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Best Software Infrastructure Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top software infrastructure stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best software infrastructure 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 infrastructure stocks to buy right now are:

Netscout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) is the #1 top software infrastructure stock out of 170 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 Netscout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Netscout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) has a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 31 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 33.

NTCT passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Netscout Systems has seen its stock return 35.86% over the past year, overperforming other software infrastructure stocks by 134 percentage points.

Netscout Systems has an average 1 year price target of $43.00, an upside of 14.3% from Netscout Systems's current stock price of $37.62.

Netscout Systems stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Netscout Systems, 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.

Yext (NYSE:YEXT) is the #2 top software infrastructure stock out of 170 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 Yext (NYSE:YEXT) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Yext (NYSE:YEXT) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 11 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 33.

YEXT passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Yext has seen its stock lose -12.17% over the past year, overperforming other software infrastructure stocks by 86 percentage points.

Yext has an average 1 year price target of $7.00, a downside of -5.79% from Yext's current stock price of $7.43.

Yext stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Yext, 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.

Tenable Holdings (NASDAQ:TENB) is the #3 top software infrastructure stock out of 170 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 Tenable Holdings (NASDAQ:TENB) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Tenable Holdings (NASDAQ:TENB) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -3 points lower than the software infrastructure industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TENB as a "A".

TENB passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tenable Holdings has seen its stock return 63.51% over the past year, overperforming other software infrastructure stocks by 162 percentage points.

Tenable Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $45.50, a downside of -4.11% from Tenable Holdings's current stock price of $47.45.

Tenable Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 18 analysts covering Tenable Holdings, 27.78% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 5.56% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 12 software infrastructure stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 software infrastructure stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Joint Stock Co Kaspikz (NASDAQ:KSPI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.98%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 2.32%.

Joint Stock Co Kaspikz's dividend payout ratio of 42.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Pagseguro Digital (NYSE:PAGS) has an annual dividend yield of 6.84%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 2.32%.

Pagseguro Digital's dividend payout ratio of 34% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Tuya (NYSE:TUYA) has an annual dividend yield of 3.78%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 2.32%.

Tuya's dividend payout ratio of 104.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Software infrastructure stocks were down -2.74% in the last day, and down -7.57% over the last week. Okta was the among the top losers in the software - infrastructure industry, dropping -11.22% yesterday.

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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 software infrastructure stocks right now are:

Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) is the most undervalued software infrastructure stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Consensus Cloud Solutions has a valuation score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Consensus Cloud Solutions's stock has gained 22.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the software infrastructure industry by 121 percentage points.

Pics Nv (NASDAQ:PICS) is the second most undervalued software infrastructure stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Pics Nv has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) is the third most undervalued software infrastructure stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Rapid7 has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rapid7's stock has dropped -20.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the software infrastructure industry by 78 percentage points.

40.71% of software infrastructure stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect software infrastructure stocks to rise by 23.46% over the next year.

4.76% of software infrastructure stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.43% of software infrastructure stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.38% are rated C (Hold), 16.67% are rated D (Sell), and 4.76% are rated F (Strong Sell).