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Best Personal Service Stocks to Buy Now (2023)

Top personal service stocks in 2023 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:

Medifast (NYSE:MED) is the top personal service stock with a Zen Score of 69, which is 39 points higher than the personal service industry average of 30. It passed 25 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Medifast has seen its stock lose -32.24% over the past year, underperforming other personal service stocks by -27 percentage points.

Medifast has an average 1 year price target of $80.00, an upside of 3.2% from Medifast's current stock price of $77.52.

Medifast stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Medifast, 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.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) is the second best personal service stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 22 points higher than the personal service industry average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. H&R Block has seen its stock lose -4.43% over the past year, overperforming other personal service stocks by 1 percentage points.

H&R Block has an average 1 year price target of $38.00, a downside of -9.63% from H&R Block's current stock price of $42.05.

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

Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV) is the third best personal service stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 17 points higher than the personal service industry average of 30. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Carriage Services has seen its stock lose -5.16% over the past year.

Carriage Services has an average 1 year price target of $42.50, an upside of 41.06% from Carriage Services's current stock price of $30.13.

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

Out of 5 personal service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 personal service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Medifast (NYSE:MED) has an annual dividend yield of 8.5%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the personal service industry average of 3.21%. 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 53.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) has an annual dividend yield of 2.83%, which is the same as the personal service industry average of 3.21%. 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 32.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Service International (NYSE:SCI) has an annual dividend yield of 1.86%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the personal service industry average of 3.21%. Service International's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Service International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Service International's dividend payout ratio of 33.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Personal service stocks were down -0.58% in the last day, and down -2.39% over the last week.

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

Medifast (NYSE:MED) is the most undervalued personal service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Medifast has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the personal service industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Medifast's stock has dropped -32.24% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the personal service industry by -27 percentage points.

Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV) is the second most undervalued personal service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Carriage Services has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the personal service industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carriage Services's stock has dropped -5.16% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the personal service industry.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) is the third most undervalued personal service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. H&R Block has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the personal service industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

H&R Block's stock has dropped -4.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the personal service industry by 1 percentage points.