Applied Digital vs DigitalOcean
APLD and DOCN side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How APLD and DOCN compare
DigitalOcean is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Applied Digital ($10.5B against $5.2B).
Applied Digital grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (286% versus 21.4% for DigitalOcean).
DigitalOcean scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 6 for Applied Digital), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | APLD | DOCN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.2B | $10.5B |
| Share price | $17.82 | $89.65 |
| Change, 1 year | −48.2% | 126% |
| Change, 5 years | −32.5% | −12.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 3.10 | 2.05 |
| Employees | 256 | 1,462 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 41.1× |
| P/S | 6.1× (better) | 10.4× |
| P/B | 3.2× (better) | 11.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 33.2× |
| P/FCF | – | 54.2× |
| FCF yield | −85.8% | 1.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $20.45 | $77.59 |
| Margin of safety | 12.9% (better) | −15.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 286% (better) | 21.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 23.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 86.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 67.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.0% | 57.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | −35.6% | 14.8% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 23.3% |
| FCF margin | −522% | 19.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 62.3% |
| Return on invested capital | −7.8% | 14.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.91 | 0.99 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.48 |
| Interest coverage | −3.1× | 4.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.56 (better) | 1.31 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.54 | 3.46 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | 0.03% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.03% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.6% | 81.4% |
| Held by insiders | 17.9% | 17.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$12.9M (better) | −$574M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 23.7% | 11.3% |
Go deeper
- APLD stock overview
- APLD income statement
- APLD valuation and score
- DOCN stock overview
- DOCN income statement
- DOCN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.