Applied Digital

APLD

Market cap $13.5B

The Polaris Forge 3 lease expands Applied Digital's contracted backlog to $31 billion, 67% of which is tied to investment-grade hyperscaler, which could unlock cheap project financing. The 1-month gap between the Delta Forge 1 and Polaris Forge 3 leases suggests that the same customer is likely to lease the remaining 300 MW site in the near-term. The short gap also points to a broader trend of hyperscalers securing compute capacity for 2027-2028 deployments, in time for the rollout of Nvidia's Rubin Ultra and Feynman GPU architectures.

Applied Digital chairman and CEO Wes Cummins joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' discuss the company's new $7.5 billion hyperscaler lease, the demand for hyperscaler and spending trends.

Applied Digital Corp (NASDAQ:APLD) shares are up Tuesday morning as traders lean into the company's $7.5 billion, 15-year AI campus leasing win and the broader risk-on tape. Here's what investors need to know.

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Applied Digital remains a compelling AI infrastructure investment, driven by a surging revenue backlog and hyperscaler demand. APLD's new 15-year deal with a leading U.S. hyperscaler adds $7.5B to its backlog, now totaling $31B. I see further upside in APLD's valuation, as ongoing AI Data Center buildouts could add billions more to its contracted revenues.

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Applied Digital Corp (NASDAQ:APLD) shares are trading lower during Friday's pre-market session as traders continue to digest the latest AI campus deal headlines.

Applied Digital Corporation has secured a 15-year, $7.5B take-or-pay lease at Polaris Forge 3, confirming its transition to a scaled, contracted AI infrastructure platform. APLD surpasses 1 GW of total contracted IT load, with repeat hyperscaler demand and 65% of revenue now tied to investment-grade clients. Valuation is rich, with EV/sales at 32x forward and EV/EBITDA at 136x, reflecting high market confidence in backlog conversion and future margin expansion.

Applied Digital (APLD) rallied on May 21 after Needham said the firm's 15-year lease agreement for 300 MW of critical capacity at its advanced Polaris Forge 3 data center campus in North Dakota will drive its share price higher. In a research note this morning, analyst John Todaro told clients that the multi-billion-dollar hyper-scaler commitment offers exceptional visibility and predictability into future revenue.

Applied Digital bets on direct-to-chip cooling to attract hyperscalers as AI rack densities strain traditional air-cooled systems.