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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 233 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: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the app industry average of 30.

EGHT passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. 8x8 has seen its stock lose -12.76% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 38 percentage points.

8x8 has an average 1 year price target of $3.00, an upside of 75.44% from 8x8's current stock price of $1.71.

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.

Commercecom (NASDAQ:CMRC) is the #2 top app stock out of 233 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 Commercecom (NASDAQ:CMRC) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Commercecom (NASDAQ:CMRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -10 points lower than the app industry average of 30. 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 -40.8% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 10 percentage points.

Commercecom has an average 1 year price target of $5.13, an upside of 73.14% from Commercecom's current stock price of $2.96.

Commercecom stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Commercecom, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 50% have issued a Strong Sell.

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) is the #3 top app stock out of 233 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 Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 9 points higher than the app industry average of 30.

DBD passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Diebold Nixdorf has seen its stock return 53.47% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 104 percentage points.

Diebold Nixdorf has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 17.62% from Diebold Nixdorf's current stock price of $85.02.

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.

Out of 19 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 9.53%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.7%.

Marketwise's dividend payout ratio of 90.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) has an annual dividend yield of 7.35%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.7%. 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.

Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.97%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.7%. 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.

App stocks were up 0.73% in the last day, and up 6.41% over the last week. Pdf Solutions was the among the top gainers in the software - application industry, gaining 7.39% yesterday.

Shares of semiconductor and chip stocks are trading higher amid continued strength as the sector extends yesterday's rally. The sector may be experiencing a lift in response to Susquehanna raising its forecast for wafer fab equipment spending.

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 57, which is 35 points higher than the app industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Open Text's stock has dropped -24.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 26 percentage points.

Zoominfo Technologies (NASDAQ:GTM) 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.

Zoominfo Technologies has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the app industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Zoominfo Technologies's stock has dropped -71.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -21 percentage points.

Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) 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.

Blackbaud has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the app industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Blackbaud's stock has dropped -53.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -3 percentage points.

53.95% of app stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect app stocks to rise by 35.82% over the next year.

8.09% of app stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.65% of app stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.23% are rated C (Hold), 9.83% are rated D (Sell), and 5.2% are rated F (Strong Sell).