Applied Digital recently secured a major lease agreement with CoreWeave, bringing its total anticipated contracted lease revenue to nearly US$11 billion and supporting the expansion of its AI data center footprint through projects like Polaris Forge 2.

This development underlines Applied Digital's growing role in powering large-scale AI infrastructure, with recent capital raises and new debt facilities providing the financial support needed for ongoing growth in the competitive digital infrastructure space.

We'll examine how this transformative CoreWeave contract and expanded project pipeline may influence Applied Digital's long-term investment narrative.

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To be a shareholder in Applied Digital, you need confidence that surging demand for AI infrastructure will support long-term, recurring lease revenue and justify ongoing capital investment. The recent lease agreement with CoreWeave, which brought anticipated contracted revenue to nearly US$11 billion, makes the company’s project pipeline more robust, but does not fundamentally change the immediate reliance on a small number of hyperscaler customers or address financing and balance sheet risks in the short term. These remain the most pressing catalysts and risks to monitor.

Among the recent developments, the announcement of a new US$50 million debt facility with Macquarie Equipment Capital stands out as most relevant. This financing enhances Applied Digital’s near-term flexibility to fund projects like the Polaris Forge 2 data center, supporting further capacity growth, yet it also adds to the company’s significant debt load and keeps financial leverage in focus for investors watching utilization rates and cash flow.

Yet, with added borrowing comes another layer of risk that investors should not overlook...

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Applied Digital's narrative projects $755.7 million in revenue and $102.2 million in earnings by 2028. This requires 73.7% yearly revenue growth and a $263.2 million increase in earnings from -$161.0 million today.

Uncover how Applied Digital's forecasts yield a $20.00 fair value, a 7% upside to its current price.

Simply Wall St Community members set fair value estimates for Applied Digital between US$2.11 and US$24 across 29 submitted perspectives. Despite projected revenue growth boosting optimism, exposure to client concentration risk continues to spark debate over the company’s future resilience.

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