Applied Digital’s Massive $86 Billion Upside Is Hiding in Plain Sight
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- 20 Aug 2026, 14:00 UTC
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- 20 Aug 2026, 15:46 UTC
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Applied Digital (APLD) has secured 1.4 GW of contracted data center capacity, representing approximately $36 billion in total contracted lease revenue, with potential renewal options that could push this figure to $86 billion. The company's recent quarterly earnings show strong year-over-year revenue growth driven by its HPC hosting business, which generated $203.0 million in revenue, and its data center hosting business, which generated $73.3 million. Despite recent weakness in the stock price, with a 7% drop over the past month, analysts maintain a 'Strong Buy' rating with an average price target of $34.00, reflecting potential upside from future contract executions and the company's unique AI factory model. This model focuses on building large-scale, highly powered, and cooled data centers for AI workloads, leveraging a franchise approach for efficient expansion. The company is also pursuing a strategic power initiative, developing 1.2 GW of natural gas-fired power generation, which provides a competitive advantage in securing essential power for AI infrastructure. Investors are paying approximately 4.8 times book value for APLD, indicating a potentially high valuation that is pricing in significant future growth.
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