Co. has a twelve month low of $0.85 and a twelve month high of $27.12. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $2.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $2.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.
Get Applied Digital alerts:Applied Digital (OTCMKTS:APLD – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 9th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $12.34 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.36 million. Applied Digital had a negative return on equity of 24.36% and a negative net margin of 145.35%. Analysts predict that Applied Digital Co. will post -0.38 EPS for the current year.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in shares of Applied Digital during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Amalgamated Bank boosted its stake in shares of Applied Digital by 65.4% during the 4th quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 14,414 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 5,697 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Applied Digital during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in shares of Applied Digital during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Applied Digital by 5,204.1% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 18,140 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 17,798 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 48.42% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. B. Riley cut their price objective on Applied Digital from $8.00 to $7.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 10th. HC Wainwright initiated coverage on Applied Digital in a research report on Thursday, December 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $4.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Needham & Company LLC dropped their target price on Applied Digital from $5.50 to $3.70 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 13th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Applied Digital has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $6.31.
About Applied Digital
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Applied Digital Corp. operates as a technology company, which engages in the development and operation of data centers which provide computing power. The company was founded in May 2001 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
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