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Best Consulting Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top consulting service stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best consulting service 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 consulting service stocks to buy right now are:

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) is the #1 top consulting service stock out of 26 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 17 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 27.

HURN passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Huron Consulting Group has seen its stock lose -6.83% over the past year, overperforming other consulting service stocks by 82 percentage points.

Huron Consulting Group has an average 1 year price target of $204.40, an upside of 55.69% from Huron Consulting Group's current stock price of $131.29.

Huron Consulting Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Huron Consulting Group, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 60% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Public Policy Holding Company (NASDAQ:PPHC) is the #2 top consulting service stock out of 26 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Public Policy Holding Company (NASDAQ:PPHC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Public Policy Holding Company (NASDAQ:PPHC) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -4 points lower than the consulting service industry average of 27.

PPHC passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Public Policy Holding Company has an average 1 year price target of $17.00, an upside of 16.36% from Public Policy Holding Company's current stock price of $14.61.

Public Policy Holding Company stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Public Policy Holding Company, 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.

Franklin Covey Co (NYSE:FC) is the #3 top consulting service stock out of 26 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Franklin Covey Co (NYSE:FC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Franklin Covey Co (NYSE:FC) has a Due Diligence Score of 7, which is -20 points lower than the consulting service industry average of 27.

FC passed 2 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Franklin Covey Co has seen its stock return 4.32% over the past year, overperforming other consulting service stocks by 93 percentage points.

Franklin Covey Co has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 16.39% from Franklin Covey Co's current stock price of $21.48.

Franklin Covey Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Franklin Covey Co, 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.

Out of 8 consulting service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consulting service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP) has an annual dividend yield of 6.38%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the consulting service industry average of 1.68%. Resources Connection's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Resources Connection's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Resources Connection's dividend payout ratio of -9.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Public Policy Holding Company (NASDAQ:PPHC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.64%, which is the same as the consulting service industry average of 1.68%.

Public Policy Holding Company's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cra International (NASDAQ:CRAI) has an annual dividend yield of 1.31%, which is the same as the consulting service industry average of 1.68%. Cra International's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Cra International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cra International's dividend payout ratio of 24.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Consulting service stocks were down -0.2% in the last day, and up 1.2% over the last week.

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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 consulting service stocks right now are:

Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI) is the most undervalued consulting service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Icf International has a valuation score of 86, which is 65 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 21. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Icf International's stock has dropped -13.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consulting service industry by 74 percentage points.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (NYSE:BAH) is the second most undervalued consulting service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's stock has dropped -34.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consulting service industry by 54 percentage points.

Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR) is the third most undervalued consulting service stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Forrester Research has a valuation score of 14, which is -7 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 21. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Forrester Research's stock has dropped -33.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consulting service industry by 55 percentage points.

60% of consulting service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect consulting service stocks to rise by 37.54% over the next year.

0% of consulting service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.67% of consulting service stocks are rated B (Buy), 80% are rated C (Hold), 13.33% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).