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Best App Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top app stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best app stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Software - Application
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App is Zen Rated B and is the 41st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
EGHT
8X8 INC
$307.65M3.30%0.70%5.30%5.70%3.551.0563.30%0.60%3.27%
DHX
DHI GROUP INC
$201.49M1.30%0.60%3.78%18.40%1.010.4483.80%1.00%4.12%
MITK
MITEK SYSTEMS INC
$841.08M9.40%5.50%12.65%43.50%0.472.7483.60%11.40%19.62%
AEYE
AUDIOEYE INC
$101.56M-108.80%-13.80%-18.48%-42.00%9.821.0678.40%-10.90%-8.60%
RNG
RINGCENTRAL INC
$6.96B-18.80%7.60%25.39%13.00%-2.941.1171.80%4.30%7.06%
RSKD
RISKIFIED LTD
$1.21B-5.70%-4.00%-8.03%-11.10%0.593.6251.30%-4.20%-5.54%
SPT
SPROUT SOCIAL INC
$779.22M-14.00%-5.80%-9.13%-196.30%1.291.0377.40%-6.10%-5.42%
APPS
DIGITAL TURBINE INC
$1.19B-19.30%-4.20%6.79%8.50%3.431.2149.10%-5.80%6.41%
WK
WORKIVA INC
$4.67B-123.70%3.30%9.96%6.70%-15.161.4780.20%4.90%6.72%
SMWB
SIMILARWEB LTD
$775.71M-94.80%-8.30%-16.00%97.30%11.390.7679.80%-7.40%-3.74%
CMRC
COMMERCECOM INC
$294.98M-12.80%-1.80%2.48%2.00%5.292.0377.20%-1.70%1.51%
VTEX
VTEX
$689.43M10.30%6.90%10.45%12.50%0.522.9179.30%9.50%10.41%
RMNI
RIMINI STREET INC
$374.36M-31.00%1.90%27.41%55.90%-24.050.8460.10%1.70%4.59%
CALX
CALIX INC
$2.30B6.50%5.20%8.40%10.10%0.342.8356.60%4.60%5.63%
DOCU
DOCUSIGN INC
$15.94B17.70%8.20%22.24%36.50%1.310.6479.50%9.80%13.16%
XPER
XPERI INC
$252.64M-7.80%-5.30%-1.42%-2.00%0.482.4871.40%-7.10%-1.56%
YOU
CLEAR SECURE INC
$6.14B82.40%10.90%34.88%57.10%6.471.0466.70%14.80%20.72%
OTEX
OPEN TEXT CORP
$6.77B16.10%4.80%11.14%16.60%2.270.8173.70%12.30%22.27%
TEAM
ATLASSIAN CORP
$57.62B-4.40%-0.90%2.82%-686.30%4.770.7884.80%-0.80%1.09%
BL
BLACKLINE INC
$2.02B10.80%2.20%6.21%6.60%3.571.7275.60%4.70%8.77%
BLKB
BLACKBAUD INC
$2.52B204.40%6.60%19.09%60.20%37.710.8359.60%13.10%20.67%
PRGS
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP
$1.90B18.40%3.90%9.30%15.00%3.350.8082.20%9.20%17.55%
HUBS
HUBSPOT INC
$13.51B7.80%4.00%8.89%16.30%1.121.3883.20%4.30%5.05%
CHYM
CHIME FINANCIAL INC
$11.19B-1.30%-0.90%-1.07%-1.40%0.424.6288.70%-0.70%-0.70%
CRNC
CERENCE INC
$377.22M-9.80%-2.50%5.68%9.50%2.732.0878.70%-5.00%9.52%
MTLS
MATERIALISE NV
$500.51M5.60%3.40%4.71%8.20%0.632.4157.20%4.70%5.04%
RDVT
RED VIOLET INC
$1.30B15.60%14.30%16.81%96.60%0.0810.8884.70%16.50%19.42%
FRSH
FRESHWORKS INC
$4.04B19.50%12.20%5.27%19.20%0.661.6985.00%20.50%5.58%
ZETA
ZETA GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP
$8.53B-0.30%-0.20%-0.68%-3.00%0.582.3859.50%-0.10%-0.51%
SSNC
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$19.47B12.70%4.30%10.00%17.70%2.091.0748.10%13.20%23.24%
ASAN
ASANA INC
$2.75B-105.70%-18.70%-48.94%-42.20%6.820.9287.60%-18.60%-17.92%
BILL
BILL HOLDINGS INC
$4.32B-0.30%-0.10%-0.19%-0.30%1.891.5180.90%-0.70%-0.61%
INTA
INTAPP INC
$3.67B-10.80%-5.40%-10.71%29.30%1.370.7875.80%-7.10%-6.44%
DDOG
DATADOG INC
$96.82B4.60%2.60%3.72%3.90%0.733.2179.50%4.50%5.32%
EXFY
EXPENSIFY INC
$236.17M-11.50%-8.30%-7.22%-14.50%0.383.5048.70%-11.30%-7.39%
U
UNITY SOFTWARE INC
$17.95B-18.90%-8.80%-13.24%-37.10%1.112.0364.90%-29.00%-33.24%
NCNO
NCINO INC
$2.45B3.40%2.10%3.60%14.00%0.670.8562.20%5.40%7.44%
MNTN
MNTN INC
$724.09M18.40%15.10%13.76%254.70%0.214.8680.80%18.00%14.87%
WDAY
WORKDAY INC
$50.61B16.80%7.40%13.83%16.70%1.460.9175.80%12.30%12.64%
FSLY
FASTLY INC
$3.89B-8.50%-5.40%-5.20%-8.10%0.523.3661.50%-11.80%-10.29%
ASUR
ASURE SOFTWARE INC
$212.55M-4.30%-1.70%-0.37%-0.80%1.421.0668.10%-5.40%-0.64%
ADSK
AUTODESK INC
$52.71B52.50%13.50%33.12%105.50%2.840.8691.20%21.10%27.02%
ALRM
ALARMCOM HOLDINGS INC
$3.15B13.90%6.20%11.52%13.80%0.864.9665.80%11.10%16.23%
CVLT
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC
$7.02B56.10%3.50%8.06%9.90%35.322.0481.10%5.60%8.42%
CXM
SPRINKLR INC
$1.55B4.30%2.10%11.62%16.70%1.031.5665.60%2.70%7.67%
YMM
FULL TRUCK ALLIANCE CO LTD
$8.60B10.60%9.40%12.64%17.50%0.097.9665.70%33.00%41.55%
VERX
VERTEX INC
$2.50B1.40%0.30%-2.29%-5.10%4.020.8764.00%0.50%-1.88%
UPBD
UPBOUND GROUP INC
$995.75M12.80%2.80%N/A5.90%3.23N/A49.10%1.90%5.04%
MANH
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC
$13.89B85.20%27.60%126.74%543.50%3.440.9855.80%18.70%25.16%
CDNS
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
$87.16B22.90%12.50%19.05%42.90%0.761.7485.90%23.60%33.39%
IDN
INTELLICHECK INC
$49.45M15.00%12.30%14.22%289.80%0.144.9891.10%13.00%13.27%
MNDY
MONDAYCOM LTD
$5.12B12.50%6.50%2.19%24.10%1.621.5388.70%8.90%1.33%
QTWO
Q2 HOLDINGS INC
$4.33B14.50%7.50%14.41%93.10%0.510.9557.00%10.90%12.08%
KLTR
KALTURA INC
$219.67M-164.70%-7.50%-7.66%-12.10%98.770.5672.00%-6.90%-1.45%
NAVN
NAVAN INC
$7.02B-27.90%-19.80%-21.81%-51.00%0.384.3872.50%-42.10%-39.35%
PCTY
PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORP
$9.40B23.40%5.00%26.45%56.00%3.001.0969.20%15.20%21.87%
PUBM
PUBMATIC INC
$785.28M-5.40%-2.00%-4.24%-7.20%1.931.2764.40%-4.70%-4.08%
DSP
VIANT TECHNOLOGY INC
$918.02M11.40%1.90%-1.72%-4.70%1.582.34100.00%2.20%-1.55%
FROG
JFROG LTD
$12.41B-4.90%-3.20%-4.02%-8.50%0.552.1477.90%-7.30%-6.79%
CRM
SALESFORCE INC
$204.57B20.20%9.10%15.85%41.70%1.860.8477.30%22.00%30.05%
DT
DYNATRACE INC
$18.51B5.70%3.60%11.15%66.60%0.681.2181.40%7.20%14.28%
PCOR
PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$9.57B-3.10%-1.80%-2.93%-59.50%0.761.1780.00%-2.70%-2.78%
DCBO
DOCEBO INC
$794.25M195.50%16.20%19.01%127.50%-794.190.8379.40%13.00%7.14%
ADEA
ADEIA INC
$2.34B26.70%11.90%21.94%28.90%1.123.25100.00%26.10%43.00%
PRCH
PORCH GROUP INC
$2.34BN/A-1.70%7.71%8.40%-67.511.4572.50%-2.60%11.18%
ESTC
ELASTIC NV
$10.75B35.30%13.60%0.28%0.50%1.321.8175.50%20.80%0.31%
TRAK
REPOSITRAK INC
$133.23M14.60%12.90%18.26%425.50%0.163.8585.80%31.80%41.04%
API
AGORA INC
$386.71M2.00%1.50%1.75%2.30%0.325.1164.50%7.20%7.55%
PD
PAGERDUTY INC
$1.38B72.60%19.00%7.62%7.30%3.072.0284.80%37.50%10.33%
BLND
BLEND LABS INC
$276.72MN/A-11.70%-0.10%-0.10%-0.661.6374.70%-14.90%-0.08%
APP
APPLOVIN CORP
$87.09B193.10%59.60%77.21%103.80%1.614.3088.50%64.60%79.31%
PDFS
PDF SOLUTIONS INC
$1.66B3.50%2.30%4.75%8.70%0.393.4571.50%4.30%8.77%
ZM
ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$27.94B32.30%26.50%36.50%47.70%0.203.8377.30%65.20%83.82%
BSY
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC
$11.99B24.10%8.20%15.25%37.60%1.980.6081.80%18.10%24.70%
BSP
BENDING SPOONS SPA
$28.00BN/AN/AN/AN/A5.400.64N/AN/AN/A
PAYC
PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC
$12.38B40.40%8.90%35.74%31.80%8.101.0783.70%22.80%32.71%
TTAN
SERVICETITAN INC
$8.40B-8.30%-7.30%-7.30%-69.00%0.124.5571.10%-12.10%-11.37%
OCTV
OCTAVE INTELLIGENCE PLC
$5.72BN/AN/AN/AN/A0.321.03N/AN/AN/A
AGYS
AGILYSYS INC
$3.40B13.50%9.20%14.87%75.00%0.401.7463.10%13.00%16.56%
GWRE
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC
$15.50B10.00%5.30%9.28%8.90%1.161.7964.20%9.40%12.03%
LSPD
LIGHTSPEED COMMERCE INC
$1.51B-6.60%-5.90%-8.23%-64.40%0.143.5543.10%-7.80%-9.30%
KARO
KAROOOOO LTD
$1.98B32.50%18.10%40.04%39.10%1.020.6467.30%17.60%25.62%
PEGA
PEGASYSTEMS INC
$5.99B48.90%22.10%28.22%34.80%1.471.0675.60%18.70%10.81%
GRND
GRINDR INC
$2.38B357.10%20.10%39.09%40.20%-40.431.1074.90%18.70%29.01%
NICE
NICE LTD
$7.20B11.20%8.40%14.14%69.40%0.361.3365.10%13.90%18.50%
SNOW
SNOWFLAKE INC
$114.81B-53.60%-12.60%-21.51%-28.90%3.040.9467.00%-20.10%-19.67%
APPF
APPFOLIO INC
$7.47B32.00%25.80%34.66%78.30%0.234.0063.80%15.60%19.57%
PLUS
EPLUS INC
$2.49B11.80%6.90%15.18%36.00%0.742.1325.20%5.10%7.19%
AMPL
AMPLITUDE INC
$2.18B-46.20%-24.60%-65.25%-83.60%1.621.0572.40%-26.60%-25.47%
SVCO
SILVACO GROUP INC
$203.31M-28.10%-18.40%-28.04%-123.20%0.381.7283.10%-30.40%-34.86%
DSGX
DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP INC
$8.07B11.70%9.90%14.98%-511.50%0.192.0277.60%24.30%32.83%
ALKT
ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY INC
$1.71B-12.50%-5.40%-4.34%-6.40%1.292.1357.40%-9.20%-6.62%
PAR
PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP
$738.32M-8.70%-5.20%-4.76%-12.90%0.682.2142.20%-14.50%-12.11%
FICO
FAIR ISAAC CORP
$17.61B-33.40%41.80%96.85%30.00%-1.501.1885.10%34.10%52.28%
DBD
DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC
$2.35B10.60%2.90%10.37%15.10%2.851.2725.20%2.90%6.39%
YB
YUANBAO INC
$519.31M43.50%29.60%8.01%13.40%0.582.9195.50%29.90%6.34%
GTM
ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.27B-40.50%-8.70%-8.41%-8.10%5.850.6583.50%-43.00%-33.89%
MKTW
MARKETWISE INC
$297.03M-12.40%1.10%-4.93%-2.70%-13.550.3586.20%0.70%0.96%
SHOP
SHOPIFY INC
$217.03B15.10%13.10%17.99%21.00%0.145.3547.80%14.50%17.64%
YALA
YALLA GROUP LTD
$846.81M16.60%15.10%16.31%32.90%0.1110.3067.80%40.80%41.46%

App Stocks FAQ

What are the best app stocks to buy right now in Oct 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best software stocks to buy right now are:

1. 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT)


8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the #1 top app stock out of 226 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 10 points higher than the app industry average of 31.

EGHT passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. 8x8 has seen its stock return 12.7% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 88 percentage points.

8x8 has an average 1 year price target of $3.13, an upside of 46.71% from 8x8's current stock price of $2.13.

8x8 stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering 8x8, 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.

2. Dhi Group (NYSE:DHX)


Dhi Group (NYSE:DHX) is the #2 top app stock out of 226 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Dhi Group (NYSE:DHX) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Dhi Group (NYSE:DHX) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is equal to the app industry average of 31.

DHX passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dhi Group has seen its stock return 126.34% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 201 percentage points.

Dhi Group has an average 1 year price target of $6.75, an upside of 45.47% from Dhi Group's current stock price of $4.64.

Dhi Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Dhi Group, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK)


Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) is the #3 top app stock out of 226 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) has a Due Diligence Score of 63, which is 32 points higher than the app industry average of 31.

MITK passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mitek Systems has seen its stock return 93.76% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 169 percentage points.

What are the app stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 20 app stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 app stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Yuanbao (NASDAQ:YB)


Yuanbao (NASDAQ:YB) has an annual dividend yield of 10.99%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.86%.

Yuanbao's dividend payout ratio of 27.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW)


Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW) has an annual dividend yield of 9.29%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.86%.

Marketwise's dividend payout ratio of 182.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD)


Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) has an annual dividend yield of 9.13%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.86%. Upbound Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% 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 99.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are app stocks up?

App stocks were up 0.2% in the last day, and up 5.99% over the last week. Jfrog was the among the top gainers in the software - application industry, gaining 7.17% yesterday.

Shares of cybersecurity-related companies are trading higher. Industry strength may be due to cybersecurity teams rushing to patch a security flaw in the PHP programming language.

What are the most undervalued app stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued app stocks right now are:

1. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)


Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) is the most undervalued app stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Open Text has a valuation score of 86, which is 62 points higher than the app industry average of 24. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Open Text's stock has dropped -28.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 46 percentage points.

2. Mntn (NYSE:MNTN)


Mntn (NYSE:MNTN) is the second most undervalued app stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Mntn has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the app industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mntn's stock has dropped -39.54% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 35 percentage points.

3. 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT)


8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the third most undervalued app stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

8x8 has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the app industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

8x8's stock has gained 12.7% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 88 percentage points.

Are app stocks a good buy now?

44.67% of app stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect app stocks to rise by 16% over the next year.

6.21% of app stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 24.84% of app stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.28% are rated C (Hold), 9.94% are rated D (Sell), and 3.73% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the software - application industry is 23.78x.
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