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Best App Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top app stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best app stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the software - application industry.

Industry: Software - Application
Ticker
Company
Price
Valuation Score
Graham Fair Value
Graham Fair Value %
P/E
Forward P/E
P/S
P/B
PEG
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow Yield
Book Value
BVPS
EV
EV/EBITDA
YMM
FULL TRUCK ALLIANCE CO LTD
$8.52$29.42-71.04%30.76xN/A7.71x1.82x0.11x$300.24M3.33%$4.92B4.67$8.04B24.14
RDVT
RED VIOLET INC
$17.01$89.59-81.01%17.54xN/A3.95x2.76x0.07x$5.93M2.49%$86.11M6.16$208.06M19.17
AGYS
AGILYSYS INC
$82.70$591.33-86.01%24.83xN/A9.36x9.82x0.05x$23.88M1.12%$230.27M8.92$2.17B86.29
DV
DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS INC
$29.72$7.05321.65%69.12x63.23x8.71x4.74x2.22x$102.73M2.06%$1.07B6.40$4.87B33.66
YALA
YALLA GROUP LTD
$4.76$10.75-55.72%6.43xN/A2.38x1.33x0.25x$137.69M18.17%$567.68M3.56$444.46M3.60
ZI
ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$16.36$10.3957.43%60.59x19.48x5.01x2.93x0.64x$408.40M6.58%$2.12B5.58$7.10B13.79
SSNC
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$61.22$61.38-0.26%23.64x12.86x2.71x2.35x0.45x$890.00M5.89%$6.43B26.05$21.56B10.51
SPNS
SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORP N V
$30.66$14.65109.28%27.13x21.44x3.32x3.82x1.27x$70.38M4.12%$447.27M8.03$1.67B16.71
KARO
KAROOOOO LTD
$28.53$24.8914.64%25.20x15.18x4.21x6.22x0.53x$41.57M4.71%$141.89M4.58$855.35MN/A
ADSK
AUTODESK INC
$210.71$73.01188.59%49.12x33.88x8.43x30.41x1.49x$1.76B3.91%$1.48B6.93$46.20B37.59
AMSWA
AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC
$10.05$3.12221.93%27.92xN/A3.03x2.55x3.07x$18.75M5.60%$131.09M3.94$278.01M14.85
ZM
ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS INC
$61.61N/AN/A29.06x36.03x4.09x2.36xN/A$1.47B7.94%$8.02B26.67$17.44B18.21
TTD
TRADE DESK INC
$85.41$7.591,025.53%230.84x133.45x21.47x19.30x5.38x$543.30M1.30%$2.16B4.42$41.10B124.98
APPF
APPFOLIO INC
$230.11$28.28713.54%107.53xN/A12.36x24.57x4.87x$87.21M1.05%$339.20M9.40$8.31B86.10
APP
APPLOVIN CORP
$69.74$13.60412.75%69.05x37.70x7.48x18.98x3.03x$1.06B4.31%$1.26B3.57$26.53B23.16
DDOG
DATADOG INC
$126.42$5.292,291.18%842.80x4,214.00x19.25x20.72x9.91x$597.55M1.46%$2.03B6.25$42.53B309.55
NOW
SERVICENOW INC
$685.61$102.89566.34%80.85x164.41x15.60x18.43x4.26x$2.70B1.93%$7.63B37.37$140.94B89.77
DT
DYNATRACE INC
$45.58$18.67144.08%68.03xN/A9.85x7.05x1.06x$339.63M2.53%$1.91B6.49$12.78B72.93
UBER
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$67.79$18.82260.25%72.89x144.23x3.70x12.51x1.73x$3.36B2.44%$11.25B5.53$144.96B40.77
SHOP
SHOPIFY INC
$70.40$4.411,496.59%704.00x-541.54x12.78x9.99x6.38x$905.00M1.00%$9.07B7.07$90.31B354.16
SRAD
SPORTRADAR GROUP AG
$9.26$4.41110.21%71.23x30.87x2.89x2.92x0.88x$265.23M9.60%$943.25M3.16$2.51B7.78
PUBM
PUBMATIC INC
$22.78$9.75133.57%134.00x22.33x4.42x3.85x0.90x$52.83M4.48%$296.20M5.72$1.08B17.63
WDAY
WORKDAY INC
$244.96N/AN/A46.39x220.68x8.82x8.00xN/A$1.91B2.98%$8.08B30.93$65.95B89.85
IMMR
IMMERSION CORP
$7.18N/AN/A6.84xN/A6.82x1.24xN/A$20.60M8.90%$183.10M5.68$171.54M3.96
HKD
AMTD DIGITAL INC
$3.64$7.52-51.61%11.17xN/A25.10x1.36x0.22xN/AN/A$510.63M2.67$626.67MN/A
NICE
NICE LTD
$220.94$76.42189.13%41.53x31.43x5.91x4.16x1.64x$477.25M3.40%$3.34B52.54$14.16B23.50
MNDO
MIND CTI LTD
$1.90N/AN/A7.31xN/A1.77x1.56xN/A$4.04M10.53%$24.49M1.22$35.92M6.28
INTU
INTUIT INC
$615.20$91.35573.45%62.27x57.33x11.41x10.19x5.80x$4.68B2.71%$16.91B60.39$177.19B39.72
EGAN
EGAIN CORP
$6.24$2.84119.81%27.13xN/A2.03x2.92x1.39x$12.14M6.23%$66.79M2.14$109.92M10.94
TSRI
TSR INC
$7.65N/AN/A8.59xN/A0.19x0.94xN/A$2.18M13.25%$17.69M8.22$6.61M2.38
DSGX
DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP INC
$94.85$16.87462.26%69.74xN/A14.08x6.52x3.53x$202.12M2.51%$1.24B14.55$7.75B35.49
SURG
SURGEPAYS INC
$3.69N/AN/A2.54xN/A0.38x2.52xN/A$10.01M19.02%$28.25M1.98$62.01M3.09
DCBO
DOCEBO INC
$45.09$4.031,019.25%501.00x204.95x8.11x26.94x4.47x$15.33M1.04%$50.72M1.56$1.30B-1,728.82
LSPD
LIGHTSPEED COMMERCE INC
$13.21N/AN/A-9.79x-14.36x2.36x0.83xN/A-$126.16M-6.19%$2.44B15.80$1.30B-9.71
ANSS
ANSYS INC
$321.48$102.28214.31%64.30x40.49x12.57x5.19x1.50x$710.20M2.54%$5.41B62.13$27.86B38.66
PCTY
PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORP
$149.24N/AN/A49.75x56.75x6.50x8.52xN/A$265.04M3.16%$986.77M17.55$8.09B27.09
PAYC
PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC
$186.24$69.00169.92%31.51x26.05x6.35x8.23x1.78x$292.57M2.72%$1.30B22.58$10.42B17.72
PLUS
EPLUS INC
$75.92$47.3660.31%15.98xN/A0.93x2.33x1.25x$264.57M13.09%$877.75M32.98$1.90B9.50
CDNS
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
$274.55$43.17535.96%70.76x90.61x18.15x20.94x4.39x$1.21B1.63%$3.57B13.23$74.35B51.01
ALRM
ALARMCOM HOLDINGS INC
$66.90$21.16216.20%41.04xN/A3.78x4.85x1.92x$121.79M3.65%$688.55M13.82$3.17B21.89
VTEX
VTEX
$7.41N/AN/A-101.51x370.50x6.77x5.67xN/A$3.71M0.27%$240.29M1.31$1.34B35.44
ALKT
ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY INC
$24.40N/AN/A-36.42xN/A8.67x7.27xN/A-$23.79M-1.04%$324.94M3.45$2.34B-52.15
OTEX
OPEN TEXT CORP
$35.35$41.77-15.36%75.21x10.52x1.69x2.39x0.32x$711.78M7.41%$4.03B14.84$17.46B11.39
ROP
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$514.76$139.97267.77%39.66x30.03x8.88x3.16x2.62x$1.93B3.51%$17.44B163.65$61.21B31.24
MTLS
MATERIALISE NV
$5.36$1.30312.90%41.55x11.65x1.10x1.23x3.18x$11.49M3.64%$258.10M4.37$242.18M6.99
PRGS
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP
$50.11$12.67295.51%31.52xN/A3.07x4.69x4.45x$192.16M8.75%$461.74M10.54$2.74B21.52
YOU
CLEAR SECURE INC
$17.54$7.50133.85%56.58x30.24x2.59x11.32x1.06x$199.48M12.55%$233.33M2.58$2.58B92.34
NCNO
NCINO INC
$30.02N/AN/A-79.00x-76.97x7.10x3.27xN/A$53.81M1.59%$1.05B9.31$3.39B257.34
TRAK
REPOSITRAK INC
$15.58$2.24594.07%53.72xN/A14.28x6.20x8.35x$7.37M2.61%$45.74M2.52$261.04M34.35
CXM
SPRINKLR INC
$11.94N/AN/A62.84xN/A4.40x4.80xN/A$51.14M1.58%$679.70M2.52$3.13B37.13
MTC
MMTEC INC
$3.03N/AN/A6.45xN/A378.75x4.93xN/A-$5.14M-1.62%$122.36M1.16$634.81M12.66
AI
C3AI INC
$22.69N/AN/A-9.74x-18.75x9.22x3.08xN/A-$92.87M-3.40%$898.00M7.45$2.65B-10.35
IDN
INTELLICHECK INC
$3.25N/AN/A-32.50xN/A3.31x3.65xN/A-$740.00k-1.17%$17.28M0.90$59.08M-29.63
HKIT
HITEK GLOBAL INC
$1.56N/AN/A19.50xN/A4.53x0.79xN/A-$737.88k-3.59%$28.34M2.14$15.75M8.03
DUOL
DUOLINGO INC
$223.03N/AN/A571.87x-121.87x18.01x14.59xN/A$140.03M1.46%$655.50M15.29$8.83B355.15
MANH
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC
$207.77$28.54627.89%67.02xN/A13.31x53.39x6.31x$235.86M1.84%$239.61M3.89$12.64B54.75
CCRD
CORECARD CORP
$12.10N/AN/A30.25xN/A1.83x1.90xN/A$11.57M11.30%$52.70M6.23$74.58M6.94
MNDY
MONDAYCOM LTD
$189.95N/AN/A-4,748.75xN/A12.59x11.42xN/A$204.95M2.23%$813.51M16.82$8.24B-278.67
FROG
JFROG LTD
$39.48N/AN/A-66.92x-131.60x11.66x6.18xN/A$72.17M1.77%$679.12M6.57$4.13B-134.43
NXPL
NEXTPLAT CORP
$1.30N/AN/A-5.91xN/A0.60x0.76xN/A-$4.24M-18.69%$32.18M1.84$1.00M-0.88
FRGE
FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
$1.91N/AN/A-3.67xN/A4.74x1.30xN/A-$41.98M-12.67%$263.51M1.52$207.88M-2.43
WFCF
WHERE FOOD COMES FROM INC
$12.38$4.79158.67%31.74xN/A2.70x6.28x1.64x$2.67M3.94%$10.82M1.97$68.09M18.38
VMEO
VIMEO INC
$3.63N/AN/A27.92x-9.81x1.46x1.60xN/A$38.32M6.28%$382.23M2.28$308.63M8.77
SAP
SAP SE
$180.07N/AN/A40.45x44.13x6.14x4.54xN/A$6.56B3.12%$46.32B39.69$210.47B36.11
PET
WAG! GROUP CO
$2.22N/AN/A-6.34xN/A1.02x54.47xN/A-$6.83M-8.02%$1.65M0.04$99.95M-26.29
SYT
SYLA TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD
$3.27$2.1552.09%21.95xN/A0.54x1.57x0.86xN/AN/A$53.88M2.16$208.86MN/A
SEZL
SEZZLE INC
$49.65N/AN/A39.09xN/A1.75x12.66xN/A-$27.06M-9.72%$22.09M3.94$304.74M12.42
RUM
RUMBLE INC
$6.70N/AN/A-11.55xN/A16.67x10.28xN/A-$107.48M-7.97%$251.62M1.25$2.37B-20.78
LAW
CS DISCO INC
$7.62N/AN/A-10.89x-8.96x3.32x2.32xN/A-$30.39M-6.63%$200.34M3.33$314.90M-8.82
GRAB
GRAB HOLDINGS LTD
$3.49N/AN/A-31.73x-69.80x5.82x2.13xN/A$88.00M0.63%$6.45B1.64$11.38B-34.50
BRZE
BRAZE INC
$40.44N/AN/A-30.64xN/A8.41x9.18xN/A-$6.49M-0.16%$444.23M4.53$4.10B-34.07
SMRT
SMARTRENT INC
$2.34N/AN/A-13.76x18.00x1.98x1.39xN/A$2.21M0.47%$342.45M1.71$261.34M-7.13
MTTR
MATTERPORT INC
$4.51N/AN/A-6.83x-7.39x8.59x2.65xN/A-$68.62M-5.06%$529.28M1.76$1.32B-7.35
RSKD
RISKIFIED LTD
$5.17N/AN/A-15.67xN/A3.07x1.88xN/A$5.92M0.66%$491.72M2.78$513.59M-7.75
ENFN
ENFUSION INC
$9.51N/AN/A135.86x-190.20x4.81x22.69xN/A$15.96M1.90%$53.67M0.61$1.20B51.00
DJCO
DAILY JOURNAL CORP
$353.60$99.29256.14%29.99xN/A6.82x2.29x3.58x$11.47M2.36%$213.08M154.74$541.60M21.85
SEMR
SEMRUSH HOLDINGS INC
$12.40N/AN/A1,240.00x-413.33x5.75x8.18xN/A$335.00k0.02%$219.15M1.54$1.75B113.71
PEGA
PEGASYSTEMS INC
$60.61N/AN/A65.17xN/A3.55x13.21xN/A$323.93M6.34%$390.19M4.63$5.43B44.92
CRM
SALESFORCE INC
$268.69N/AN/A63.22x66.02x7.51x4.37xN/A$9.50B3.63%$59.65B61.24$264.75B29.72
FRSH
FRESHWORKS INC
$18.25N/AN/A-44.51x-31.47x8.72x5.06xN/A$107.54M1.98%$1.08B3.62$5.01B-59.19
TEAM
ATLASSIAN CORP
$172.77N/AN/A-274.24x-375.59x10.77x39.65xN/A$1.27B2.84%$1.13B4.37$44.27B1,521.28
OLO
OLO INC
$4.92N/AN/A-13.67x-20.50x3.51x1.22xN/A-$19.67M-2.46%$651.47M4.00$535.14M-11.94
INLX
INTELLINETICS INC
$7.24N/AN/A55.69xN/A1.75x3.05xN/A$236.58k0.80%$9.75M2.39$34.22M16.11
RDDT
REDDIT INC
$45.88N/AN/A-29.79xN/A3.37xN/AN/A-$84.84M-3.13%-$412.92M-6.98N/AN/A
PALT
PALTALK INC
$3.43N/AN/A-28.58xN/A2.88x1.57xN/A-$1.08M-3.41%$20.13M2.18$18.14M-22.05
ULY
URGENTLY INC
$1.67N/AN/A0.06xN/A0.12x2.33xN/A-$65.29M-291.50%$9.60M0.72$56.17M0.46
TROO
TROOPS INC
$1.28N/AN/A-64.00xN/A36.57x2.15xN/A-$6.76M-5.23%$60.58M0.60$126.94M397.92
API
AGORA INC
$2.52N/AN/A-2.86x-4.94x1.77x0.38xN/A-$25.24M-10.04%$604.75M6.07$210.66M-2.80
PCOR
PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$68.24N/AN/A-50.93x-53.31x10.20x8.56xN/A$47.01M0.49%$1.16B8.14$9.61B-94.49
PDFS
PDF SOLUTIONS INC
$30.06N/AN/A375.75xN/A6.89x5.07xN/A$3.38M0.30%$228.95M6.02$1.07B79.59
MKTW
MARKETWISE INC
$1.61$2.45-34.25%26.83x6.71x0.11x-47.88x0.27x$60.70M118.88%-$11.08M-0.35$381.18M82.20
KVYO
KLAVIYO INC
$22.60N/AN/A-17.80xN/A7.86x6.45xN/A$110.01M2.00%$914.78M3.77$5.22B-18.60
FICO
FAIR ISAAC CORP
$1,140.73$269.06323.98%58.92xN/A17.65x-38.32x2.45x$467.18M1.65%-$735.66M-29.64$30.12B41.42
GTLB
GITLAB INC
$53.36N/AN/A-19.40xN/A14.20x14.80xN/A$33.44M0.41%$571.17M3.70$8.16B-53.16
PTC
PTC INC
$174.96$45.20287.12%87.48x37.87x9.55x7.45x1.79x$598.08M2.87%$2.81B23.56$23.10B37.09
SWVL
SWVL HOLDINGS CORP
$11.45N/AN/A25.44xN/A3.40x8.68xN/A-$9.12M-11.73%$8.95M1.32$76.50M19.63
NRDY
NERDY INC
$2.56N/AN/A-6.24x-3.61x1.29x8.47xN/A-$14.45M-5.82%$52.48M0.54$369.89M-10.09
DOCU
DOCUSIGN INC
$57.30N/AN/A159.17x179.06x4.23x10.42xN/A$887.14M7.59%$1.13B5.54$11.12B51.25
MYSZ
MY SIZE INC
$4.11N/AN/A-0.21x0.69x0.19x0.55xN/A-$6.11M-466.47%$4.74M14.85$1.05M-0.16
INTA
INTAPP INC
$31.15N/AN/A-38.94x-30.84x5.60x6.06xN/A$29.64M1.35%$371.66M5.27$2.10B-60.85

App Stocks FAQ

What are the best app stocks to buy right now in May 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best software stocks to buy right now are:

1. Full Truck Alliance Co (NYSE:YMM)


Full Truck Alliance Co (NYSE:YMM) is the top app stock with a Zen Score of 68, which is 41 points higher than the app industry average of 27. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Full Truck Alliance Co has seen its stock return 31.08% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 10 percentage points.

Full Truck Alliance Co has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, a downside of -29.58% from Full Truck Alliance Co's current stock price of $8.52.

Full Truck Alliance Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Full Truck Alliance Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT)


Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT) is the second best app stock with a Zen Score of 66, which is 39 points higher than the app industry average of 27. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Red Violet has seen its stock return 1.49% over the past year, underperforming other app stocks by -19 percentage points.

Red Violet has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 46.97% from Red Violet's current stock price of $17.01.

Red Violet stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Red Violet, 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.

3. Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS)


Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) is the third best app stock with a Zen Score of 64, which is 37 points higher than the app industry average of 27. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Agilysys has seen its stock return 4.79% over the past year, underperforming other app stocks by -16 percentage points.

Agilysys has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 20.92% from Agilysys's current stock price of $82.70.

Agilysys stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Agilysys, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% 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 17 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 12.63%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.35%. 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 92.3% 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 4.49%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.35%. 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 -1,544.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA)


American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA) has an annual dividend yield of 3.28%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.35%. American Software's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. American Software's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

American Software's dividend payout ratio of 122.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are app stocks down?

App stocks were down -0.25% in the last day, and down -3.79% over the last week. Viant Technology was the among the top losers in the software - application industry, dropping -7.51% yesterday.

Viant Technology shares are trading higher after the company announced better-than-expected Q1 results and authorized a repurchase program.

What are the most undervalued app stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued app stocks right now are:

1. Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA)


Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) is the most undervalued app stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Adeia 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.

Adeia's stock has gained 28.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 8 percentage points.

2. Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO)


Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO) is the second most undervalued app stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mind Cti 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.

Mind Cti's stock has dropped -1.55% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -22 percentage points.

3. Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT)


Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT) is the third most undervalued app stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Red Violet 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.

Red Violet's stock has gained 1.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -19 percentage points.

Are app stocks a good buy now?

44.51% of app stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect app stocks to rise by 24.31% over the next year.

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

The average P/E ratio of the software - application industry is 85.72x.
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