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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 C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

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

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 28.

HURN passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Huron Consulting Group has seen its stock lose -31.88% over the past year, overperforming other consulting service stocks by 52 percentage points.

Huron Consulting Group has an average 1 year price target of $187.40, an upside of 106.93% from Huron Consulting Group's current stock price of $90.56.

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.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) 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 Equifax (NYSE:EFX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: F, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 22 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 28.

EFX passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Equifax has seen its stock lose -39.25% over the past year, overperforming other consulting service stocks by 44 percentage points.

Equifax has an average 1 year price target of $231.69, an upside of 50.52% from Equifax's current stock price of $153.93.

Equifax stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Equifax, 46.15% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 38.46% have issued a Buy, 15.38% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings (NASDAQ:SBC) 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 Sbc Medical Group Holdings (NASDAQ:SBC) is: Value: A, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings (NASDAQ:SBC) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 27 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 28.

SBC passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sbc Medical Group Holdings has seen its stock lose -33.98% over the past year, overperforming other consulting service stocks by 50 percentage points.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $8.00, an upside of 160.59% from Sbc Medical Group Holdings's current stock price of $3.07.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Sbc Medical Group Holdings, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% 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 8.27%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the consulting service industry average of 2.29%. 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 2.65%, which is the same as the consulting service industry average of 2.29%.

Public Policy Holding Company's dividend payout ratio of -10.7% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (NYSE:BAH) has an annual dividend yield of 1.78%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the consulting service industry average of 2.29%. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's dividend payout ratio of 32.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Consulting service stocks were down -4.04% in the last day, and down -6.3% over the last week. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding was the among the top losers in the consulting services industry, dropping -6.67% 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 consulting service stocks right now are:

Sbc Medical Group Holdings (NASDAQ:SBC) is the most undervalued consulting service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings has a valuation score of 100, which is 80 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 20. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings's stock has dropped -33.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consulting service industry by 50 percentage points.

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

Icf International has a valuation score of 57, which is 37 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Icf International's stock has dropped -21.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consulting service industry by 63 percentage points.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (NYSE:BAH) is the third 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 14, which is -6 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 20. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BAH a Valuation Rating of "B".

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's stock has dropped -34.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consulting service industry by 49 percentage points.

45.45% of consulting service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect consulting service stocks to rise by 48.62% over the next year.

0% of consulting service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of consulting service stocks are rated B (Buy), 94.12% are rated C (Hold), 5.88% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).