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Best Internet Stocks to Buy Now (2022)
Top internet stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best internet stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the internet content & information industry.

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Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
PERI	PERION NETWORK LTD	$879.00M	$19.78	$28.33	43.24%	Buy	3	14.21%	5.00%	16.47%	11.74%
GOOGL	ALPHABET INC	$1.29T	$98.74	$1.62k	1,544.65%	Strong Buy	26	1.82%	6.57%	40.86%	29.38%
SOHU	SOHUCOM LTD	$591.93M	$17.14	$21.27	24.08%	Strong Buy	3	-4.45%	N/A	-0.50%	-0.28%
KIND	NEXTDOOR HOLDINGS INC	$1.08B	$2.84	$6.55	130.63%	Hold	5	16.15%	N/A	-8.16%	-7.21%
NTES	NETEASE INC	$50.83B	$77.55	$131.00	68.92%	Buy	3	8.40%	7.71%	135.77%	81.40%
YELP	YELP INC	$2.29B	$32.61	$39.00	19.60%	Hold	5	7.23%	49.21%	27.97%	19.64%
ATY	ACUITYADS HOLDINGS INC	$109.34M	$1.85	$3.50	89.19%	Buy	3	12.21%	37.52%	8.60%	6.68%
META	META PLATFORMS INC	$377.36B	$140.41	$235.30	67.58%	Buy	41	6.87%	-0.42%	30.86%	22.86%
WB	WEIBO CORP	$4.12B	$17.48	$38.93	122.68%	Strong Buy	4	2.02%	23.31%	18.41%	8.80%
ABNB	AIRBNB INC	$66.01B	$101.75	$152.78	50.15%	Buy	31	15.77%	19.59%	54.54%	15.01%
CARG	CARGURUS INC	$1.77B	$14.88	$33.89	127.75%	Strong Buy	9	29.95%	N/A	25.19%	11.52%
PINS	PINTEREST INC	$15.21B	$22.59	$26.94	19.26%	Hold	19	12.90%	7.08%	16.54%	14.04%
JFIN	JIAYIN GROUP INC	$129.17M	$2.40	$12.00	399.79%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LTRPA	LIBERTY TRIPADVISOR HOLDINGS INC	$88.75M	$1.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TME	TENCENT MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP	$10.51B	$4.15	$7.35	77.11%	Sell	4	1.48%	9.67%	26.86%	19.13%
IZEA	IZEA WORLDWIDE INC	$44.83M	$0.72	$4.50	525.00%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	7.76%	6.52%
NN	NEXTNAV INC	$277.81M	$2.74	$15.08	450.47%	Strong Buy	4	218.35%	N/A	4.85%	4.09%
ATHM	AUTOHOME INC	$3.86B	$30.56	$40.33	31.98%	Buy	4	2.14%	0.88%	43.48%	34.68%
TBLA	TABOOLACOM LTD	$459.70M	$1.91	$6.30	229.84%	Buy	6	9.15%	2.55%	14.00%	7.43%
TTGT	TECHTARGET INC	$1.74B	$58.84	$88.00	49.56%	Strong Buy	4	11.31%	76.52%	N/A	N/A
SSTK	SHUTTERSTOCK INC	$1.79B	$49.83	$76.00	52.52%	Buy	5	5.91%	19.41%	35.71%	18.06%
TWLO	TWILIO INC	$12.48B	$68.13	$151.27	122.04%	Buy	24	20.61%	N/A	-8.02%	-6.76%
TRUE	TRUECAR INC	$148.63M	$1.64	$4.25	159.15%	Hold	5	9.13%	N/A	-4.72%	-3.94%
TRVG	TRIVAGO NV	$471.83M	$1.31	$2.13	62.52%	Hold	7	12.57%	N/A	16.24%	12.92%
IQ	IQIYI INC	$2.58B	$2.97	$5.72	92.59%	Strong Buy	6	6.22%	N/A	226.14%	33.80%
DASH	DOORDASH INC	$20.08B	$52.01	$114.64	120.42%	Buy	17	18.98%	N/A	4.69%	3.50%
CDLX	CARDLYTICS INC	$314.14M	$9.55	$21.75	127.75%	Hold	5	15.88%	N/A	N/A	N/A
MOXC	MOXIAN (BVI) INC	$20.16M	$1.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
EVER	EVERQUOTE INC	$213.38M	$6.73	$17.00	152.60%	Buy	7	3.39%	N/A	-17.61%	-11.62%
IAC	IAC INC	$4.86B	$54.47	$134.70	147.29%	Strong Buy	10	10.48%	N/A	6.51%	3.63%
APLD	APPLIED BLOCKCHAIN INC	$149.84M	$1.59	$8.60	440.88%	Strong Buy	5	744.81%	N/A	126.51%	76.19%
THRY	THRYV HOLDINGS INC	$788.29M	$22.89	$50.00	118.44%	Strong Buy	1	-1.08%	-10.34%	20.00%	6.23%
GENI	GENIUS SPORTS LTD	$811.24M	$3.72	$6.70	80.11%	Buy	5	17.34%	N/A	-6.85%	-5.61%
BIDU	BAIDU INC	$41.27B	$118.75	$220.56	85.73%	Strong Buy	9	10.04%	N/A	112.60%	63.48%
GRPN	GROUPON INC	$280.34M	$9.26	$17.53	89.25%	Sell	4	14.95%	N/A	149.46%	19.89%
TC	TUANCHE LTD	$47.89M	$2.40	N/A	N/A	Hold	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LIZI	LIZHI INC	$35.35M	$0.69	$9.00	1,198.70%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZH	ZHIHU INC	$719.63M	$1.13	$7.58	570.35%	Buy	4	42.14%	N/A	-20.82%	-16.75%
ANGI	ANGI INC	$1.50B	$2.99	$8.75	192.64%	Buy	6	10.00%	N/A	12.48%	6.74%
DOYU	DOUYU INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD	$372.38M	$1.17	$1.80	53.85%	Sell	2	-4.84%	N/A	-0.58%	-0.45%
ZG	ZILLOW GROUP INC	$7.12B	$29.54	$57.21	93.68%	Hold	19	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OB	OUTBRAIN INC	$204.01M	$3.66	$11.50	214.21%	Strong Buy	6	-50.48%	N/A	1.13%	0.35%
GAIA	GAIA INC	$55.97M	$2.69	$5.00	85.87%	Hold	1	0.08%	-84.62%	1.82%	1.27%
QTT	QUTOUTIAO INC	$20.37M	$0.67	N/A	N/A	Hold	1	47.61%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMWB	SIMILARWEB LTD	$488.97M	$6.44	$19.50	202.80%	Strong Buy	4	24.56%	N/A	-41.58%	-7.61%
YY	JOYY INC	$1.84B	$25.86	$43.50	68.21%	Hold	2	1.95%	N/A	52.96%	31.73%
DPSI	DECISIONPOINT SYSTEMS INC	$40.89M	$5.61	$7.50	33.69%	Buy	1	-0.26%	-38.71%	9.40%	2.58%
KRKR	36KR HOLDINGS INC	$37.49M	$0.91	$6.00	559.34%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SNAP	SNAP INC	$17.02B	$10.32	$18.58	80.01%	Buy	29	10.49%	N/A	-9.10%	-3.56%
FVRR	FIVERR INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.13B	$30.77	$50.20	63.15%	Buy	5	12.99%	N/A	19.68%	5.13%
DAO	YOUDAO INC	$526.98M	$4.26	$11.40	167.61%	Strong Buy	2	25.43%	N/A	-21.86%	12.02%
TWTR	TWITTER INC	$31.82B	$41.58	$44.72	7.54%	Hold	24	13.26%	N/A	4.77%	2.09%
MTCH	MATCH GROUP INC	$13.39B	$47.30	$90.44	91.21%	Buy	20	8.09%	103.19%	-220.54%	23.82%
LKCO	LUOKUNG TECHNOLOGY CORP	$69.40M	$0.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPOT	SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA	$17.24B	$89.34	$172.95	93.58%	Buy	20	13.03%	N/A	11.87%	3.70%
SEAT	VIVID SEATS INC	$1.48B	$7.40	$13.19	78.22%	Buy	9	-3.95%	N/A	-24.93%	8.68%
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$1.70B	$8.73	$18.88	116.21%	Buy	9	8.20%	N/A	17.62%	7.06%
MOMO	HELLO GROUP INC	$880.85M	$4.44	$11.33	155.25%	Buy	3	-0.41%	N/A	31.37%	19.95%
CANG	CANGO INC	$300.00M	$2.18	$4.75	117.89%	Hold	1	29.50%	N/A	14.93%	10.02%
GROM	GROM SOCIAL ENTERPRISES INC	$6.90M	$0.32	$2.00	519.20%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AREN	ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$220.38M	$12.35	$17.50	41.70%	Strong Buy	1	8.50%	N/A	N/A	-17.99%
UXIN	UXIN LTD	$230.41M	$0.58	$4.50	671.87%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MARK	REMARK HOLDINGS INC	$31.65M	$0.30	$3.75	1,145.85%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FENG	PHOENIX NEW MEDIA LTD	$58.94M	$4.82	N/A	N/A	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAX	MEDIAALPHA INC	$506.92M	$8.27	$13.67	65.26%	Hold	3	-5.39%	N/A	-1,444.57%	-17.37%
BODY	BEACHBODY COMPANY INC	$355.13M	$1.14	$2.46	115.79%	Hold	6	N/A	N/A	-30.02%	-17.16%
RUM	RUMBLE INC	$459.55M	$12.03	$15.00	24.69%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LCFY	LOCAFY LTD	N/A	$0.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HOLO	MICROCLOUD HOLOGRAM INC	$12.45M	$1.67	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Internet Stocks FAQ

What are the best internet stocks to buy right now in Sep 2022?

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

1. Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI)

Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI) is the top internet stock with a Zen Score of 62, which is 30 points higher than the internet industry average of 32. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perion Network has seen its stock return 3.89% over the past year, overperforming other internet stocks by 63 percentage points.

Perion Network has an average 1 year price target of $28.33, an upside of 43.24% from Perion Network's current stock price of $19.78.

Perion Network stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Perion Network, 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.

2. Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is the second best internet stock with a Zen Score of 60, which is 28 points higher than the internet industry average of 32. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Google has seen its stock lose -30.08% over the past year, overperforming other internet stocks by 29 percentage points.

Google has an average 1 year price target of $1,623.92, an upside of 1,544.65% from Google's current stock price of $98.74.

Google stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 26 analysts covering Google, 73.08% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 23.08% have issued a Buy, 3.85% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Sohucom (NASDAQ:SOHU)

Sohucom (NASDAQ:SOHU) is the third best internet stock with a Zen Score of 59, which is 27 points higher than the internet industry average of 32. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sohucom has seen its stock lose -21.38% over the past year, overperforming other internet stocks by 38 percentage points.

Sohucom has an average 1 year price target of $21.27, an upside of 24.08% from Sohucom's current stock price of $17.14.

Sohucom stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Sohucom, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the internet stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 4 internet stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 internet stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Joyy (NASDAQ:YY)

Joyy (NASDAQ:YY) has an annual dividend yield of 7.89%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the internet industry average of 2.2%.

2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) has an annual dividend yield of 1.87%, which is the same as the internet industry average of 2.2%. Shutterstock's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Shutterstock's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Shutterstock's dividend payout ratio of 41.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Autohome (NYSE:ATHM)

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.73%, which is the same as the internet industry average of 2.2%. Autohome's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Autohome's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Autohome's dividend payout ratio of 19.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are internet stocks down?

Internet stocks were down -1.76% in the last day, and down -7.85% over the last week. Locafy was the among the top losers in the internet content & information industry, dropping -12.34% yesterday.

Shares of companies in the broader tech sector are trading lower amid a rise in treasury yields as traders continue to assess Wednesday's Fed commentary and 75 bps rate hike. Rising rates decrease the present value of future cash flows, which negatively impacts growth stock valuations.

What are the most undervalued internet stocks?

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

1. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) is the most undervalued internet stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Jiayin Group has a valuation score of 100, which is 66 points higher than the internet industry average of 34. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jiayin Group's stock has dropped -39.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the internet industry by 20 percentage points.

2. Sohucom (NASDAQ:SOHU)

Sohucom (NASDAQ:SOHU) is the second most undervalued internet stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Sohucom has a valuation score of 100, which is 66 points higher than the internet industry average of 34. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sohucom's stock has dropped -21.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the internet industry by 38 percentage points.

3. Weibo (NASDAQ:WB)

Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) is the third most undervalued internet stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Weibo has a valuation score of 86, which is 52 points higher than the internet industry average of 34. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Weibo's stock has dropped -64.14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the internet industry by -5 percentage points.

Are internet stocks a good buy now?

35.94% of internet stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect internet stocks to rise by 184.23% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the internet content & information industry?

The average P/E ratio of the internet content & information industry is 6.73x.

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