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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 39th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
JAMF	JAMF HOLDING CORP	$13.03	0.00%	0.23%	0.31%	24.10%	43.19%	-7.78%	-31.57%	-61.22%	N/A	$16.12	$7.09	19.17%	83.91%	1.39	816,000	31.83%
YMT	YIMUTIAN INC	$1.97	7.07%	23.13%	42.75%	12.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.05	$1.00	67.44%	97.00%	0.62	100,000	20.48%
WCT	WELLCHANGE HOLDINGS CO LTD	$0.19	3.26%	15.15%	-16.30%	-50.00%	-8.65%	-85.82%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.75	$0.12	94.93%	62.39%	-1.08	91,500	17.31%
ELWS	EARLYWORKS CO LTD	$6.00	-5.51%	-7.98%	7.53%	88.09%	104.08%	101.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.50	$1.64	42.86%	265.85%	1.57	10,900	-79.32%
HTCR	HEARTCORE ENTERPRISES INC	$0.32	0.32%	0.00%	-27.42%	-63.54%	-32.98%	-83.24%	-62.05%	N/A	N/A	$1.97	$0.22	83.98%	41.89%	0.97	96,000	-51.27%
IFBD	INFOBIRD CO LTD	$1.05	3.14%	2.94%	8.81%	-1.69%	1.94%	-53.64%	-99.84%	N/A	N/A	$2.59	$0.88	59.51%	19.05%	0.84	5,000	1,150.00%
MYSZ	MY SIZE INC	$0.79	-1.12%	-2.34%	-19.92%	-37.14%	-39.08%	-69.06%	-96.51%	-99.69%	N/A	$3.15	$0.73	74.84%	8.49%	1.11	13,400	-63.78%
FRGE	FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC	$44.79	0.31%	0.76%	0.95%	170.80%	152.48%	294.21%	66.82%	-71.80%	N/A	$44.88	$6.60	0.20%	578.64%	1.00	146,000	-22.34%
RYDE	RYDE GROUP LTD	$0.31	2.33%	18.99%	-33.55%	-37.98%	-33.26%	-37.35%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.86	$0.16	64.30%	91.88%	0.55	91,000	-56.87%
PLTS	PLATINUM ANALYTICS CAYMAN LTD	$17.50	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.50	$4.60	10.26%	280.43%	1.04	0	N/A
EB	EVENTBRITE INC	$4.46	0.00%	0.45%	0.68%	85.83%	69.58%	29.28%	-24.02%	-76.65%	N/A	$4.48	$1.81	0.45%	147.09%	1.45	1,689,000	-46.58%
FTFT	FUTURE FINTECH GROUP INC	$0.75	-8.54%	0.00%	-35.90%	-68.09%	-48.28%	-76.25%	-96.42%	-99.80%	-99.68%	$5.00	$0.73	84.99%	2.74%	1.19	104,000	379.26%
SPPL	SIMPPLE LTD	$3.37	-1.78%	-14.71%	-31.24%	-42.51%	20.32%	-58.71%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.68	$2.18	65.20%	54.54%	-0.07	2,400	-33.33%
ORKT	ORANGEKLOUD TECHNOLOGY INC	$0.80	2.04%	10.82%	-65.71%	-63.68%	-71.44%	-93.95%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$17.08	$0.62	95.32%	29.50%	0.81	61,500	237.91%
ONTF	ON24 INC	$7.96	0.00%	0.00%	31.35%	43.42%	45.52%	21.34%	-6.24%	N/A	N/A	$8.10	$4.35	1.73%	82.90%	1.10	671,000	43.68%
SURG	SURGEPAYS INC	$1.67	-1.76%	-2.34%	-2.91%	-40.99%	-51.31%	-4.57%	-73.37%	-70.44%	N/A	$3.47	$1.05	51.87%	59.20%	0.90	79,000	31.67%
CXAI	CXAPP INC	$0.34	-3.65%	0.29%	-16.95%	-63.04%	-65.70%	-82.46%	-96.61%	-96.71%	N/A	$2.03	$0.30	83.10%	14.33%	0.70	643,000	-17.25%
SEMR	SEMRUSH HOLDINGS INC	$11.89	0.00%	0.00%	0.42%	61.77%	32.41%	1.02%	50.51%	N/A	N/A	$18.74	$6.56	36.55%	81.31%	1.64	934,000	-82.39%
RSSS	RESEARCH SOLUTIONS INC	$2.86	2.14%	-2.39%	-2.39%	-19.21%	-4.98%	-27.59%	39.17%	18.18%	420.00%	$4.12	$2.32	30.58%	23.28%	0.31	22,500	-54.64%
ULY	URGENTLY INC	$3.15	-0.63%	17.98%	11.31%	-8.70%	-62.37%	-50.55%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$17.99	$1.74	82.49%	81.03%	0.66	136,000	-67.46%
OLB	OLB GROUP INC	$0.61	-3.04%	-7.07%	-45.00%	-56.47%	-62.65%	-67.58%	-93.45%	-98.91%	N/A	$2.50	$0.52	75.80%	16.35%	1.30	79,000	259.09%
TROO	TROOPS INC	$4.48	2.99%	26.20%	190.91%	239.39%	568.66%	151.69%	125.13%	125.13%	77.78%	$4.89	$0.49	8.35%	818.03%	0.81	762,000	0.40%
INLX	INTELLINETICS INC	$8.27	3.50%	3.76%	-4.94%	-24.82%	-33.73%	-39.19%	N/A	74.47%	-81.62%	$15.72	$7.50	47.38%	10.27%	0.14	6,300	-72.12%
CREX	CREATIVE REALITIES INC	$3.25	4.17%	16.49%	12.07%	28.97%	-2.11%	16.49%	90.06%	-26.30%	-79.94%	$4.00	$1.28	18.75%	153.91%	1.15	110,000	-65.41%
WALD	WALDENCAST PLC	$1.47	-2.00%	-14.04%	-32.88%	-30.99%	-44.94%	-53.33%	-83.79%	N/A	N/A	$4.10	$1.45	64.15%	1.38%	0.50	92,000	101.75%
SWVL	SWVL HOLDINGS CORP	$2.15	-0.46%	14.97%	-14.00%	-32.81%	-47.82%	-52.43%	-67.25%	N/A	N/A	$5.72	$1.81	62.41%	18.78%	1.06	2,100	-79.81%
NXPL	NEXTPLAT CORP	$0.61	-1.45%	5.34%	-10.15%	-31.43%	-17.43%	-50.33%	-60.71%	-76.50%	-99.97%	$1.35	$0.43	54.74%	42.09%	0.85	85,000	10.39%
BIYA	BAIYA INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$4.50	4.07%	1.95%	-30.78%	-70.03%	-75.28%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$200.00	$3.65	97.75%	23.08%	0.75	96,000	1,146.75%
WETO	WEBUS INTERNATIONAL LTD	$0.85	0.24%	-0.24%	-9.14%	-59.18%	-46.86%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.30	$0.80	80.35%	5.89%	0.30	29,400	366.67%
HKIT	HITEK GLOBAL INC	$2.08	16.85%	-7.96%	54.07%	10.05%	45.25%	56.39%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.18	$1.15	50.24%	80.87%	0.80	100,000	-44.44%
NTWK	NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.15	1.61%	8.62%	7.88%	-32.26%	-11.02%	16.67%	15.81%	-23.54%	-55.26%	$5.75	$2.14	45.22%	47.20%	0.47	23,400	-38.42%
WFCF	WHERE FOOD COMES FROM INC	$11.31	-1.48%	-0.79%	-13.73%	-15.28%	0.00%	-9.81%	-13.60%	-16.22%	31.51%	$13.70	$9.26	17.45%	22.14%	0.29	50	-97.22%
NTCL	NETCLASS TECHNOLOGY INC	$0.50	-8.20%	-4.91%	-53.20%	-63.21%	-66.62%	-92.47%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$51.80	$0.34	99.03%	48.24%	-0.60	148,000	-45.99%
AIXI	XIAO-I CORP	$0.41	-5.81%	-5.81%	-37.60%	-63.90%	-83.47%	-92.31%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.08	$0.38	93.34%	6.58%	2.05	131,000	-27.62%
AMST	AMESITE INC	$1.96	-2.49%	-2.00%	-19.67%	-44.32%	-44.79%	-27.41%	-19.47%	-96.44%	N/A	$4.78	$1.79	59.00%	9.50%	0.87	16,600	1.84%
YAAS	YOUXIN TECHNOLOGY LTD	$1.71	4.27%	4.91%	-21.20%	-43.19%	-94.79%	-99.40%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$560.00	$1.30	99.69%	31.54%	0.92	117,000	476.35%
ATHR	AETHER HOLDINGS INC	$6.18	0.98%	0.00%	6.55%	16.12%	-51.26%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.69	$4.51	68.61%	37.03%	-0.16	4,300	-71.14%

App Stocks FAQ

What are the best app stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD)

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) is the #1 top app stock out of 237 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: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 15 points higher than the app industry average of 25.

DBD passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Diebold Nixdorf has seen its stock return 61.64% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 82 percentage points.

Diebold Nixdorf has an average 1 year price target of $76.67, an upside of 12.75% from Diebold Nixdorf's current stock price of $68.00.

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. Commercecom (NASDAQ:CMRC)

Commercecom (NASDAQ:CMRC) is the #2 top app stock out of 237 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 Commercecom (NASDAQ:CMRC) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Commercecom (NASDAQ:CMRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -5 points lower than the app industry average of 25. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CMRC as a "A".

CMRC passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Commercecom has seen its stock lose -33.12% over the past year, underperforming other app stocks by -13 percentage points.

Commercecom has an average 1 year price target of $8.67, an upside of 109.35% from Commercecom's current stock price of $4.14.

Commercecom stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Commercecom, 33.33% 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 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)

Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) is the #3 top app stock out of 237 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 31, which is 6 points higher than the app industry average of 25.

RNG passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ringcentral has seen its stock lose -13.67% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 7 percentage points.

Ringcentral has an average 1 year price target of $31.83, an upside of 9.84% from Ringcentral's current stock price of $28.98.

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.

What are the app stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 18 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 17.89%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 3.46%. 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.

2. Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW)

Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW) has an annual dividend yield of 12.9%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 3.46%.

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

3. Alight (NYSE:ALIT)

Alight (NYSE:ALIT) has an annual dividend yield of 9.41%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 3.46%.

Alight's dividend payout ratio of -3.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are app stocks down?

App stocks were down -0.92% in the last day, and up 1.75% over the last week. Via Transportation was the among the top losers in the software - application industry, dropping -7.18% yesterday.

Via Transportation shares are trading lower after Wells Fargo maintained an Overweight rating on the stock and lowered its price target from $60 to $40.

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 43, which is 33 points higher than the app industry average of 10. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Open Text's stock has gained 16.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 37 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 43, which is 33 points higher than the app industry average of 10. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wm Technology's stock has dropped -37.35% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -17 percentage points.

3. Nice (NASDAQ:NICE)

Nice (NASDAQ:NICE) 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.

Nice has a valuation score of 43, which is 33 points higher than the app industry average of 10. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nice's stock has dropped -29.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -9 percentage points.

Are app stocks a good buy now?

49.04% of app stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect app stocks to rise by 35% over the next year.

4.57% of app stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 29.71% of app stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.43% are rated C (Hold), 8.57% are rated D (Sell), and 5.71% 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 4.38x.

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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.

App Stocks FAQ

1. Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD)

2. Commercecom (NASDAQ:CMRC)

3. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)

1. Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO)

2. Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW)

3. Alight (NYSE:ALIT)

1. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)

2. Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS)

3. Nice (NASDAQ:NICE)

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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. Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD)

2. Commercecom (NASDAQ:CMRC)

3. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)

1. Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO)

2. Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW)

3. Alight (NYSE:ALIT)

1. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)

2. Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS)

3. Nice (NASDAQ:NICE)

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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.