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Best Specialty Business Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top specialty business service stocks in 2025 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 B and is the 35th 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	$271.16M	$5.18	1.57%	$122.50M	-4.84x	25.03	United States
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$1.30B	$7.41	2.77%	$80.59M	0.00x	3.01	United States
TISI	TEAM INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$98.85M	$22.00	1.99%	$49.11M	-2.55x	303.01	United States
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$7.36B	$76.40	0.50%	$379.59M	27.88x	0.26	United States
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$3.81B	$67.39	-0.21%	$593.66M	14.43x	1.47	United States
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$11.38B	$56.85	-0.84%	$623.00M	34.88x	2.07	United States
RELX	RELX PLC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$99.83B	$53.79	0.81%	$3.56B	41.54x	3.34	United Kingdom
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$84.50B	$209.26	0.47%	$2.80B	47.72x	1.09	United States
ARMK	ARAMARK	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$8.76B	$33.05	0.09%	$1.23B	25.62x	3.12	United States
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$3.03B	$48.75	0.49%	$327.40M	38.39x	1.93	United States
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$18.32B	$99.15	0.41%	$1.38B	48.84x	1.17	Canada
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$498.40M	$6.23	1.14%	$197.00M	6.42x	1.78	United States
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$2.70B	$179.90	0.85%	$339.27M	21.42x	0.28	United States
CPRT	COPART INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$58.46B	$60.51	1.17%	$1.86B	39.81x	0.10	United States
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$18.97B	$76.63	3.12%	$4.42B	12.40x	1.07	United States
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$53.09M	$3.69	3.36%	$40.83M	8.20x	1.92	United States
CBZ	CBIZ INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$3.66B	$67.22	1.48%	$245.11M	57.95x	1.40	United States
PHLT	PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$184.03M	$2.35	-1.67%	-$2.21M	-18.08x	0.33	United States
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$556.20M	$41.19	0.29%	$33.80M	29.01x	9.46	United States
AZZ	AZZ INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$2.64B	$88.14	1.47%	$334.17M	48.97x	1.13	United States
LICN	LICHEN CHINA LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$694.60k	$3.68	0.00%	$14.31M	0.06x	0.04	China
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$662.76M	$6.67	6.72%	$192.18M	9.39x	0.72	United States
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$11.61B	$23.00	0.61%	$1.44B	0.29x	-0.51	United Kingdom
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$225.51M	$26.45	3.36%	$139.61M	N/A	-6.53	United States
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$82.94B	$184.30	1.04%	$2.32B	37.69x	0.54	Canada
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$836.89M	$29.73	0.54%	$432.01M	2.32x	0.43	United States
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$1.34B	$13.98	1.53%	$310.50M	73.58x	1.21	United States
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$40.70k	$1.90	-7.77%	$9.98M	0.00x	2.07	Ireland
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$2.48B	$14.32	1.49%	$83.15M	-19.35x	2.00	United States
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$274.30M	$20.09	0.00%	$71.44M	-16.88x	0.71	United States
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$42.28M	$1.45	9.85%	$22.38M	1.93x	-6.01	United States
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$315.65M	$9.72	-7.25%	-$55.73M	-2.28x	-17.56	United States
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$108.11M	$4.65	-2.31%	N/A	N/A	0.50	China
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$13.00M	$0.65	-5.80%	$316.36k	-36.11x	1.27	Hong Kong
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	NYSE	Specialty Business Services	$37.57M	$0.40	4.95%	$38.62M	-0.38x	4.66	United States
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	NYSEMKT	Specialty Business Services	$29.19M	$1.27	2.42%	-$3.40M	-9.77x	0.03	United States
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$25.33M	$1.08	-3.14%	$18.96M	2.12x	1.29	United States
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	NASDAQ	Specialty Business Services	$15.84M	$0.99	-3.79%	-$42.31k	-14.14x	-5.57	Singapore

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Apr 2025?

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 38 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: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -20 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates QUAD as a "A".

QUAD passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 12.61% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 42 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $10.15, an upside of 95.95% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $5.18.

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

2. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is the #2 top specialty business service stock out of 38 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 Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 20 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 33.

LZ passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock lose -39.11% over the past year, underperforming other specialty business service stocks by -9 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $8.90, an upside of 20.11% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $7.41.

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, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Team (NYSE:TISI)

Team (NYSE:TISI) is the #3 top specialty business service stock out of 38 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 Team (NYSE:TISI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Team (NYSE:TISI) has a Due Diligence Score of 12, which is -21 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TISI as a "B".

TISI passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Team has seen its stock return 234.09% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 264 percentage points.

What are the specialty business service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 14 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 7.87%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.01%. 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 -76.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Civeo (NYSE:CVEO)

Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) has an annual dividend yield of 4.98%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.01%. Civeo's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Civeo's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Civeo's dividend payout ratio of -84% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has an annual dividend yield of 4.34%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.01%. 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 -18.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 0.82% in the last day, and up 2.24% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why specialty business service stocks are up.

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. Dlh Holdings (NASDAQ:DLHC)

Dlh Holdings (NASDAQ:DLHC) is the most undervalued specialty business service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Dlh Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dlh Holdings's stock has dropped -65.8% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by -36 percentage points.

2. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

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

Maximus has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -16.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 13 percentage points.

3. Global Payments (NYSE:GPN)

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

Global Payments has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Payments's stock has dropped -38.54% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by -9 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

40.91% 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 16.5% over the next year.

6.25% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.88% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.5% are rated C (Hold), 3.13% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% 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 37.98x.

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