Needham says Polaris Forge 3 lease agreement could drive Applied Digital stock higher

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.