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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 169 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: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

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 53.79% over the past year, overperforming other software infrastructure stocks by 153 percentage points.

Netscout Systems has an average 1 year price target of $38.00, a downside of -7.77% from Netscout Systems's current stock price of $41.20.

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.

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) is the #2 top software infrastructure stock out of 169 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 Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -8 points lower than the software infrastructure industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates APPN as a "A".

APPN passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Appian has seen its stock return 26.94% over the past year, overperforming other software infrastructure stocks by 126 percentage points.

Appian has an average 1 year price target of $32.20, a downside of -15.73% from Appian's current stock price of $38.21.

Appian stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Appian, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) is the #3 top software infrastructure stock out of 169 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 Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 7 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 33.

LSAK passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Lesaka Technologies has seen its stock return 6.76% over the past year, overperforming other software infrastructure stocks by 106 percentage points.

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 7.93%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 2.25%.

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 4.93%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 2.25%.

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

Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.82%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 2.25%. Amdocs's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Amdocs's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Amdocs's dividend payout ratio of 51.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Software infrastructure stocks were up 1.23% in the last day, and up 4.38% over the last week. Pics Nv was the among the top gainers in the software - infrastructure industry, gaining 27.83% 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 30.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the software infrastructure industry by 130 percentage points.

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) 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.

Gen Digital 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.

Gen Digital's stock has dropped -19.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the software infrastructure industry by 79 percentage points.

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

Rapid7's stock has dropped -33.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the software infrastructure industry by 65 percentage points.

44.83% of software infrastructure stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect software infrastructure stocks to rise by 13.1% over the next year.

5.34% of software infrastructure stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.85% of software infrastructure stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.15% are rated C (Hold), 18.32% are rated D (Sell), and 5.34% are rated F (Strong Sell).