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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 45th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
NTWK	NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES INC	$55.98M	8.20%	4.80%	12.34%	26.80%	0.53	2.35	49.30%	4.40%	7.98%
NXPL	NEXTPLAT CORP	$21.55M	-42.30%	-28.80%	-41.20%	-97.10%	0.32	4.33	20.40%	-17.60%	-17.40%
OLB	OLB GROUP INC	$10.27M	-221.10%	-76.80%	-138.95%	265.30%	0.94	0.15	16.30%	-98.50%	-86.40%
MRT	MARTI TECHNOLOGIES INC	$129.08M	N/A	-337.70%	-966.29%	-75.90%	-1.24	0.98	22.60%	-290.10%	-238.22%
ORKT	ORANGEKLOUD TECHNOLOGY INC	$12.09M	-110.50%	-85.40%	-61.16%	-325.60%	0.18	5.98	26.10%	-213.90%	-208.85%
MLNK	MERIDIANLINK INC	$1.48B	-5.40%	-2.30%	1.86%	3.50%	1.39	2.01	66.40%	-6.90%	4.95%
RYDE	RYDE GROUP LTD	$9.96M	N/A	-261.20%	-469.76%	553.40%	1.31	1.60	48.60%	-208.40%	-207.80%
MNDO	MIND CTI LTD	$22.63M	14.00%	10.30%	13.80%	25.30%	0.36	3.25	48.60%	15.60%	16.78%
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$196.35M	-41.80%	-30.20%	-23.37%	-71.10%	0.31	9.59	22.20%	-44.70%	-49.03%
MGRT	MEGA FORTUNE CO LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	32.43%	N/A	1.52	1.71	53.90%	12.10%	17.90%
MASK	3 E NETWORK TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$6.40M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.42	2.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMSI	SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE INC	$14.04M	-57.90%	-48.00%	-60.83%	-402.20%	0.19	1.23	72.20%	-118.00%	-118.32%
SPNS	SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORP N V	$2.40B	14.30%	9.70%	14.44%	68.30%	0.48	1.37	44.30%	12.50%	14.86%
SPPL	SIMPPLE LTD	$20.61M	-131.30%	-51.10%	-173.48%	-278.30%	1.71	0.88	59.90%	-104.20%	-113.07%
SWVL	SWVL HOLDINGS CORP	$31.39M	-183.70%	-26.10%	-63.32%	-153.10%	4.77	1.03	21.10%	-21.80%	-21.36%
RSSS	RESEARCH SOLUTIONS INC	$122.45M	10.30%	2.90%	6.54%	-9.90%	2.31	0.78	49.30%	2.60%	2.75%
IDAI	T STAMP INC	$8.34M	-297.70%	-141.70%	-266.00%	-346.90%	1.25	0.88	53.40%	-436.10%	-415.83%
TROO	TROOPS INC	$145.14M	-20.80%	-17.90%	-18.27%	-23.00%	0.16	3.31	19.30%	-133.20%	-132.89%
FRGT	FREIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.52M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.94	0.98	N/A	N/A	N/A
VBIX	VIEWBIX INC	$37.17M	-288.80%	-77.30%	-123.12%	909.80%	3.27	0.33	100.00%	-131.30%	-62.68%
ULY	URGENTLY INC	$4.51M	N/A	-60.70%	-150.62%	-41.90%	-1.97	0.92	23.50%	-23.20%	-12.44%
EPWK	EPWK HOLDINGS LTD	$8.76M	N/A	-33.70%	28.86%	-101.90%	-1.62	0.17	13.40%	-8.50%	-7.75%
VS	VERSUS SYSTEMS INC	$10.39M	-12.40%	-46.90%	-34.30%	-144.80%	0.00	112.39	99.20%	-60.90%	-59.82%
WETO	WEBUS INTERNATIONAL LTD	$43.34M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.46	0.84	N/A	N/A	N/A
HKIT	HITEK GLOBAL INC	$53.03M	-2.80%	-2.30%	-1.39%	-1.80%	0.18	13.08	34.60%	-30.90%	-18.69%
INLX	INTELLINETICS INC	$51.73M	-16.20%	-9.60%	-12.05%	-37.10%	0.48	0.98	65.50%	-10.20%	-8.78%
MYSE	MYSEUM INC	$9.51M	-57.50%	-73.60%	-70.65%	-113.10%	0.09	8.98	100.00%	-1,526,402.90%	-1,526,402.86%
WFCF	WHERE FOOD COMES FROM INC	$68.48M	21.00%	12.80%	23.78%	40.20%	0.67	1.57	40.00%	8.00%	11.22%
DAY	DAYFORCE INC	$11.00B	1.90%	0.60%	3.19%	6.30%	2.15	1.04	54.90%	2.60%	5.82%
SOPA	SOCIETY PASS INCORPORATED	$6.33M	-5,350.20%	-30.10%	-244.08%	59.60%	11.00	0.85	37.00%	-90.50%	-87.49%
CREX	CREATIVE REALITIES INC	$24.09M	-4.40%	-1.90%	0.68%	2.50%	1.16	1.01	43.40%	-2.60%	0.72%
AMST	AMESITE INC	$13.95M	-158.90%	-124.00%	-107.66%	13,041.90%	0.06	14.88	100.00%	-4,693.30%	-4,693.33%
XTKG	X3 HOLDINGS CO LTD	$22.86M	-85.30%	-58.10%	-147.02%	-107.30%	0.79	0.74	39.80%	-656.60%	-657.63%
ACCS	ACCESS NEWSWIRE INC	$41.51M	-18.80%	-11.20%	-27.98%	-107.20%	0.48	0.80	77.10%	-29.50%	-47.89%
YXT	YXTCOM GROUP HOLDING LTD	$59.04M	N/A	N/A	-76.16%	N/A	2.89	0.76	63.70%	125.20%	-55.73%
ZENV	ZENVIA INC	$69.59M	-15.20%	-6.90%	-0.97%	3.90%	1.25	0.38	22.30%	-11.00%	-0.84%
XHLD	TEN HOLDINGS INC	$12.56M	-493.50%	-113.70%	-163.23%	-286.40%	1.07	0.64	81.70%	-304.30%	-295.42%
CCRD	CORECARD CORP	$209.77M	15.00%	12.30%	17.15%	29.00%	0.26	4.29	44.10%	12.40%	15.95%
CJMB	CALLAN JMB INC	$21.87M	-93.70%	-65.60%	-61.21%	-129.20%	0.54	4.26	36.30%	-80.30%	-79.37%
PRO	PROS HOLDINGS INC	$1.10B	N/A	-1.70%	-2.17%	-2.10%	-6.22	1.43	67.10%	-2.10%	-1.65%
BIYA	BAIYA INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$7.31M	-1.70%	-0.10%	8.63%	15.50%	8.80	1.02	11.00%	-0.10%	0.40%
HTCR	HEARTCORE ENTERPRISES INC	$18.88M	-3.10%	-1.20%	0.26%	0.20%	2.06	1.26	61.80%	-0.60%	0.06%
MYSZ	MY SIZE INC	$3.88M	-56.80%	-39.50%	-47.29%	-198.80%	0.33	3.89	39.60%	-52.00%	-53.72%
AWRE	AWARE INC	$51.37M	-19.00%	-13.90%	-17.85%	-24.50%	0.36	4.59	92.80%	-35.50%	-35.17%
VMEO	VIMEO INC	$1.28B	3.30%	2.10%	4.67%	-12.50%	0.59	1.59	77.90%	3.20%	4.50%
IFBD	INFOBIRD CO LTD	$8.43M	-4.50%	-4.30%	-2.62%	-6.20%	0.06	2.55	38.50%	-59.30%	-37.13%

App Stocks FAQ

What are the best app stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)

Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) is the #1 top app stock out of 246 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: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -10 points lower than the app industry average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates RNG as a "A".

RNG passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ringcentral has seen its stock lose -10.4% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 5 percentage points.

Ringcentral has an average 1 year price target of $29.33, an upside of 3.5% from Ringcentral's current stock price of $28.34.

Ringcentral stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Ringcentral, 11.11% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 11.11% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT)

8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the #2 top app stock out of 246 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: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -10 points lower than the app industry average of 26. 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 return 3.92% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 19 percentage points.

8x8 has an average 1 year price target of $2.18, an upside of 2.83% from 8x8's current stock price of $2.12.

8x8 stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering 8x8, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 20% have issued a Sell rating, and 40% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Calix (NYSE:CALX)

Calix (NYSE:CALX) is the #3 top app stock out of 246 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 Calix (NYSE:CALX) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Calix (NYSE:CALX) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -1 points lower than the app industry average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CALX as a "A".

CALX passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Calix has seen its stock return 58.21% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 73 percentage points.

Calix has an average 1 year price target of $64.00, an upside of 4.29% from Calix's current stock price of $61.37.

Calix stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Calix, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% 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 20 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 20%, which is 17 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.81%. 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 146.7% 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 10.28%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.81%.

Marketwise's dividend payout ratio of 46.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD)

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) has an annual dividend yield of 4.95%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.81%. 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 83.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are app stocks down?

App stocks were down -1.75% in the last day, and down -1.68% over the last week. Docusign was the among the top losers in the software - application industry, dropping -12.24% yesterday.

DocuSign shares are trading lower after OpenAI recently launched its DocuGPT product, which could cause competitive pressures.

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. Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS)

Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS) 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.

Wm Technology has a valuation score of 71, which is 54 points higher than the app industry average of 17. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wm Technology's stock has gained 33.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 49 percentage points.

2. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)

Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) 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.

Ringcentral has a valuation score of 0, which is -17 points higher than the app industry average of 17. It passed 0 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 -10.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 5 percentage points.

3. Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK)

Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) 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.

Mitek Systems has a valuation score of 57, which is 40 points higher than the app industry average of 17. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mitek Systems's stock has gained 12.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 28 percentage points.

Are app stocks a good buy now?

43.04% of app stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect app stocks to rise by 26.61% over the next year.

4.62% of app stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.59% of app stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.44% are rated C (Hold), 11.79% are rated D (Sell), and 2.56% 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 35.46x.

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Sectors & Industries TechnologySoftware - Application
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.

App Stocks FAQ

1. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)

2. 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT)

3. Calix (NYSE:CALX)

1. Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO)

2. Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW)

3. Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD)

1. Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS)

2. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)

3. Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK)

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Sectors & IndustriesTechnologySoftware - ApplicationBest 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.

App Stocks FAQ

1. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)

2. 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT)

3. Calix (NYSE:CALX)

1. Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO)

2. Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW)

3. Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD)

1. Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS)

2. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)

3. Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK)

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Sectors & Industries TechnologySoftware - Application
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.