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Best Personal Service Stocks to Buy Now (2022)

Top personal service stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best personal service stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the personal services industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best personal service stocks to buy right now are:

Franchise Group (NASDAQ:FRG) is the top personal service stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 22 points higher than the personal service industry average of 36. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Franchise Group has seen its stock lose -32.09% over the past year, overperforming other personal service stocks by 7 percentage points.

Franchise Group has an average 1 year price target of $53.00, an upside of 101.98% from Franchise Group's current stock price of $26.24.

Franchise Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Franchise Group, 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.

Medifast (NYSE:MED) is the second best personal service stock with a Zen Score of 56, which is 20 points higher than the personal service industry average of 36. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Medifast has seen its stock lose -47.85% over the past year, underperforming other personal service stocks by -9 percentage points.

Medifast has an average 1 year price target of $214.00, an upside of 95.17% from Medifast's current stock price of $109.65.

Medifast stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Medifast, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Frontdoor (NASDAQ:FTDR) is the third best personal service stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 15 points higher than the personal service industry average of 36. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Frontdoor has seen its stock lose -50.85% over the past year, underperforming other personal service stocks by -12 percentage points.

Frontdoor has an average 1 year price target of $33.17, an upside of 61.63% from Frontdoor's current stock price of $20.52.

Frontdoor stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Frontdoor, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 16.67% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 6 personal service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 personal service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Franchise Group (NASDAQ:FRG) has an annual dividend yield of 8.57%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the personal service industry average of 3.58%. Franchise Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Franchise Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Franchise Group's dividend payout ratio of 25.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Medifast (NYSE:MED) has an annual dividend yield of 5.78%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the personal service industry average of 3.58%. Medifast's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Medifast's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Medifast's dividend payout ratio of 45% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) has an annual dividend yield of 2.6%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the personal service industry average of 3.58%. H&R Block's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. H&R Block's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

H&R Block's dividend payout ratio of 33% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Personal service stocks were down -1.68% in the last day, and down -7.95% over the last week.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued personal service stocks right now are:

Ww International (NASDAQ:WW) is the most undervalued personal service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Ww International has a valuation score of 86, which is 47 points higher than the personal service industry average of 39. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ww International's stock has dropped -78.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the personal service industry by -39 percentage points.

Smart Share Global (NASDAQ:EM) is the second most undervalued personal service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Smart Share Global has a valuation score of 71, which is 32 points higher than the personal service industry average of 39. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Smart Share Global's stock has dropped -75.09% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the personal service industry by -36 percentage points.

Frontdoor (NASDAQ:FTDR) is the third most undervalued personal service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Frontdoor has a valuation score of 57, which is 18 points higher than the personal service industry average of 39. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Frontdoor's stock has dropped -50.85% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the personal service industry by -12 percentage points.