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Best App Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top app stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% 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 40th 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
DBD
DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC
$2.33B4.90%1.40%6.83%10.10%2.361.3624.70%1.40%4.56%
RNG
RINGCENTRAL INC
$2.36B-2.50%0.80%28.65%6.50%-3.490.6371.10%0.50%3.73%
EGHT
8X8 INC
$270.35M-4.80%-0.90%3.44%3.50%4.041.1266.70%-0.80%2.32%
CALX
CALIX INC
$3.89B-0.90%-0.80%-0.92%-1.20%0.195.0256.20%-0.80%-0.84%
PD
PAGERDUTY INC
$1.44B-9.80%-1.50%-0.45%-0.50%3.842.3983.80%-2.90%-0.57%
CMRC
COMMERCECOM INC
$399.00M-34.90%-4.30%-0.88%-0.70%6.232.1478.60%-3.90%-0.54%
VTEX
VTEX
$729.67M4.10%2.80%-5.66%-6.70%0.473.1076.10%4.30%-6.44%
PTC
PTC INC
$21.52B15.40%8.30%14.94%38.90%0.770.8982.20%20.70%30.23%
RDVT
RED VIOLET INC
$816.37M11.90%10.80%13.64%81.80%0.108.4083.50%13.00%16.59%
FRSH
FRESHWORKS INC
$3.41B-2.90%-2.00%-1.04%-2.80%0.612.2784.80%-3.70%-1.18%
PEGA
PEGASYSTEMS INC
$9.65B46.00%19.50%47.86%57.90%1.171.3675.70%16.00%19.21%
MNTN
MNTN INC
$1.03BN/AN/AN/AN/A0.264.04N/AN/AN/A
ZM
ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$25.21B13.40%10.90%16.43%20.00%0.234.4576.40%25.00%31.44%
SSNC
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$20.37B12.50%4.40%9.73%17.40%1.801.1248.60%13.90%23.30%
TEAM
ATLASSIAN CORP
$39.94B-13.90%-3.20%-3.27%-100.10%3.151.2682.90%-3.40%-1.71%
OTEX
OPEN TEXT CORP
$8.49B12.30%3.60%8.23%12.70%2.410.8772.50%9.60%17.47%
SEMR
SEMRUSH HOLDINGS INC
$1.05B-1.70%-1.10%1.65%3.30%0.522.2980.90%-1.10%1.19%
CXM
SPRINKLR INC
$1.78B21.00%10.90%9.74%11.50%1.001.5569.90%14.60%7.03%
PLUS
EPLUS INC
$2.39B12.20%6.80%14.68%38.20%0.692.1926.50%5.40%7.41%
MTLS
MATERIALISE NV
$354.99M1.90%1.20%3.53%6.80%0.652.3756.50%1.60%3.93%
GTM
ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.18B6.50%1.60%3.20%3.60%3.160.6783.70%8.40%15.03%
EGAN
EGAIN CORP
$328.40M50.80%27.00%9.30%-115.60%0.731.7671.60%38.20%9.15%
FROG
JFROG LTD
$6.99B-9.80%-6.70%-7.95%-18.50%0.472.1876.20%-15.90%-14.21%
ZETA
ZETA GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP
$4.44B-3.40%-2.10%-2.72%-8.80%0.673.0160.80%-1.90%-2.05%
PRGS
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP
$1.80B10.80%2.00%8.28%10.60%4.070.4481.10%5.20%14.55%
WK
WORKIVA INC
$5.11BN/A-3.50%-3.97%-2.80%-39.221.5877.50%-5.50%-3.38%
QTWO
Q2 HOLDINGS INC
$4.53B5.60%2.30%5.93%12.90%1.290.9753.40%4.10%5.36%
BLKB
BLACKBAUD INC
$2.93B-271.90%-10.80%-19.07%-59.70%18.450.6957.70%-22.20%-19.74%
ADSK
AUTODESK INC
$63.77B39.50%9.80%22.46%74.60%3.000.7690.60%15.80%21.39%
DOCU
DOCUSIGN INC
$13.63B14.10%7.20%13.43%25.30%0.990.7479.30%9.10%9.43%
LAW
CS DISCO INC
$428.69M-43.80%-35.50%-44.23%-52.90%0.343.9374.60%-40.00%-39.33%
NATL
NCR ATLEOS CORP
$2.61B40.50%2.20%11.82%12.10%16.121.0224.30%2.90%10.63%
PCOR
PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$11.74B-10.20%-6.20%-9.00%-57.70%0.681.3379.80%-9.80%-9.21%
WDAY
WORKDAY INC
$61.63B6.50%3.40%5.79%7.00%0.962.1175.60%6.50%8.42%
SPT
SPROUT SOCIAL INC
$594.85M-26.10%-10.70%-16.57%-338.90%1.480.8977.70%-10.60%-9.79%
GREE
GREENIDGE GENERATION HOLDINGS INC
$20.70MN/A-2.90%14.85%4.20%-2.020.8922.70%-2.60%6.24%
PERF
PERFECT CORP
$187.40M3.80%3.00%4.10%31.20%0.274.5875.80%8.50%9.45%
ONTF
ON24 INC
$236.78M-20.60%-13.10%-21.10%-24.90%0.562.6774.50%-22.10%-22.04%
RSKD
RISKIFIED LTD
$692.06M-10.70%-8.20%-12.08%-33.10%0.336.0450.20%-11.00%-12.87%
DAVE
DAVE INC
$2.77B65.90%41.60%33.04%39.80%0.498.7093.90%29.90%26.15%
INTU
INTUIT INC
$184.68B20.40%11.20%19.11%52.50%0.881.3680.40%20.50%26.98%
AEYE
AUDIOEYE INC
$148.78M-46.30%-11.00%-13.91%-36.90%4.391.0078.60%-8.90%-6.54%
DDOG
DATADOG INC
$64.88B3.50%1.80%2.93%3.00%0.763.6679.90%3.30%4.31%
ESTC
ELASTIC NV
$9.65B-9.40%-3.50%1.40%2.00%1.602.0975.20%-5.40%1.46%
UPLD
UPLAND SOFTWARE INC
$52.87MN/A-10.70%-9.75%-13.60%-6.960.7873.20%-20.90%-13.46%
GWRE
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC
$18.81B5.20%2.70%2.88%3.50%0.872.7762.50%5.80%5.21%
IDN
INTELLICHECK INC
$118.20M1.20%0.90%1.27%19.70%0.342.2890.30%1.00%1.09%
INTA
INTAPP INC
$3.53B-5.70%-3.40%-5.02%23.80%0.691.2374.40%-5.30%-4.90%
HUBS
HUBSPOT INC
$20.76B-0.20%-0.10%1.03%1.30%0.891.6184.10%-0.10%0.76%
MITK
MITEK SYSTEMS INC
$408.71M6.30%3.20%9.44%10.40%0.931.0485.80%7.50%12.23%
FSLY
FASTLY INC
$1.68B-14.60%-9.50%-10.98%-16.80%0.571.4655.00%-23.50%-21.18%
UBER
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$190.37B70.60%29.80%13.49%19.30%1.221.1539.70%33.50%13.65%
DCBO
DOCEBO INC
$638.55M45.10%11.70%45.82%-41.00%3.941.0480.90%9.30%7.98%
U
UNITY SOFTWARE INC
$15.71B-13.60%-6.50%-8.68%-21.90%1.042.7874.30%-24.10%-28.12%
KLTR
KALTURA INC
$261.08M-88.60%-10.40%-15.72%-14.60%8.731.1270.20%-10.00%-6.25%
AGYS
AGILYSYS INC
$3.63B8.80%5.60%10.65%34.30%0.431.2261.80%8.10%11.68%
COMP
COMPASS INC
$5.28B-8.90%-3.80%-4.35%-6.40%1.000.8018.20%-0.80%-0.76%
NOW
SERVICENOW INC
$176.89B16.50%8.10%15.68%20.40%0.931.0678.10%13.70%17.23%
BMBL
BUMBLE INC
$590.68M-27.50%-8.50%-6.03%-18.80%1.713.5570.60%-19.80%-12.45%
APPS
DIGITAL TURBINE INC
$566.35M-50.10%-9.40%-6.66%-8.00%4.531.1045.80%-14.80%-7.29%
ASAN
ASANA INC
$3.00B-89.70%-23.60%-43.45%-36.50%2.931.4189.60%-27.50%-26.37%
PDFS
PDF SOLUTIONS INC
$992.17M0.00%0.00%1.42%2.50%0.542.2171.20%0.00%2.34%
CRM
SALESFORCE INC
$231.96B11.00%6.80%10.81%43.20%0.591.1277.60%16.90%20.54%
TRAK
REPOSITRAK INC
$275.06M13.90%12.40%16.19%1,110.00%0.116.5484.10%29.50%35.26%
DOMO
DOMO INC
$510.03MN/A-39.20%150.37%-227.70%-2.020.4874.60%-24.30%-23.92%
LIF
LIFE360 INC
$5.49B8.00%4.90%3.87%13.10%1.016.8077.70%6.50%5.94%
SMWB
SIMILARWEB LTD
$634.18M-123.40%-12.70%-31.95%-940.40%8.930.7578.90%-11.20%-7.73%
DSP
VIANT TECHNOLOGY INC
$646.19M5.20%0.50%-2.55%-6.70%5.902.62100.00%0.60%-2.17%
YALA
YALLA GROUP LTD
$1.07B19.90%17.70%19.87%49.10%0.128.8766.60%42.30%44.57%
UPBD
UPBOUND GROUP INC
$982.08M12.60%2.80%N/A6.30%3.67N/A47.90%1.80%5.31%
ALRM
ALARMCOM HOLDINGS INC
$2.51B16.50%6.10%12.41%14.80%1.502.0666.00%12.90%18.39%
YB
YUANBAO INC
$947.14MN/AN/AN/AN/A0.503.07N/AN/AN/A
GBTG
GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP INC
$3.76B0.80%0.20%5.24%8.50%2.111.2361.00%0.40%7.15%
NICE
NICE LTD
$8.27B15.30%10.70%14.96%40.50%0.331.4167.10%19.50%21.66%
CDNS
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
$85.72B21.60%11.40%19.32%35.30%0.853.0585.50%20.40%30.36%
MNDY
MONDAYCOM LTD
$8.30B5.70%3.40%0.40%-3.50%0.622.6789.20%5.60%0.47%
AMPL
AMPLITUDE INC
$1.43B-36.70%-23.20%-37.71%-76.00%0.671.5674.00%-31.40%-30.55%
APP
APPLOVIN CORP
$171.56B262.90%47.40%63.30%65.90%3.303.2583.30%51.30%60.43%
DUOL
DUOLINGO INC
$8.56B38.60%25.20%10.72%77.60%0.442.8272.00%40.00%15.58%
PCTY
PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORP
$8.05B19.10%4.70%24.41%40.50%2.841.0768.80%13.70%19.21%
HIT
HEALTH IN TECH INC
$91.05M9.40%7.00%11.46%71.30%0.332.8767.10%4.70%6.53%
API
AGORA INC
$314.78M-3.90%-3.20%-3.38%-4.40%0.233.5567.00%-16.60%-16.37%
MANH
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC
$10.74B76.30%29.00%76.04%327.40%1.491.3156.50%20.20%26.26%
KARO
KAROOOOO LTD
$1.39B31.70%19.80%39.35%44.10%0.630.8069.30%19.90%27.71%
LYFT
LYFT INC
$9.24B20.70%2.70%9.82%18.20%9.370.7242.60%2.40%2.83%
BRZE
BRAZE INC
$3.20B-21.70%-12.00%-16.86%-25.70%0.711.3768.80%-16.60%-17.23%
CVLT
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC
$5.62B27.00%6.10%6.29%28.20%8.112.5381.50%7.30%7.92%
LSPD
LIGHTSPEED COMMERCE INC
$1.83B-38.90%-35.70%-45.19%-403.30%0.114.6642.50%-59.20%-59.85%
BSY
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC
$13.10B24.00%7.90%13.65%29.90%1.900.6181.20%18.40%24.34%
CCC
CCC INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC
$4.73B-0.10%-0.10%1.90%5.00%0.691.5273.80%-0.30%6.25%
ALKT
ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY INC
$2.15B-12.70%-5.90%-6.42%-11.10%1.392.1758.40%-10.60%-11.74%
TTAN
SERVICETITAN INC
$8.30B-33.50%-18.90%-12.93%-78.20%0.204.4967.90%-36.90%-24.55%
VERX
VERTEX INC
$3.22B-24.00%-4.50%-0.98%-2.50%3.621.0164.60%-7.30%-0.94%
BILL
BILL HOLDINGS INC
$5.04B0.30%0.10%0.30%0.50%1.611.6781.00%0.80%1.16%
YOU
CLEAR SECURE INC
$4.88B124.20%15.80%8.82%13.80%6.460.9363.60%21.00%5.02%
IMMR
IMMERSION CORP
$207.66MN/AN/AN/AN/A2.521.72N/AN/AN/A
XPER
XPERI INC
$286.82M1.60%1.10%3.67%5.90%0.492.4273.60%1.50%4.17%
MAPS
WM TECHNOLOGY INC
$140.39M16.20%4.20%4.90%13.90%1.012.5495.00%4.40%4.40%
HTCR
HEARTCORE ENTERPRISES INC
$15.71M-3.10%-1.20%0.26%0.20%2.061.2661.80%-0.60%0.06%
DT
DYNATRACE INC
$14.12B19.00%12.60%7.97%55.30%0.471.5981.50%27.30%12.58%

App Stocks FAQ

What are the best app stocks to buy right now in Nov 2025?

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. Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD)


Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) is the #1 top app stock out of 239 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 9 points higher than the app industry average of 28.

DBD passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Diebold Nixdorf has seen its stock return 66.43% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 89 percentage points.

Diebold Nixdorf has an average 1 year price target of $76.67, an upside of 17.79% from Diebold Nixdorf's current stock price of $65.09.

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

2. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)


Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) is the #2 top app stock out of 239 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 2 points higher than the app industry average of 28.

RNG passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ringcentral has seen its stock lose -25.8% over the past year, underperforming other app stocks by -3 percentage points.

Ringcentral has an average 1 year price target of $31.83, an upside of 16.78% from Ringcentral's current stock price of $27.26.

Ringcentral stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Ringcentral, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT)


8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the #3 top app stock out of 239 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% 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 16, which is -12 points lower than the app industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EGHT as a "A".

EGHT passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. 8x8 has seen its stock lose -32.06% over the past year, underperforming other app stocks by -10 percentage points.

8x8 has an average 1 year price target of $2.50, an upside of 28.21% from 8x8's current stock price of $1.95.

8x8 stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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.

What are the app stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 21 app stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 app stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Heartcore Enterprises (NASDAQ:HTCR)


Heartcore Enterprises (NASDAQ:HTCR) has an annual dividend yield of 19.29%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 3.94%.

2. Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO)


Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO) has an annual dividend yield of 18.97%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 3.94%. 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 169.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW)


Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW) has an annual dividend yield of 13%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 3.94%.

Marketwise's dividend payout ratio of 65.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are app stocks up?

App stocks were up 0.03% in the last day, and down -2.06% over the last week. Alkami Technology was the among the top gainers in the software - application industry, gaining 2.04% yesterday.

Alkami Technology shares are trading higher after Reuters reported that Jana Partners built a new stake in the company in Q3.

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 68 points higher than the app industry average of 18. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Open Text's stock has gained 16.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 39 percentage points.

2. Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS)


Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS) 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.

Wm Technology has a valuation score of 57, which is 39 points higher than the app industry average of 18. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wm Technology's stock has dropped -10.7% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 12 percentage points.

3. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)


Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) 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.

Ringcentral has a valuation score of 14, which is -4 points higher than the app industry average of 18. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates RNG a Valuation Rating of "A".

Ringcentral's stock has dropped -25.8% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -3 percentage points.

Are app stocks a good buy now?

42.5% of app stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect app stocks to rise by 32.35% over the next year.

6.01% of app stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 24.59% of app stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.64% are rated C (Hold), 10.38% are rated D (Sell), and 4.37% 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 8.12x.
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