** Shares of data center operator Applied Digital APLD.O fall 6.1% to $21.66 premarket after co announces pricing of secured bonds
** APLD set to open at its lowest in two months, if current losses hold
** Co prices a $2.35 billion offering of 9.250% senior secured notes due 2030 at an issue price of 97%
** APLD to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund development of 100 MW and 150 MW data centers in North Dakota
** Debt sales by companies to fund rapid data-center buildout have drawn some investor concern over rising leverage
** All 10 brokerages covering stock rate it "buy" or higher; their median PT is $40.50
** APLD has tripled YTD vs nearly 19% gain for the Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC
(Reporting by Utkarsh Tushar Hathi)
((utkarshtushar.hathi@thomsonreuters.com))