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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best app stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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:

8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the #1 top app stock out of 230 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% 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 41, which is 10 points higher than the app industry average of 31.

EGHT passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. 8x8 has seen its stock lose -17.12% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 50 percentage points.

8x8 has an average 1 year price target of $3.13, an upside of 69.84% from 8x8's current stock price of $1.84.

8x8 stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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.

Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) is the #2 top app stock out of 230 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 29 points higher than the app industry average of 31.

MITK passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mitek Systems has seen its stock return 64.63% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 132 percentage points.

Dhi Group (NYSE:DHX) is the #3 top app stock out of 230 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Dhi Group (NYSE:DHX) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is equal to the app industry average of 31.

DHX passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dhi Group has seen its stock return 54.08% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 122 percentage points.

Dhi Group has an average 1 year price target of $6.75, an upside of 49.01% from Dhi Group's current stock price of $4.53.

Dhi Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Dhi Group, 66.67% 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 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 20 app stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 app stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW) has an annual dividend yield of 9.52%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.68%.

Marketwise's dividend payout ratio of 182.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Yuanbao (NASDAQ:YB) has an annual dividend yield of 9.06%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.68%.

Yuanbao's dividend payout ratio of 27.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) has an annual dividend yield of 8.52%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.68%. 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 99.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

App stocks were up 0.91% in the last day, and down -3.34% over the last week. Descartes Systems Group was the among the top gainers in the software - application industry, gaining 6.62% yesterday.

Descartes Systems shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 financial results. Also, Scotiabank raised its price target on the stock from $95 to $98.

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:

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 62 points higher than the app industry average of 24. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Open Text's stock has dropped -34.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 33 percentage points.

8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) 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.

8x8 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.

8x8's stock has dropped -17.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 50 percentage points.

Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS) 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.

Progress Software has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the app industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Progress Software's stock has dropped -7.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 60 percentage points.

46.41% of app stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect app stocks to rise by 27.14% over the next year.

4.68% 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), 12.87% are rated D (Sell), and 4.68% are rated F (Strong Sell).