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Best Specialty Business Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top specialty business 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 specialty business service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Specialty Business Servic...

Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated C and is the 60th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$384.63M	$7.46	-2.61%	$159.00M	12.86x	8.72	United States
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$1.05B	$6.13	0.99%	$75.92M	76.63x	2.35	United States
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$1.11B	$11.41	-19.36%	-$37.00M	-6.07x	1.48	United States
RELX	RELX PLC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$61.09B	$33.58	-1.70%	$4.16B	21.78x	5.23	United Kingdom
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$20.24B	$100.44	1.04%	$711.00M	57.39x	1.23	United States
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$5.50B	$58.15	1.18%	$371.12M	22.71x	0.24	United States
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$916.08M	$110.94	2.80%	$117.67M	15.92x	103.42	United States
AZZ	AZZ INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$4.41B	$147.60	2.44%	$566.02M	13.94x	0.66	United States
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$5.98B	$24.53	-0.12%	$986.00M	61.33x	1.44	United States
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$2.74B	$15.96	1.27%	$406.05M	399.00x	1.90	United States
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$16.87B	$33.40	-0.74%	$1.38B	35.88x	1.63	United Kingdom
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$19.24B	$103.28	-0.15%	$1.41B	47.59x	1.12	Canada
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$340.99M	$31.16	-0.42%	$86.87M	-26.41x	2.06	United States
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$3.38B	$64.27	-3.59%	$719.86M	9.55x	1.50	United States
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$2.35B	$40.20	-1.37%	$419.70M	15.76x	2.07	United States
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$1.16B	$42.32	2.40%	$100.81M	42.32x	0.74	United States
CBZ	CBIZ INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$1.66B	$30.92	-2.37%	$417.60M	12.22x	1.44	United States
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$613.37M	$47.66	0.07%	$50.02M	17.78x	9.48	United States
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$66.80B	$166.97	-1.81%	$3.04B	34.79x	1.14	United States
ANPA	RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$89.75M	$7.18	25.52%	$839.35k	652.73x	0.50	Hong Kong
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$1.21B	$12.97	-0.15%	$318.90M	-216.17x	1.31	United States
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$18.93B	$69.19	-1.34%	$2.08B	-33.92x	1.66	United States
ARMK	ARAMARK	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$11.85B	$45.08	0.04%	$1.26B	37.57x	3.22	United States
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$23.48M	$1.01	-1.94%	$5.85M	5.05x	0.55	China
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$40.57B	$92.94	-0.46%	$3.16B	27.02x	0.52	Canada
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$1.54B	$15.33	0.26%	$45.30M	-41.43x	0.36	United States
CPRT	COPART INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$32.69B	$33.94	0.18%	$1.95B	21.08x	0.08	United States
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$38.80M	$3.92	0.00%	$44.00M	-0.47x	12.72	United States
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$2.47M	$1.11	-10.48%	-$135.85M	-1.35x	2.50	Ireland
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$647.36M	$18.49	14.56%	$77.82M	11.14x	0.87	United States
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$71.04M	$1.22	-3.94%	-$38.07M	-1.11x	-2.43	United States
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$16.09M	$0.67	-2.34%	-$16.03M	-0.64x	69.83	United States
PMAX	POWELL MAX LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$1.05M	$3.98	-5.24%	-$19.22M	-0.04x	0.70	Hong Kong
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$175.34M	$9.40	0.00%	-$4.10M	-49.47x	0.18	Singapore
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$112.33M	$6.88	15.82%	-$17.67M	-1.67x	0.07	China
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	NYSEMKT	Specialty Business Services	$33.51M	$1.47	-1.34%	-$2.76M	-13.36x	0.02	United States
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$84.20M	$5.81	1.40%	$24.62M	-18.74x	1.51	United States
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$4.56B	$252.41	-1.56%	$320.29M	32.82x	0.28	United States
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$282.15M	$17.10	-6.96%	$1.07M	342.00x	1.48	Hong Kong
CRE	CRE8 ENTERPRISE LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$67.91M	$2.81	-9.35%	$962.77k	8.05x	1.26	Hong Kong
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$15.75M	$0.32	-0.62%	$1.95M	161.50x	3.70
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$51.77M	$2.55	2.00%	-$1.93M	-20.40x	2.33	Hong Kong
TISI	TEAM INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$76.57M	$16.75	-3.12%	$32.13M	-1.43x	-18.71	United States

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

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 specialty business service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is the #1 top specialty business service stock out of 43 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 17 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 30.

QUAD passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 27.52% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 120 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.90, an upside of 32.71% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $7.46.

Quad/Graphics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Quad/Graphics, 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.

2. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is the #2 top specialty business service stock out of 43 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 Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 22 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 30.

LZ passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock lose -31.58% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 61 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $8.70, an upside of 41.92% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $6.13.

Legalzoomcom stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Legalzoomcom, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 40% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:KODK)

Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:KODK) is the #3 top specialty business service stock out of 43 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 Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:KODK) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:KODK) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -10 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KODK as a "B".

KODK passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Eastman Kodak Co has seen its stock return 70.3% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 163 percentage points.

What are the specialty business service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 16 specialty business service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 specialty business service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)

Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP) has an annual dividend yield of 6.8%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.17%. Network 1 Technologies's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Network 1 Technologies's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Network 1 Technologies's dividend payout ratio of -90.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has an annual dividend yield of 4.36%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.17%. Quad/Graphics's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Quad/Graphics's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Quad/Graphics's dividend payout ratio of 56% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI)

Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.13%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.17%. Thomson Reuters's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Thomson Reuters's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Thomson Reuters's dividend payout ratio of 111.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -0.25% in the last day, and down -1.51% over the last week. Eastman Kodak Co was the among the top losers in the specialty business services industry, dropping -19.36% yesterday.

Eastman Kodak shares are trading lower after the company reported a year-over-year decrease in Q1 EPS results.

What are the most undervalued specialty business service stocks?

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 specialty business service stocks right now are:

1. Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM)

Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM) is the most undervalued specialty business service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Abm Industries has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Abm Industries's stock has dropped -20.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 71 percentage points.

2. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) is the second most undervalued specialty business service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Maximus has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -15.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 77 percentage points.

3. Cbiz (NYSE:CBZ)

Cbiz (NYSE:CBZ) is the third most undervalued specialty business service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cbiz has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cbiz's stock has dropped -57.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 35 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

36.36% of specialty business service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty business service stocks to rise by 18.07% over the next year.

3.23% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.68% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 74.19% are rated C (Hold), 9.68% are rated D (Sell), and 3.23% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the specialty business services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the specialty business services industry is 29.74x.

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