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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 +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 47th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
EXFY	EXPENSIFY INC	$1.16	347,000	-49.93%	1.14	1.11	0.96	1.11	1.40	63.32	84.96	82.87	78.55	71.65	0.05	0.05	-0.00	1.49
BLND	BLEND LABS INC	$1.72	4,468,000	70.93%	1.52	1.51	1.57	1.89	2.63	60.69	76.52	66.46	82.43	69.89	0.00	-0.02	0.03	1.51
PAR	PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP	$15.37	1,172,000	46.32%	14.64	14.53	13.94	19.57	29.75	56.33	64.04	55.58	54.11	43.57	0.15	0.06	0.09	1.65
KC	KINGSOFT CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD	$12.62	1,428,000	-6.36%	14.23	15.05	15.17	14.05	13.64	36.56	2.04	6.87	0.84	4.32	-0.65	-0.27	-0.38	2.20
HKIT	HITEK GLOBAL INC	$0.54	167,000	-52.56%	0.67	0.70	4.58	46.78	69.45	23.25	15.45	18.18	76.56	81.82	-1.91	-2.72	0.80	0.69
SHOP	SHOPIFY INC	$115.03	12,963,000	57.78%	104.05	107.49	115.52	124.58	139.78	55.46	76.73	58.33	100.00	91.09	-3.19	-4.55	1.36	2.32
PDC	PERPETUALSCOM LTD	$5.76	52,600	52.02%	6.80	7.30	6.35	5.81	4.90	36.90	15.71	26.51	3.75	6.03	-0.07	0.15	-0.23	1.57
TRAK	REPOSITRAK INC	$10.56	79,000	3.95%	9.94	9.88	8.64	9.30	12.18	66.27	88.07	81.03	75.80	64.07	0.43	0.40	0.03	0.82
HKD	AMTD DIGITAL INC	$1.80	270,000	87.50%	1.69	1.70	1.67	1.59	1.63	61.07	61.97	50.14	77.89	68.45	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.66
PRCH	PORCH GROUP INC	$10.34	1,246,000	-0.80%	9.98	10.29	8.64	8.38	11.09	59.76	40.04	28.28	34.57	21.54	0.35	0.46	-0.11	2.42
AMPL	AMPLITUDE INC	$6.88	2,193,000	-1.53%	6.52	6.72	6.74	7.61	9.21	53.43	72.69	59.40	94.40	76.29	-0.05	-0.11	0.06	1.80
PSQH	PSQ HOLDINGS INC	$0.62	268,000	81.08%	0.60	0.67	0.64	0.73	1.23	46.84	20.60	17.94	37.11	28.78	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01	0.70
LPSN	LIVEPERSON INC	$2.25	101,000	-17.89%	2.15	2.32	2.58	2.85	5.53	44.26	24.79	22.32	60.39	49.86	-0.15	-0.16	0.01	1.90
RPGL	REPUBLIC POWER GROUP LTD	$9.70	93,500	26.35%	11.10	30.78	27.29	152.65	N/A	39.95	1.62	1.96	3.32	3.06	-9.90	-8.82	-1.08	1.52
ALIT	ALIGHT INC	$0.95	20,527,000	-18.16%	0.84	0.84	0.70	1.00	1.94	62.65	71.38	56.09	62.16	46.66	0.04	0.03	0.01	1.33
PEGA	PEGASYSTEMS INC	$33.84	1,351,000	-4.72%	33.96	34.81	38.49	42.77	50.15	38.22	37.19	37.60	84.00	89.01	-1.34	-1.55	0.21	1.38
U	UNITY SOFTWARE INC	$29.94	14,047,000	49.68%	26.92	27.03	24.33	26.73	33.90	69.61	59.04	34.99	72.77	42.64	0.73	0.69	0.04	2.44
YALA	YALLA GROUP LTD	$5.94	340,000	-46.71%	6.30	6.57	6.55	6.76	7.05	31.86	10.24	14.93	8.66	12.83	-0.17	-0.09	-0.08	1.10
LSPD	LIGHTSPEED COMMERCE INC	$9.27	1,613,000	37.63%	8.81	9.10	9.08	9.63	10.78	53.82	55.46	45.06	48.22	32.22	-0.11	-0.11	-0.00	2.06
ROP	ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$319.75	1,309,000	63.63%	322.96	333.47	346.32	358.80	420.38	36.61	26.38	30.07	56.48	52.81	-8.73	-8.00	-0.73	0.73
GTM	ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.21	9,881,000	-14.36%	3.63	4.79	5.47	6.53	8.53	19.66	0.68	1.85	0.16	0.80	-0.73	-0.60	-0.14	1.70
SMRT	SMARTRENT INC	$1.31	1,327,000	34.18%	1.22	1.23	1.38	1.55	1.56	52.72	80.90	68.50	98.71	96.86	-0.03	-0.06	0.03	1.58
ALKT	ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY INC	$17.59	1,416,000	66.39%	16.87	16.87	16.65	17.71	20.35	59.03	43.06	37.54	42.03	25.86	0.08	0.04	0.04	1.37
VIDA	VIDA GLOBAL INC	$3.86	844,000	70.51%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	33.61
NRDY	NERDY INC	$0.83	248,000	-6.77%	0.81	0.84	0.86	0.92	1.06	47.30	42.08	33.92	99.73	89.63	-0.02	-0.02	0.00	1.51
WALD	WALDENCAST PLC	$1.36	127,000	-44.30%	1.38	1.35	1.15	1.41	1.68	53.46	30.03	36.12	6.25	5.48	0.05	0.08	-0.02	0.63
ROC	RANK ONE COMPUTING CORP	$4.97	49,700	53.87%	5.04	5.52	6.17	N/A	N/A	35.82	31.22	27.68	58.17	48.26	-0.38	-0.33	-0.05	0.66
QNC	QUANTUM EMOTION CORP	$3.46	1,456,000	67.36%	2.99	2.90	2.68	N/A	N/A	65.50	86.99	84.78	92.10	89.13	0.12	0.06	0.07	2.96
VIA	VIA TRANSPORTATION INC	$14.50	566,000	-8.27%	14.53	15.38	15.41	18.19	N/A	44.49	25.78	27.52	34.86	33.83	-0.48	-0.41	-0.06	1.30
PUBM	PUBMATIC INC	$11.44	897,000	20.08%	10.27	10.18	9.34	8.46	8.54	72.67	90.58	78.28	78.69	63.76	0.39	0.30	0.09	1.61
GRAB	GRAB HOLDINGS LTD	$3.54	41,611,000	-8.60%	3.55	3.63	3.72	4.03	4.77	41.18	41.07	35.21	74.85	60.64	-0.07	-0.07	0.00	1.21
RUM	RUMBLE INC	$9.46	2,818,000	-40.30%	8.17	7.96	6.56	6.21	6.65	66.32	90.72	84.61	86.10	72.60	0.65	0.53	0.13	1.41
CYN	CYNGN INC	$1.46	232,000	34.88%	1.41	1.55	1.66	1.79	3.23	44.09	26.67	25.56	37.19	32.31	-0.07	-0.07	-0.01	0.72
MKTW	MARKETWISE INC	$17.29	13,100	77.03%	17.22	17.49	17.30	16.26	16.31	49.55	21.35	24.60	22.01	26.43	0.06	0.11	-0.05	1.12
IBTA	IBOTTA INC	$34.58	121,000	-33.15%	32.41	33.72	32.76	27.57	27.25	56.69	49.46	38.44	58.49	43.50	-0.01	0.05	-0.06	1.10
WRD	WERIDE INC	$7.42	2,660,000	16.67%	7.23	7.45	7.53	7.69	8.60	49.33	56.30	55.67	80.36	78.71	-0.10	-0.10	-0.00	2.36
TTD	TRADE DESK INC	$21.15	20,654,000	19.33%	21.53	22.28	22.37	26.15	36.21	43.45	45.06	45.60	75.64	72.72	-0.39	-0.42	0.02	1.98
SRAD	SPORTRADAR GROUP AG	$13.05	2,013,000	-30.56%	12.99	13.03	15.13	16.84	21.54	42.90	42.77	40.93	74.00	73.02	-0.54	-0.70	0.17	1.29
RYDE	RYDE GROUP LTD	$1.07	270,000	80.00%	1.01	1.07	1.01	0.69	0.55	51.06	77.48	65.26	93.56	84.15	-0.01	-0.01	-0.00	0.73
DUOL	DUOLINGO INC	$108.67	639,000	-20.52%	109.06	108.45	102.60	114.95	187.76	53.04	37.91	36.73	22.69	14.27	1.15	1.57	-0.41	1.54
WLTH	WEALTHFRONT CORP	$11.94	681,000	-14.02%	11.74	11.48	10.47	9.83	N/A	63.38	81.71	79.40	59.21	53.00	0.39	0.40	-0.01	1.80
MTC	MMTEC INC	$6.35	58,000	-45.79%	5.93	6.36	6.32	5.10	3.36	50.86	53.15	54.88	60.18	62.56	-0.08	-0.07	-0.00	0.71
WBTN	WEBTOON ENTERTAINMENT INC	$11.98	931,000	213.47%	11.97	12.50	11.32	11.49	13.59	49.10	33.87	36.48	21.46	24.16	0.06	0.20	-0.14	1.58
PHUN	PHUNWARE INC	$2.02	127,000	-26.59%	2.05	2.06	2.00	1.91	2.18	48.03	40.35	40.25	46.91	46.89	-0.00	0.01	-0.01	1.36
RDZN	ROADZEN INC	$1.87	430,000	58.67%	1.83	1.87	1.47	1.53	1.44	57.76	55.53	53.04	52.03	58.81	0.10	0.12	-0.01	0.90
GLOO	GLOO HOLDINGS INC	$5.38	133,000	24.30%	5.61	6.07	6.05	5.98	N/A	40.75	21.19	23.63	42.20	42.64	-0.28	-0.19	-0.09	0.85
MSTR	STRATEGY INC	$151.64	16,153,000	38.57%	165.20	173.90	155.41	150.00	208.87	39.86	5.54	3.63	0.04	0.11	-1.05	3.39	-4.44	2.66
LIF	LIFE360 INC	$41.53	617,000	37.72%	40.11	41.71	41.98	47.90	67.41	49.12	51.60	43.31	88.58	72.24	-0.78	-0.90	0.12	1.88
IMMR	IMMERSION CORP	$6.43	506,000	34.57%	6.23	6.33	6.09	6.23	6.56	56.45	60.04	49.90	60.68	48.67	0.05	0.05	0.00	1.09
XTIA	XTI AEROSPACE INC	$2.07	7,199,000	435.24%	1.80	1.83	2.01	1.98	1.78	59.10	68.00	62.30	97.56	93.07	-0.04	-0.08	0.04	1.31
NXXT	NEXTNRG INC	$0.72	7,102,000	1.36%	0.63	0.49	0.43	0.64	1.18	61.54	59.55	62.81	68.69	74.69	0.10	0.06	0.04	0.43
AIB	BLOCKCHAIN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$3.61	1,012,000	37.50%	2.27	1.72	1.61	N/A	N/A	84.92	91.74	90.97	97.56	98.37	0.43	0.18	0.25	2.28
MASK	3 E NETWORK TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$4.13	146,147,000	37,664.08%	1.96	2.01	1.89	3.78	8.47	71.27	20.66	12.81	36.09	19.28	0.09	-0.04	0.13	1.62
TROO	TROOPS INC	$3.98	554,000	220.23%	4.02	4.10	3.19	3.39	2.39	55.66	23.78	27.08	9.26	10.92	0.20	0.27	-0.08	0.84
DUOT	DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC	$14.64	951,000	-45.97%	10.94	9.82	8.51	8.85	8.68	80.05	91.43	94.64	92.90	96.15	1.36	0.72	0.64	0.90
BULL	WEBULL CORP	$6.33	10,204,000	-18.84%	6.70	6.91	6.20	6.46	8.97	41.80	16.68	13.38	9.74	5.40	-0.03	0.12	-0.15	0.68
DJCO	DAILY JOURNAL CORP	$519.01	43,300	78.93%	479.76	488.01	503.29	531.74	490.53	59.38	81.45	64.29	100.00	86.40	-5.70	-9.81	4.11	0.92
ANY	SPHERE 3D CORP	$1.92	131,000	35.05%	1.95	1.85	1.61	1.87	3.99	54.22	35.91	38.35	19.46	19.16	0.09	0.10	-0.02	2.23
WYFI	WHITEFIBER INC	$32.18	1,034,000	-9.54%	28.26	24.76	18.55	18.32	20.63	70.94	89.19	88.98	51.92	47.91	3.70	3.10	0.59	4.41
HIT	HEALTH IN TECH INC	$0.98	270,000	-49.81%	1.00	1.26	1.42	1.41	1.95	33.44	10.12	6.76	17.81	8.20	-0.16	-0.12	-0.04	1.19
QXO	QXO INC	$17.68	12,067,000	-25.16%	16.96	17.90	19.65	21.62	20.62	45.15	45.13	37.02	92.82	77.98	-0.91	-1.02	0.11	0.73
SSTI	SOUNDTHINKING INC	$7.23	122,000	31.18%	6.76	6.79	6.70	7.08	8.53	59.89	79.30	67.15	86.22	77.48	0.04	-0.01	0.04	0.98
BIYA	BAIYA INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$1.00	1,781,000	-51.90%	0.99	1.09	1.21	2.13	6.38	47.74	47.96	49.41	67.79	73.53	-0.05	-0.09	0.04	0.34
TONX	TON STRATEGY CO	$3.76	338,000	3.05%	3.66	3.31	2.80	2.63	4.67	60.09	81.19	86.13	39.87	49.97	0.34	0.30	0.04	1.29
BZAI	BLAIZE HOLDINGS INC	$1.59	4,381,000	-23.90%	1.48	1.71	1.75	1.62	2.47	47.15	57.32	45.78	90.29	71.23	-0.09	-0.08	-0.01	0.45
BTDR	BITDEER TECHNOLOGIES GROUP	$18.38	21,467,000	18.13%	14.60	13.77	11.71	11.31	13.43	73.92	94.35	90.76	80.69	61.83	1.19	0.87	0.32	1.42
BNZI	BANZAI INTERNATIONAL INC	$3.46	383,000	51.98%	4.45	5.13	10.79	17.86	31.05	34.93	8.24	8.38	38.89	45.11	-2.04	-2.23	0.18	0.33
AIXI	XIAO-I CORP	$13.62	117,000	-10.69%	12.94	13.66	13.45	9.39	15.67	49.64	62.78	70.83	65.17	78.66	-0.25	-0.35	0.10	2.06
SOUN	SOUNDHOUND AI INC	$8.56	27,755,000	58.97%	8.34	8.62	7.72	8.37	11.40	54.26	31.21	21.28	24.43	9.29	0.07	0.15	-0.08	1.89
JTAI	JETAI INC	$9.24	569,000	96.21%	7.32	7.14	9.78	27.94	259.84	57.71	90.85	78.20	100.00	100.00	-0.54	-1.14	0.60	0.43
AI	C3AI INC	$10.22	6,535,000	67.82%	9.26	9.26	8.91	10.03	13.19	65.55	85.69	76.59	81.56	68.78	0.17	0.07	0.10	2.15
SAGT	SAGTEC GLOBAL LTD	$1.08	118,000	117.31%	1.00	1.25	1.73	1.84	1.96	39.78	35.50	33.54	74.64	65.68	-0.21	-0.22	0.01	0.61
ORKT	ORANGEKLOUD TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.11	117,000	1.74%	1.04	1.03	1.03	1.02	1.40	61.99	75.12	72.31	93.30	72.28	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.70
GBTG	GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP INC	$9.51	1,961,000	86.76%	9.42	9.07	7.02	6.68	7.27	83.76	85.71	75.06	9.86	7.08	0.75	0.83	-0.09	0.62
NXPL	NEXTPLAT CORP	$7.20	15,200	-77.31%	6.28	6.47	5.79	5.80	6.53	62.93	77.50	62.51	91.66	69.90	0.23	0.17	0.06	0.78
NVNI	NVNI GROUP LTD	$1.15	79,400	259.28%	1.14	1.19	1.23	1.55	3.20	45.26	64.20	59.84	82.71	83.66	-0.04	-0.04	0.01	0.99
PLTS	PLATINUM ANALYTICS CAYMAN LTD	$17.50	0	N/A	17.50	17.50	17.50	17.50	N/A	95.02	0.00	0.00	66.67	61.11	0.00	0.00	-0.00	0.36
NTWK	NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.66	22,000	-63.93%	4.26	4.09	3.71	3.52	3.71	73.15	94.15	87.34	69.85	60.74	0.24	0.19	0.05	0.46
RCT	REDCLOUD HOLDINGS PLC	$0.71	2,197,000	-96.04%	0.63	0.65	0.69	0.90	1.28	54.62	27.45	26.93	72.65	58.37	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	1.89
DFNS	T3 DEFENSE INC	$0.41	17,004,000	134.93%	0.39	0.42	0.58	1.48	3.73	41.12	32.89	24.82	69.58	46.97	-0.07	-0.09	0.02	-0.36
LGCL	LUCAS GC LTD	$1.84	5,200	92.59%	1.81	1.80	1.77	1.84	4.42	51.50	48.65	49.25	54.48	54.94	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.74
IPM	INTELLIGENT PROTECTION MANAGEMENT CORP	$1.95	28,000	0.00%	1.92	1.89	1.77	1.76	1.85	57.97	52.49	62.62	30.86	46.76	0.05	0.05	0.00	0.50
RTB	RTB DIGITAL INC	$4.71	123,000	223.68%	4.84	5.89	5.74	5.73	8.27	42.49	11.66	5.46	11.33	3.78	-0.53	-0.26	-0.27	1.40
SMSI	SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE INC	$0.80	159,000	-5.36%	0.80	0.84	0.79	0.68	0.68	48.44	30.16	26.27	20.98	16.17	0.00	0.01	-0.01	1.28
NATL	NCR ATLEOS CORP	$45.27	508,000	78.25%	44.91	44.64	44.31	42.68	40.37	56.40	64.42	59.06	94.84	83.38	0.20	0.16	0.04	1.15
RSSS	RESEARCH SOLUTIONS INC	$2.20	81,000	30.65%	2.28	2.43	2.42	2.51	2.84	40.94	35.19	36.10	28.83	29.13	-0.07	-0.04	-0.03	0.32
SWVL	SWVL HOLDINGS CORP	$1.57	41,300	86.04%	1.58	1.70	1.60	1.72	2.39	45.06	24.64	16.50	30.00	15.10	-0.04	-0.01	-0.03	1.10
MRT	MARTI TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.97	41,000	70.83%	1.97	2.01	2.05	2.08	2.23	45.00	24.44	17.03	26.09	8.70	-0.05	-0.03	-0.01	0.47
PERF	PERFECT CORP	$1.69	133,000	1.53%	1.68	1.69	1.68	1.61	1.75	52.06	52.63	58.98	32.98	46.06	0.01	0.01	-0.00	0.48
TCGL	TECHCREATE GROUP LTD	$172.84	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.94
TGL	TREASURE GLOBAL INC	$4.30	12,200	-5.43%	4.03	4.21	4.07	4.60	10.93	54.31	42.59	31.45	53.89	36.49	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	0.90
SPPL	SIMPPLE LTD	$2.65	128,000	111.57%	2.75	2.71	2.34	2.65	3.68	53.35	15.49	18.52	6.13	2.04	0.08	0.12	-0.04	-0.18
MNDO	MIND CTI LTD	$0.97	27,500	60.82%	0.92	0.96	1.05	1.13	1.14	47.06	58.75	48.46	99.41	96.08	-0.03	-0.04	0.01	0.25
MFI	MF INTERNATIONAL LTD	$9.73	20,800	201.45%	9.86	10.13	10.87	12.64	20.81	44.66	33.85	26.09	20.52	17.95	-0.45	-0.41	-0.04	1.57
SURG	SURGEPAYS INC	$0.57	152,000	-1.30%	0.53	0.55	0.65	0.90	1.65	48.52	54.96	39.46	69.94	40.80	-0.03	-0.04	0.01	0.74
TWAV	TAOWEAVE INC	$1.38	41,000	-25.86%	1.51	1.63	1.63	1.51	2.06	39.57	36.89	41.10	13.84	19.07	-0.06	-0.02	-0.03	1.94
INLX	INTELLINETICS INC	$6.48	700	180.00%	6.66	6.93	7.14	7.51	8.75	39.89	13.23	13.39	17.48	9.17	-0.19	-0.14	-0.05	0.14
KNRX	KNOREX LTD	$0.63	31,000	-79.47%	0.74	0.87	1.19	1.22	N/A	24.67	5.40	7.50	5.87	17.85	-0.15	-0.14	-0.01	0.26
WETO	WETOUR ROBOTICS LTD	$1.04	175,000	57.66%	0.80	0.65	0.58	0.58	1.05	78.55	90.58	93.17	86.90	91.22	0.13	0.07	0.06	0.59
NTCL	NETCLASS TECHNOLOGY INC	$0.81	57,414,000	-15.50%	0.40	0.40	0.42	0.39	0.83	76.25	49.83	33.38	67.51	34.17	0.02	-0.01	0.03	-0.79

App Stocks FAQ

What are the best app stocks to buy right now in May 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 229 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: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 7 points higher than the app industry average of 31.

EGHT passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. 8x8 has seen its stock return 29.81% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 67 percentage points.

8x8 has an average 1 year price target of $3.00, an upside of 43.54% from 8x8's current stock price of $2.09.

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.

2. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)

Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) is the #2 top app stock out of 229 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: C.

Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -2 points lower than the app industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates RNG as a "A".

RNG passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ringcentral has seen its stock return 60.75% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 98 percentage points.

Ringcentral has an average 1 year price target of $41.57, a downside of -0.69% from Ringcentral's current stock price of $41.86.

Ringcentral stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Ringcentral, 14.29% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 71.43% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD)

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) is the #3 top app stock out of 229 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: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the app industry average of 31.

DBD passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Diebold Nixdorf has seen its stock return 67.44% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 105 percentage points.

Diebold Nixdorf has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 23.4% from Diebold Nixdorf's current stock price of $81.04.

Diebold Nixdorf stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Diebold Nixdorf, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% 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 19 app stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 app stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW)

Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW) has an annual dividend yield of 9.83%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.6%.

Marketwise's dividend payout ratio of 90.1% 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 8.03%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.6%. 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 106.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)

Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.67%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.6%. Open Text's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Open Text's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Open Text's dividend payout ratio of 52.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are app stocks up?

App stocks were up 2.64% in the last day, and up 5.09% over the last week. 3 E Network Technology Group was the among the top gainers in the software - application industry, gaining 199.28% yesterday.

Shares of IT service-related companies are trading higher amid possible sympathy with Snowflake following its Q1 financial results and agentic AI agreement with AWS. Also, strength may be a result of optimism surrounding continued U.S.-Iran negotiations.

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. Zoominfo Technologies (NASDAQ:GTM)

Zoominfo Technologies (NASDAQ:GTM) 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.

Zoominfo Technologies 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.

Zoominfo Technologies's stock has dropped -66.28% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -29 percentage points.

2. Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS)

Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS) 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.

Progress Software 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.

Progress Software's stock has dropped -50.23% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -13 percentage points.

3. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)

Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) 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.

Open Text 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.

Open Text's stock has dropped -17.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 20 percentage points.

Are app stocks a good buy now?

54.36% of app stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect app stocks to rise by 38.1% over the next year.

7.02% of app stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.64% of app stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.14% are rated C (Hold), 9.36% are rated D (Sell), and 5.85% 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 46.23x.

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1. 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT)

2. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)

3. Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD)

1. Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW)

2. Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD)

3. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)

1. Zoominfo Technologies (NASDAQ:GTM)

2. Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS)

3. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)

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Sectors & IndustriesTechnologySoftware - ApplicationBest App Stocks to Buy Now (2026)Top app stocks in 2026 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.

App Stocks FAQ

1. 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT)

2. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)

3. Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD)

1. Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW)

2. Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD)

3. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)

1. Zoominfo Technologies (NASDAQ:GTM)

2. Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS)

3. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)

Company

Stock Tools

Stock Ideas

Sectors & Industries TechnologySoftware - Application
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 +32.52% per year, and are the best app stocks to buy now. Learn More.