Applied Digital vs 8x8
APLD and EGHT 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 EGHT compare
Applied Digital is the larger company, worth 14 times as much as 8x8 ($4.8B against $334M).
Applied Digital grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (286% versus 4.3% for 8x8).
Applied Digital scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 5 for 8x8), 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 | EGHT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.8B | $334M |
| Share price | $15.97 | $2.31 |
| Change, 1 year | −39.5% | 13.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −39.5% | −88.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 3.11 | 2.00 |
| Employees | 256 | 1,819 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 46.2× |
| P/S | 5.7× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 3.0× | 2.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 22.2× |
| P/FCF | – | 5.4× |
| FCF yield | −92.3% | 18.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $19.25 | $1.89 |
| Margin of safety | 17.0% (better) | −22.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 286% (better) | 4.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 6.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.0% | 62.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | −35.6% | 3.2% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 0.98% |
| FCF margin | −522% | 8.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 5.1% |
| Return on invested capital | −7.8% | 5.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.91 | 1.97 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 8.47 |
| Interest coverage | −3.1× | 1.4× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.56 (better) | 0.83 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.51 (better) | −0.30 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 71.0% | 71.4% |
| Held by insiders | 11.4% | 10.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.5M | −$586K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 22.9% | 2.0% |
Go deeper
- APLD stock overview
- APLD income statement
- APLD valuation and score
- EGHT stock overview
- EGHT income statement
- EGHT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.