Why Applied Digital Stock Soared Today

Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) stock recorded a day of strong gains in trading Wednesday. The data center specialist's share price closed out the daily session up 11.1%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index ended the day up 1.1%, and the Nasdaq Composite index ended the session up 1.4%.Applied Digital's valuation rose today amid news about Microsoft and Meta Platform's big pushes in agentic artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. The company's share price also got a boost from a significant adjustment to tariff policies for automobiles imported from Mexico and Canada.Microsoft and Meta are gearing up for big growth initiatives in the agentic AI space, and the pushes could be a bullish demand indicator for Applied Digital. New media coverage today is highlighting Microsoft and Meta's moves to become big players in agentic AI services, which use adaptive software to automate business operations, including sales, marketing, and customer service. While there's no indication that big agentic AI bets from the two companies will provide any material sales boost for Applied Digital, they do suggest a positive demand signal for data center services and artificial infrastructure build-outs. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool