Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. APLD scored 18.1, G scored 74.5 — G leads.
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APLD
Applied Digital Corporation
Information Technology Services · Quality-Growth
18.1
$23.68 · $7.2B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
56.4
G leads
G
Genpact Limited
Information Technology Services · Quality-Growth
74.5
$34.40 · $5.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthAPLD+167.5%
Strongest balance sheetG0.54
Highest qualityG80 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueG-56%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
APLD
stronger →← stronger
G
12
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
80
100
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
65
5
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
79
G is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
APLD
G
-$2.8bF
FCF
$549mC+
+167.5%A
Rev
+6.6%C+
1.71C
D/E
0.54B
8.2xC+
P/S
—
1.83C+
PEG
1.16B+
—
P/E
10.2xA
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
APLD
G
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
56% below
—
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-13%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
+117%
—
5-yr DCF upside
+126%
—
10-yr DCF upside
+139%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
APLD
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
G
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
The companies
APLDApplied Digital Corporation
Information Technology Services · $23.68 · beta 6.00
Why now
Information Technology Services · market cap $7.2b. Down 53% from 52-week high of $50.73 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +167% — in hypergrowth territory. 15 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $64.27 (implying +171% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$2.8b) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Currently unprofitable (margin -53.0%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Down 53% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
GGenpact Limited
Information Technology Services · $34.40 · beta 0.58
Why now
Information Technology Services · market cap $5.8b. Down 29% from 52-week high of $48.64 — deep drawdown territory. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $42.18 (implying +23% upside).
Moat
ROE 22% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where APLD and G diverge
On the headline score the gap is 56.4 points in favor of G. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueAPLD 5.0 · G 78.8G +73.8
QualityAPLD 11.8 · G 80.5G +68.7
GrowthAPLD 100.0 · G 65.4APLD +34.6
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is G or APLD the better stock?
G scores higher: G 74.5, APLD 18.1 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do G and APLD differ most?
The widest gap is value, where G leads by 74 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are G and APLD scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.