Best in class: Application Software
What are the strongest names in one industry right now? One industry at a time, quality-ranked with the risk gate applied. Hubs with fewer than 8 covered names abstain rather than rank thin air.
| Symbol | Company | Why it's here |
|---|---|---|
| NXPL | NextPlat Corp | Quality 100.0 |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | Quality 94.5 · F-score 9 |
| ADEA | Adeia Inc. | Quality 93.4 · Upside -15% · F-score 7 · geography concentrated (FY2025) |
| DJCO | Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) | Quality 92.7 · F-score 4 |
| PEGA | Pegasystems Inc. | Quality 91.5 · Upside +19% · F-score 7 |
| HKD | AMTD Digital Inc. | Quality 90.6 · F-score 5 |
| RDVT | Red Violet, Inc. | Quality 89.5 · Upside -69% · F-score 7 |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | Quality 84.5 · Upside out of range · F-score 7 · top segment 74% of revenue (FY2025) |
| NICE | NICE Ltd | Quality 79.9 · Upside out of range · F-score 6 |
| BSY | Bentley Systems, Incorporated | Quality 79.5 · Upside -20% · F-score 8 |
Held out by the gates: DAVE (forensic flag), LIF (distress band High), DUOL (forensic flag, Beneish flag), YMM (Beneish flag), GRND (forensic flag), INTU (forensic flag, distress band High), ESTC (forensic flag), ZM (forensic flag), FICO (negative equity, distress band High), AGYS (forensic flag), NXTT (forensic flag, distress band High), FRSH (forensic flag), SPSC (forensic flag), CDNS (forensic flag), GWRE (forensic flag). A held-out name is information, not a verdict — the flag and its source are on the stock page.
Ranked within Application Software only — best-in-group, not a market call. QTick publishes measured descriptors and base rates. Publisher, not adviser.