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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...
Overview
Zen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentimentForecastDividendsDue Diligence
C
Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated C and is the 75th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
QUAD
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$384.66M$7.364.55%$161.60M12.91x8.74
United States
AZZ
AZZ INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$4.03B$134.870.33%$571.66M12.57x0.69
United States
LZ
LEGALZOOMCOM INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$1.10B$6.392.57%$81.14M0.00x1.98
United States
RELX
RELX PLC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$56.79B$31.222.36%$4.16B20.25x5.23
United Kingdom
MMS
MAXIMUS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$4.00B$73.271.23%$724.95M11.07x1.45
United States
AMTM
AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$7.36B$30.192.17%$986.00M75.48x1.44
United States
ULS
UL SOLUTIONS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$16.22B$80.693.08%$679.00M49.81x1.29
United States
RBA
RB GLOBAL INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$18.00B$96.95-1.42%$1.39B45.73x1.14
Canada
DLB
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$6.11B$64.000.34%$370.82M25.50x0.23
United States
ABM
ABM INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$2.65B$43.96-0.39%$422.00M16.84x1.95
United States
FA
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$1.58B$9.071.34%$247.68M-10.08x1.96
United States
CBZ
CBIZ INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$1.51B$27.780.36%$339.50M22.96x1.43
United States
CASS
CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$580.16M$44.341.86%$47.33M18.71x9.08
United States
ANPA
RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$156.38M$12.5152.93%$839.35k1,137.27x0.50
Hong Kong
PRSU
PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$1.03B$36.591.53%$390.74M2.85x0.51
United States
RHLD
RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$1.54B$180.81-1.67%$50.26MN/A23.23
United States
CTAS
CINTAS CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$79.40B$198.550.11%$2.99B42.33x1.27
United States
RTO
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$15.49B$30.67-2.11%$1.58BN/A1.70
United Kingdom
CVEO
CIVEO CORP
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$318.51M$27.66-0.04%$65.63M-13.43x1.69
United States
BV
BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$1.30B$13.771.62%$310.70M-1,377.00x1.24
United States
THH
TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$28.71M$0.595.18%$1.95M294.50x3.70
UNF
UNIFIRST CORP
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$3.38B$233.00-0.45%$325.14M29.57x0.27
United States
GPN
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$21.93B$78.34-1.45%$3.76B13.53x1.29
United States
YSXT
YSX TECH CO LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$25.58M$1.10-0.90%$5.85M5.50x0.55
China
ARMK
ARAMARK
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$10.77B$40.991.04%$1.26B34.16x3.22
United States
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$40.09B$90.0911.41%$2.90B26.97x0.51
Canada
CPRT
COPART INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$34.15B$35.28-0.23%$1.97B21.38x0.10
United States
KODK
EASTMAN KODAK CO
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$727.82M$7.550.27%$104.00M-23.59x1.59
United States
TH
TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$665.53M$6.671.99%$80.60M-66.70x0.35
United States
SMX
SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$58.64M$32.91-4.55%-$28.81M0.00x16.62
Ireland
OMEX
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$84.72M$1.525.56%-$25.62M-1.57x-2.23
United States
SPIR
SPIRE GLOBAL INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$306.62M$8.865.48%$63.91M19.26x0.69
United States
SFHG
SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$12.20M$0.600.17%-$1.14M-7.61x1.68
Hong Kong
BUUU
BUUU GROUP LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$258.39M$15.661.03%$1.07M313.20x1.48
Hong Kong
CRE
CRE8 ENTERPRISE LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$4.37M$2.191.16%N/AN/A3.44
Hong Kong
NTIP
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSEMKT
Specialty Business Services
$33.32M$1.460.00%-$2.82M-13.27x0.01
United States
LICN
LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$2.35M$3.092.59%-$11.99M-0.04x0.05
China
PC
PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$175.34M$9.400.00%-$4.10M-49.47x0.18
Singapore
PMAX
POWELL MAX LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$5.45M$2.23-4.58%-$33.18M-0.11x0.60
Hong Kong
SST
SYSTEM1 INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$32.79M$3.28-0.61%$43.86M-0.38x8.22
United States
SGRP
SPAR GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$18.73M$0.780.13%-$15.45M-0.86x2.72
United States
TISI
TEAM INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$66.69M$14.736.43%$32.02M-1.24x-28.27
United States
DLHC
DLH HOLDINGS CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$82.18M$5.67-1.56%$29.76M-70.88x1.53
United States
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Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Feb 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: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 10 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

QUAD passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 18.9% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 114 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.10, an upside of 23.64% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $7.36.

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. Azz (NYSE:AZZ)


Azz (NYSE:AZZ) 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 Azz (NYSE:AZZ) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Azz (NYSE:AZZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 18 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

AZZ passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Azz has seen its stock return 40.27% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 135 percentage points.

Azz has an average 1 year price target of $130.50, a downside of -3.24% from Azz's current stock price of $134.87.

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

3. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)


Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) 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 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 47, which is 19 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

LZ passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock lose -28.28% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 66 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $10.10, an upside of 58.06% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $6.39.

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.

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. Civeo (NYSE:CVEO)


Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 2.15%. 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 -24.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)


Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP) has an annual dividend yield of 6.85%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.15%. 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.

3. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)


Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has an annual dividend yield of 4.08%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.15%. 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 52.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is 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 down -0.52% over the last week. Thomson Reuters was the among the top gainers in the specialty business services industry, gaining 11.41% yesterday.

Thomson Reuters shares are trading higher. The company announced a $600 million share repurchase program and $605 million return of capital with planned share consolidation.

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 29 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Abm Industries's stock has dropped -16.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 78 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 43 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has gained 10.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 105 percentage points.

3. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)


Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) 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.

Quad/Graphics has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Quad/Graphics's stock has gained 18.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 114 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

45.45% 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 15.4% over the next year.

3.13% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.5% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 75% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 9.38% 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 24.1x.
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