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Best App Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top app stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best app stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the software - application industry.

Industry: Software - Application
Ticker
Company
Price
Valuation Score
Graham Fair Value
Graham Fair Value %
P/E
Forward P/E
P/S
P/B
PEG
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow Yield
Book Value
BVPS
EV
EV/EBITDA
YMM
FULL TRUCK ALLIANCE CO LTD
$8.61$29.42-70.73%31.08xN/A7.79x1.84x0.11x$300.24M3.30%$4.92B4.67$8.13B24.42
RDVT
RED VIOLET INC
$16.78$89.59-81.27%17.30xN/A3.90x2.72x0.07x$5.93M2.53%$86.11M6.16$204.85M18.87
AGYS
AGILYSYS INC
$83.05$591.33-85.96%24.94xN/A9.39x9.87x0.05x$23.88M1.11%$230.27M8.92$2.18B86.67
DV
DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS INC
$29.30$7.05315.70%68.14x62.34x8.59x4.67x2.19x$102.73M2.09%$1.07B6.40$4.79B33.16
YALA
YALLA GROUP LTD
$4.70$10.75-56.28%6.35xN/A2.35x1.31x0.25x$137.69M18.40%$567.68M3.56$434.95M3.53
ZI
ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$15.86$10.3952.61%58.74x18.88x4.86x2.84x0.62x$408.40M6.78%$2.12B5.58$6.91B13.42
HKD
AMTD DIGITAL INC
$3.29$5.40-39.10%14.69xN/A19.02x1.38x0.28x$19.61M3.10%$457.95M2.39$541.94M10.97
SPNS
SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORP N V
$30.80$14.65110.24%27.26x21.54x3.34x3.84x1.28x$70.38M4.10%$447.27M8.03$1.68B16.79
KARO
KAROOOOO LTD
$29.06$24.8916.77%25.67x15.46x4.28x6.34x0.54x$41.57M4.62%$141.89M4.58$871.76MN/A
AMSWA
AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC
$10.11$3.12223.85%28.08xN/A3.05x2.56x3.09x$18.75M5.57%$131.09M3.94$280.00M14.95
ADSK
AUTODESK INC
$212.85$73.01191.52%49.62x34.22x8.52x30.72x1.51x$1.76B3.87%$1.48B6.93$46.65B37.96
ZM
ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS INC
$61.10N/AN/A28.82x35.73x4.06x2.34xN/A$1.47B8.01%$8.02B26.67$17.28B18.04
SSNC
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$61.89$61.850.07%25.26x13.00x2.79x2.41x0.45x$963.70M6.27%$6.34B25.53$21.78B10.87
NOW
SERVICENOW INC
$693.33$102.89573.84%81.76x166.27x15.78x18.63x4.31x$2.70B1.91%$7.63B37.37$142.52B90.78
DDOG
DATADOG INC
$125.50$5.292,273.78%836.67x4,183.33x19.11x20.56x9.84x$597.55M1.47%$2.03B6.25$42.22B307.33
APPF
APPFOLIO INC
$226.78$28.28701.77%105.97xN/A12.18x24.21x4.80x$87.21M1.07%$339.20M9.40$8.19B84.85
TTD
TRADE DESK INC
$82.85$7.59991.79%223.92x129.45x20.83x18.72x5.22x$543.30M1.34%$2.16B4.42$39.85B121.17
UBER
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$66.27$18.82252.17%71.26x141.00x3.62x12.23x1.69x$3.36B2.49%$11.25B5.53$141.80B39.88
DT
DYNATRACE INC
$45.31$18.67142.63%67.63xN/A9.79x7.01x1.06x$339.63M2.54%$1.91B6.49$12.70B72.48
PUBM
PUBMATIC INC
$22.44$9.75130.09%132.00x22.00x4.35x3.79x0.89x$52.83M4.55%$296.20M5.72$1.07B17.35
APP
APPLOVIN CORP
$70.57$13.60418.85%69.87x38.15x7.57x19.21x3.07x$1.06B4.26%$1.26B3.57$26.81B23.41
WDAY
WORKDAY INC
$244.73N/AN/A46.35x220.48x8.81x7.99xN/A$1.91B2.99%$8.08B30.93$65.89B89.77
SRAD
SPORTRADAR GROUP AG
$9.32$4.41111.58%71.69x31.07x2.91x2.94x0.88x$265.23M9.54%$943.25M3.16$2.53B7.83
SHOP
SHOPIFY INC
$70.20$4.411,492.05%702.00x-540.00x12.74x9.96x6.36x$905.00M1.01%$9.07B7.07$90.05B353.15
ANSS
ANSYS INC
$324.88$90.68258.29%56.40x40.92x12.43x5.24x1.93x$691.80M2.45%$5.39B62.08$28.26B35.54
IMMR
IMMERSION CORP
$7.27N/AN/A6.92xN/A6.90x1.26xN/A$20.60M8.79%$183.10M5.68$174.39M4.03
MNDO
MIND CTI LTD
$1.89N/AN/A7.27xN/A1.76x1.55xN/A$4.04M10.58%$24.49M1.22$35.72M6.24
EGAN
EGAIN CORP
$6.21$2.84118.76%27.00xN/A2.02x2.90x1.38x$12.14M6.26%$66.79M2.14$108.99M10.85
INTU
INTUIT INC
$625.62$91.35584.85%63.32x58.31x11.61x10.36x5.90x$4.68B2.67%$16.91B60.39$180.11B40.37
NICE
NICE LTD
$223.51$76.42192.49%42.01x31.79x5.98x4.21x1.66x$477.25M3.36%$3.34B52.54$14.32B23.77
TSRI
TSR INC
$7.79N/AN/A8.75xN/A0.19x0.95xN/A$2.18M13.01%$17.69M8.22$6.91M2.49
DSGX
DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP INC
$92.79$16.87450.05%68.23xN/A13.78x6.38x3.45x$202.12M2.56%$1.24B14.55$7.58B34.69
DCBO
DOCEBO INC
$44.78$4.031,011.55%497.56x203.55x8.05x26.76x4.43x$15.33M1.05%$50.72M1.56$1.29B-1,716.30
ROP
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$511.46$139.97265.41%39.40x29.84x8.83x3.14x2.60x$1.93B3.53%$17.44B163.65$60.85B31.06
MTLS
MATERIALISE NV
$5.22$1.30302.12%40.47x11.35x1.07x1.19x3.10x$11.49M3.74%$258.10M4.37$233.91M6.75
SURG
SURGEPAYS INC
$3.64N/AN/A2.51xN/A0.38x2.49xN/A$10.01M19.29%$28.25M1.98$61.04M3.04
PCTY
PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORP
$155.16N/AN/A51.72x59.00x6.75x8.86xN/A$265.04M3.04%$986.77M17.55$8.42B28.21
ALRM
ALARMCOM HOLDINGS INC
$66.50$21.16214.31%40.80xN/A3.76x4.82x1.91x$121.79M3.68%$688.55M13.82$3.15B21.75
LSPD
LIGHTSPEED COMMERCE INC
$13.08N/AN/A-9.69x-14.22x2.34x0.82xN/A-$126.16M-6.25%$2.44B15.80$1.28B-9.56
ALKT
ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY INC
$24.07N/AN/A-35.93xN/A8.55x7.17xN/A-$23.79M-1.05%$324.94M3.45$2.31B-51.44
PLUS
EPLUS INC
$76.88$47.3662.33%16.19xN/A0.95x2.36x1.26x$264.57M12.93%$877.75M32.98$1.93B9.63
PAYC
PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC
$187.98$69.00172.44%31.81x26.29x6.40x8.30x1.80x$292.57M2.70%$1.30B22.58$10.52B17.89
VTEX
VTEX
$7.42N/AN/A-101.64x371.00x6.78x5.68xN/A$3.71M0.27%$240.29M1.31$1.34B35.49
CDNS
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
$275.63$43.17538.46%71.04x90.97x18.22x21.02x4.41x$1.21B1.63%$3.57B13.23$74.65B51.22
PRGS
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP
$49.82$12.67293.22%31.33xN/A3.05x4.66x4.42x$192.16M8.81%$461.74M10.54$2.73B21.42
OTEX
OPEN TEXT CORP
$35.31$41.77-15.46%75.13x10.51x1.68x2.38x0.32x$711.78M7.42%$4.03B14.84$17.45B11.38
YOU
CLEAR SECURE INC
$17.47$7.50132.92%56.35x30.12x2.58x11.28x1.05x$199.48M12.60%$233.33M2.58$2.57B91.96
SYT
SYLA TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD
$1.46$2.15-32.10%9.80xN/A0.24x0.70x0.38xN/AN/A$53.88M2.16$161.91MN/A
MTC
MMTEC INC
$3.12N/AN/A6.64xN/A390.00x5.08xN/A-$5.14M-1.57%$122.36M1.16$652.73M13.02
NCNO
NCINO INC
$29.16N/AN/A-76.74x-74.77x6.90x3.17xN/A$53.81M1.64%$1.05B9.31$3.29B249.88
SEZL
SEZZLE INC
$50.63N/AN/A39.87xN/A1.78x12.91xN/A-$27.06M-9.53%$22.09M3.94$310.26M12.65
CXM
SPRINKLR INC
$11.69N/AN/A61.53xN/A4.31x4.70xN/A$51.14M1.62%$679.70M2.52$3.06B36.32
TRAK
REPOSITRAK INC
$15.83$2.24605.21%54.59xN/A14.51x6.30x8.48x$7.37M2.56%$45.74M2.52$265.60M34.95
AI
C3AI INC
$22.53N/AN/A-9.67x-18.62x9.16x3.06xN/A-$92.87M-3.42%$898.00M7.45$2.64B-10.27
SAP
SAP SE
$181.21N/AN/A40.70x44.41x6.18x4.57xN/A$6.56B3.10%$46.32B39.69$211.80B36.34
FRSH
FRESHWORKS INC
$17.85N/AN/A-37.98x-30.78x8.77x4.96xN/A$77.95M1.49%$1.07B3.66$4.86B-46.75
HKIT
HITEK GLOBAL INC
$1.41N/AN/A17.63xN/A4.10x0.72xN/A-$737.88k-3.97%$28.34M2.14$13.59M6.93
MANH
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC
$206.06$28.54621.90%66.47xN/A13.20x52.95x6.26x$235.86M1.86%$239.61M3.89$12.53B54.29
CCRD
CORECARD CORP
$11.98N/AN/A29.95xN/A1.81x1.89xN/A$11.57M11.41%$52.70M6.23$73.58M6.84
DUOL
DUOLINGO INC
$225.75N/AN/A578.85x-123.36x18.22x14.77xN/A$140.03M1.45%$655.50M15.29$8.95B359.84
MNDY
MONDAYCOM LTD
$189.33N/AN/A-4,733.25xN/A12.55x11.39xN/A$204.95M2.24%$813.51M16.82$8.21B-277.65
IDN
INTELLICHECK INC
$3.21N/AN/A-32.10xN/A3.27x3.61xN/A-$740.00k-1.18%$17.28M0.90$58.31M-29.24
WFCF
WHERE FOOD COMES FROM INC
$12.32$4.79157.36%31.58xN/A2.69x6.25x1.63x$2.67M3.96%$10.82M1.97$67.75M18.29
FROG
JFROG LTD
$39.88N/AN/A-67.59x-132.93x11.77x6.24xN/A$72.17M1.75%$679.12M6.57$4.18B-135.81
FRGE
FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
$1.83N/AN/A-3.52xN/A4.54x1.25xN/A-$41.98M-13.22%$263.51M1.52$193.52M-2.26
NXPL
NEXTPLAT CORP
$1.27N/AN/A-5.77xN/A0.59x0.74xN/A-$4.24M-19.13%$32.18M1.84$441.24k-0.39
PET
WAG! GROUP CO
$2.24N/AN/A-6.39xN/A1.02x54.84xN/A-$6.83M-7.96%$1.65M0.04$100.55M-26.45
VMEO
VIMEO INC
$3.59N/AN/A27.62x-9.70x1.45x1.58xN/A$38.32M6.35%$382.23M2.28$301.91M8.58
RUM
RUMBLE INC
$7.06N/AN/A-12.17xN/A17.56x10.83xN/A-$107.48M-7.56%$251.62M1.25$2.51B-22.00
LAW
CS DISCO INC
$7.55N/AN/A-10.79x-8.88x3.29x2.30xN/A-$30.39M-6.69%$200.34M3.33$310.62M-8.70
GRAB
GRAB HOLDINGS LTD
$3.50N/AN/A-31.82x-70.00x5.83x2.13xN/A$88.00M0.63%$6.45B1.64$11.42B-34.62
BRZE
BRAZE INC
$41.90N/AN/A-31.74xN/A8.71x9.51xN/A-$6.49M-0.16%$444.23M4.53$4.24B-35.30
ENFN
ENFUSION INC
$9.31N/AN/A133.00x-186.20x4.70x22.22xN/A$15.96M1.94%$53.67M0.61$1.17B49.91
MTTR
MATTERPORT INC
$4.60N/AN/A-6.97x-7.54x8.76x2.70xN/A-$68.62M-4.96%$529.28M1.76$1.35B-7.51
PEGA
PEGASYSTEMS INC
$59.42N/AN/A63.89xN/A3.48x12.95xN/A$323.93M6.47%$390.19M4.63$5.32B44.08
RSKD
RISKIFIED LTD
$5.15N/AN/A-15.61xN/A3.06x1.87xN/A$5.92M0.66%$491.72M2.78$510.02M-7.69
CRM
SALESFORCE INC
$268.94N/AN/A63.28x66.08x7.52x4.37xN/A$9.50B3.63%$59.65B61.24$264.99B29.74
DJCO
DAILY JOURNAL CORP
$335.20$99.29237.61%28.43xN/A6.46x2.17x3.39x$11.47M2.48%$213.08M154.74$516.27M20.83
SEMR
SEMRUSH HOLDINGS INC
$12.24N/AN/A1,224.00x-408.00x5.67x8.07xN/A$335.00k0.02%$219.15M1.54$1.73B112.20
SMRT
SMARTRENT INC
$2.32N/AN/A-13.65x17.85x1.97x1.38xN/A$2.21M0.47%$342.45M1.71$257.27M-7.02
FSLY
FASTLY INC
$12.65N/AN/A-12.28x-7.86x3.22x1.73xN/A-$31.86M-1.95%$979.49M7.61$2.02B-58.55
TEAM
ATLASSIAN CORP
$172.30N/AN/A-273.49x-374.57x10.74x39.54xN/A$1.27B2.84%$1.13B4.37$44.15B1,517.07
OLO
OLO INC
$4.80N/AN/A-13.33x-20.00x3.43x1.19xN/A-$19.67M-2.52%$651.47M4.00$515.71M-11.50
PTC
PTC INC
$177.44$45.20292.60%88.72x38.41x9.69x7.56x1.82x$598.08M2.83%$2.81B23.56$23.40B37.57
RDDT
REDDIT INC
$44.44N/AN/A-28.86xN/A3.27xN/AN/A-$84.84M-3.23%-$412.92M-6.98N/AN/A
INLX
INTELLINETICS INC
$7.00N/AN/A53.85xN/A1.69x2.95xN/A$236.58k0.83%$9.75M2.39$33.23M15.64
PALT
PALTALK INC
$3.58N/AN/A-29.79xN/A3.00x1.64xN/A-$1.08M-3.27%$20.13M2.18$19.48M-23.68
ULY
URGENTLY INC
$1.62N/AN/A0.06xN/A0.12x2.26xN/A-$65.29M-300.49%$9.60M0.72$55.50M0.46
TROO
TROOPS INC
$1.13N/AN/A-56.50xN/A32.29x1.90xN/A-$6.76M-5.93%$60.58M0.60$111.70M350.15
PCOR
PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$68.42N/AN/A-51.06x-53.45x10.22x8.58xN/A$47.01M0.48%$1.16B8.14$9.64B-94.74
API
AGORA INC
$2.49N/AN/A-2.83x-4.88x1.75x0.38xN/A-$25.24M-10.16%$604.75M6.07$207.89M-2.76
MKTW
MARKETWISE INC
$1.56$2.45-36.29%26.00x6.50x0.11x-46.39x0.26x$60.70M122.69%-$11.08M-0.35$364.70M78.65
KVYO
KLAVIYO INC
$22.40N/AN/A-17.64xN/A7.79x6.40xN/A$110.01M2.02%$914.78M3.77$5.16B-18.42
PDFS
PDF SOLUTIONS INC
$30.08N/AN/A376.00xN/A6.90x5.07xN/A$3.38M0.30%$228.95M6.02$1.07B79.65
GTLB
GITLAB INC
$52.47N/AN/A-19.08xN/A13.96x14.55xN/A$33.44M0.41%$571.17M3.70$8.02B-52.24
FICO
FAIR ISAAC CORP
$1,133.33$269.06321.23%58.54xN/A17.53x-38.07x2.44x$467.18M1.66%-$735.66M-29.64$29.93B41.17
SWVL
SWVL HOLDINGS CORP
$13.70N/AN/A30.44xN/A4.07x10.39xN/A-$9.12M-9.80%$8.95M1.32$91.78M23.55
NRDY
NERDY INC
$2.59N/AN/A-6.32x-3.65x1.30x8.57xN/A-$14.45M-5.75%$52.48M0.54$375.10M-10.23
MYSZ
MY SIZE INC
$4.05N/AN/A-0.20x0.67x0.18x0.54xN/A-$6.11M-473.62%$4.74M14.85$1.01M-0.16
DOCU
DOCUSIGN INC
$56.60N/AN/A157.22x176.88x4.18x10.29xN/A$887.14M7.68%$1.13B5.54$10.97B50.59

App Stocks FAQ

What are the best app stocks to buy right now in May 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best software stocks to buy right now are:

1. Full Truck Alliance Co (NYSE:YMM)


Full Truck Alliance Co (NYSE:YMM) is the top app stock with a Zen Score of 68, which is 41 points higher than the app industry average of 27. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Full Truck Alliance Co has seen its stock return 32.46% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 11 percentage points.

Full Truck Alliance Co has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, a downside of -30.31% from Full Truck Alliance Co's current stock price of $8.61.

Full Truck Alliance Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Full Truck Alliance Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT)


Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT) is the second best app stock with a Zen Score of 66, which is 39 points higher than the app industry average of 27. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Red Violet has seen its stock return 0.12% over the past year, underperforming other app stocks by -21 percentage points.

Red Violet has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 48.99% from Red Violet's current stock price of $16.78.

Red Violet stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Red Violet, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS)


Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) is the third best app stock with a Zen Score of 64, which is 37 points higher than the app industry average of 27. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Agilysys has seen its stock return 5.23% over the past year, underperforming other app stocks by -16 percentage points.

Agilysys has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 20.41% from Agilysys's current stock price of $83.05.

Agilysys stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Agilysys, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the app stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 17 app stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 app stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO)


Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO) has an annual dividend yield of 12.7%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.42%. Mind Cti's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Mind Cti's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mind Cti's dividend payout ratio of 92.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD)


Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) has an annual dividend yield of 4.58%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.42%. Upbound Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Upbound Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Upbound Group's dividend payout ratio of -1,544.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA)


American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA) has an annual dividend yield of 4.35%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.42%. American Software's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. American Software's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

American Software's dividend payout ratio of 122.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are app stocks down?

App stocks were down -3.47% in the last day, and down -4.23% over the last week. Microstrategy was the among the top losers in the software - application industry, dropping -17.63% yesterday.

MicroStrategy shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results.

What are the most undervalued app stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued app stocks right now are:

1. Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT)


Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT) is the most undervalued app stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Red Violet has a valuation score of 71, which is 53 points higher than the app industry average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Red Violet's stock has gained 0.12% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -21 percentage points.

2. Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA)


Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) is the second most undervalued app stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Adeia has a valuation score of 71, which is 53 points higher than the app industry average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adeia's stock has gained 28.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 8 percentage points.

3. Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO)


Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO) is the third most undervalued app stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mind Cti has a valuation score of 71, which is 53 points higher than the app industry average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mind Cti's stock has dropped -2.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -23 percentage points.

Are app stocks a good buy now?

44.25% of app stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect app stocks to rise by 24.03% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the software - application industry?

The average P/E ratio of the software - application industry is 91.28x.
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