Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Applied Digital Corporation shares valued at $305,200 were sold by Nottenburg Richard N on Sep 03 ’25. At $15.26 per share, Nottenburg Richard N sold 20,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 297,987 shares worth approximately $5.91 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Mohmand Mohammad Saidal LaVanw sold 75,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,144,500 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $15.26 each, the insider now holds 201,800 shares.
Before that, Cummins Wes had sold 400,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $6,104,000, the CEO; Chairman traded Applied Digital Corporation shares for $15.26 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 400,000 shares, worth approximately $52.74 million.
Analysts at Compass Point upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of June 09, 2025, Compass Point has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for APLD. Earlier on May 22, 2025, Citizens JMP initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Mkt outperform” for APLD stock.
Analyzing APLD Stock Performance
On last trading session, Applied Digital Corporation [NASDAQ: APLD] rose 1.90% to $19.83. The stock’s lowest price that day was $18.88, but it reached a high of $20.15 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 16.78%. Over the course of the year, Applied Digital Corporation shares have jumped approximately 225.62%.
Is Applied Digital Corporation subject to short interest?
Stocks of Applied Digital Corporation saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -1.13 million shares to 63.12 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 64.25 million shares. A decline of -1.79% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.83 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.83.
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 -22.92% from the previous closing price of $19.46. 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 January 28, 2025, Compass Point assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $10.
