Applied Digital Corporation Stock (APLD) Today: Macquarie Financing, Hyperscaler Signals, and What Forecasts Say on Dec. 19, 2025
December 19, 2025 — Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: APLD) is back in the spotlight at the end of the week as investors weigh a fresh financing update against a louder, market-wide debate: is the AI data-center boom entering its “credit stress” phase, or is this just another volatility pothole on a long runway? By mid-day Friday, APLD shares were trading around $25.68, up roughly 7% on the session, after opening near $24.58. That bounce follows a turbulent stretch where the stock has swung sharply on sentiment around leverage, tenant quality, and the cost of capital—core variables for any company building