Urgent.ly (NASDAQ:ULY – Get Free Report) and Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Urgent.ly and Applied Digital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Urgent.ly | 59.29% | N/A | -73.06% |
| Applied Digital | -127.86% | -117.67% | -27.84% |
Volatility and Risk
Urgent.ly has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Digital has a beta of 4.77, indicating that its share price is 377% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Urgent.ly | $184.65 million | 0.04 | $74.73 million | $9.32 | 0.05 |
| Applied Digital | $165.57 million | 10.18 | -$149.27 million | ($1.73) | -4.37 |
Urgent.ly has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urgent.ly, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Urgent.ly and Applied Digital, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Urgent.ly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Applied Digital | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 |
Urgent.ly currently has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 194.12%. Applied Digital has a consensus target price of $12.11, suggesting a potential upside of 60.20%. Given Urgent.ly’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Urgent.ly is more favorable than Applied Digital.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
28.3% of Urgent.ly shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Applied Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Urgent.ly shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Applied Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Urgent.ly beats Applied Digital on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Urgent.ly
Urgent.ly Inc. offers mobility assistance software platform for roadside assistance in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its services include car lockout, tire changes, towing, stuck in ditch and winch services, motorcycle towing, electric vehicle towing, jump start, and gas delivery. The company's software platform combines location-based services, real-time data, AI and machine-to-machine communication to provide roadside assistance solutions. It serves automotive, insurance, telematics, and other transportation-focused verticals. Urgent.ly Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.
About Applied Digital
Applied Digital Corporation designs, develops, and operates datacenters in North America. Its datacenters provide digital infrastructure solutions to the high-performance computing industry. The company also provides artificial intelligence cloud services, high performance computing datacenter hosting, and crypto datacenter hosting services. The company was formerly known as Applied Blockchain, Inc. and changed its name to Applied Digital Corporation in November 2022. Applied Digital Corporation is based in Dallas, Texas.
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