The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Applied Digital Corporation shares valued at $441,900 were sold by HASTINGS CHUCK on Aug 12 ’25. At $14.73 per share, HASTINGS CHUCK sold 30,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 501,612 shares worth approximately $8.33 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Nottenburg Richard N sold 11,250 shares, netting a total of over 159,975 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $14.22 each, the insider now holds 317,987 shares.
Before that, RICHARD N NOTTENBURG had added 11,250 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $159,966, the Director bought Applied Digital Corporation shares for $14.22 each.
As published in a research note from Compass Point on July 25, 2025, Applied Digital Corporation [APLD] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $13. Analysts at Compass Point downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of May 22, 2025, Citizens JMP has initiated its “Mkt outperform” rating for APLD. Earlier on January 28, 2025, Compass Point initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for APLD stock.
Analyzing APLD Stock Performance
On last trading session, Applied Digital Corporation [NASDAQ: APLD] plunged -0.60% to $16.6. The stock’s lowest price that day was $16.46, but it reached a high of $17.6 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.26%. Over the course of the year, Applied Digital Corporation shares have jumped approximately 237.40%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $17.60 on 08/28/25 and a 52-week low of $3.31 on 04/16/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Applied Digital Corporation (APLD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 16.17, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 15.75. In the upper region, resistance lies at 17.31. The next price resistance is at 18.03. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 67.32 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Applied Digital Corporation subject to short interest?
Stocks of Applied Digital Corporation saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -9.2 million shares to 56.59 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 65.79 million shares. A decline of -16.25% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.64 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.64.
Which companies own the most shares of Applied Digital Corporation (APLD)?
In terms of Applied Digital Corporation share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 15 in the next 12 months, down nearly -10.18% from the previous closing price of $16.7. Analysts anticipate Applied Digital Corporation stock to reach 20 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 10. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Applied Digital Corporation stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 20, 2024, Cantor Fitzgerald assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $15.
