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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.

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Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated B and is the 45th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$8.74	N/A	N/A	0.00x	79.45x	2.24x	8.46x	N/A	$116.55M	7.54%	$187.21M	1.06	$1.39B	16.14
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$5.25	N/A	N/A	-14.58x	5.90x	0.10x	3.04x	N/A	$73.00M	28.97%	$87.40M	1.82	$809.62M	5.65
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$69.80	$42.83	62.98%	13.79x	10.76x	0.74x	2.36x	1.64x	$219.04M	5.52%	$1.67B	29.31	$5.45B	8.76
ARMK	ARAMARK	$40.08	$19.85	101.87%	30.36x	20.71x	0.60x	3.48x	1.12x	$387.38M	3.65%	$3.02B	11.41	$16.43B	13.16
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$74.02	$19.94	271.13%	27.72x	25.38x	5.40x	2.76x	4.98x	$390.44M	5.48%	$2.57B	26.72	$6.40B	16.55
RELX	RELX PLC	$52.76	$19.52	170.26%	40.74x	30.50x	8.30x	22.50x	1.50x	$2.66B	2.71%	$4.35B	2.35	$105.95B	29.73
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$15.52	N/A	N/A	-1,552.00x	21.63x	0.54x	1.17x	N/A	$122.90M	8.31%	$1.26B	13.24	$2.22B	8.12
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$44.93	$38.95	15.35%	35.94x	12.00x	0.33x	1.53x	0.49x	-$26.60M	-0.95%	$1.82B	29.14	$4.41B	13.45
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$106.30	$19.61	442.07%	51.60x	45.23x	4.54x	3.73x	4.53x	$681.90M	3.47%	$5.28B	28.59	$23.18B	16.80
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$184.45	N/A	N/A	21.96x	23.23x	1.40x	1.29x	N/A	$164.12M	4.79%	$2.14B	115.45	$2.65B	7.80
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$70.66	N/A	N/A	41.81x	42.82x	4.86x	14.61x	N/A	$306.00M	2.17%	$970.00M	4.85	$14.74B	22.86
PHLT	PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE INC	$3.25	N/A	N/A	-40.63x	-65.00x	1.97x	3.26x	N/A	$4.15M	1.63%	$78.13M	1.00	$245.41M	126.17
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$5.44	N/A	N/A	14.32x	28.63x	0.21x	0.69x	N/A	$19.66M	25.13%	$112.85M	7.84	$240.76M	6.02
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$68.86	$76.43	-9.90%	59.36x	19.02x	2.04x	1.96x	0.35x	$86.18M	1.96%	$1.91B	29.99	$5.65B	23.04
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$221.98	$38.10	482.64%	50.62x	45.68x	8.84x	19.52x	5.60x	$1.85B	2.07%	$4.59B	11.37	$92.08B	32.84
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$17.77	N/A	N/A	-18.51x	23.00x	2.94x	2.41x	N/A	-$27.58M	-0.90%	$1.28B	7.40	$5.06B	41.06
AZZ	AZZ INC	$89.59	$44.27	102.36%	49.77x	15.64x	1.65x	2.56x	0.92x	$134.91M	5.18%	$1.05B	35.95	$3.56B	10.65
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$32.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	31.53x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.87M	1.04	$412.72M	N/A
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$74.62	$123.37	-39.52%	12.04x	6.45x	1.80x	0.82x	0.29x	$3.01B	16.56%	$22.25B	91.23	$32.23B	7.26
TISI	TEAM INC	$19.99	N/A	N/A	-1.76x	N/A	0.11x	-3.46x	N/A	-$15.47M	-17.22%	-$25.97M	-5.78	$471.57M	13.54
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$23.39	N/A	N/A	0.30x	17.05x	1.67x	2.15x	N/A	$606.49M	5.13%	$5.49B	10.88	$15.94B	11.07
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$41.35	$39.92	3.59%	26.51x	15.55x	2.82x	2.36x	0.46x	$42.45M	7.68%	$234.25M	17.53	$331.76M	9.25
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$195.20	N/A	N/A	40.75x	49.72x	12.08x	7.15x	N/A	$1.86B	2.11%	$12.30B	27.32	$89.64B	39.11
CPRT	COPART INC	$48.59	$9.06	436.49%	31.55x	31.15x	10.23x	5.35x	29.99x	$1.19B	2.53%	$8.78B	9.09	$44.72B	23.56
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$6.88	$3.09	122.46%	15.64x	-24.86x	1.95x	1.65x	3.62x	$67.89M	9.96%	$415.32M	4.19	$703.92M	4.52
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$10.90	N/A	N/A	-2.79x	-4.87x	2.93x	63.94x	N/A	-$46.46M	-15.91%	$5.56M	0.21	$428.36M	-8.14
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$22.26	N/A	N/A	-14.27x	-60.70x	0.46x	1.36x	N/A	$47.68M	15.75%	$220.74M	16.23	$368.50M	5.50
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$4.30	N/A	N/A	-0.12x	N/A	0.02x	0.03x	N/A	-$5.61M	-741.44%	$73.18M	416.05	-$24.52M	20.42
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$5.62	$7.94	-29.22%	10.60x	N/A	0.44x	0.80x	0.39x	-$132.00M	-29.15%	$563.00M	6.99	$711.60M	4.56
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$1.12	$8.71	-87.20%	1.72x	N/A	46.46x	-2.51x	0.08x	$375.82k	1.17%	-$13.95M	-0.48	$56.24M	2.75
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$27.24	N/A	N/A	2.14x	28.38x	5.87x	1.55x	N/A	-$12.43M	-1.62%	$497.85M	17.71	$864.25M	2.11
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$5.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.71x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$21.17M	0.91	$119.22M	N/A
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$0.69	N/A	N/A	-6.30x	N/A	3.28x	2.66x	N/A	-$4.89M	-32.61%	$5.63M	0.26	$16.25M	-15.59
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$0.72	N/A	N/A	-39.78x	N/A	0.67x	1.54x	N/A	-$2.88M	-21.79%	$9.31M	0.50	$9.80M	30.99
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.20	N/A	N/A	-10.91x	N/A	109.09x	0.64x	N/A	-$735.00k	-2.67%	$42.70M	1.86	$15.13M	-5.41
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$3.87	N/A	N/A	-0.35x	N/A	0.09x	0.54x	N/A	-$11.12M	-38.63%	$67.19M	9.03	$261.46M	7.98
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$1.06	N/A	N/A	-8.15x	8.83x	0.13x	1.02x	N/A	-$1.80M	-7.26%	$24.31M	1.03	$25.57M	10.43
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$0.92	N/A	N/A	-0.00x	N/A	N/A	0.17x	N/A	-$11.50M	-1,071.40%	$6.41M	5.51	$6.09M	-0.25

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Jun 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. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) 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 Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 15 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 30.

LZ passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock return 6.59% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 28 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $9.67, an upside of 10.61% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $8.74.

Legalzoomcom stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Legalzoomcom, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) 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 Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -14 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates QUAD as a "A".

QUAD passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 4.58% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 26 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.45, an upside of 80% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $5.25.

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.

3. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

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

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 2 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 30.

MMS passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Maximus has seen its stock lose -19.87% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 1 percentage points.

Maximus has an average 1 year price target of $90.00, an upside of 28.94% from Maximus's current stock price of $69.80.

Maximus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Maximus, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the specialty business service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 15 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 8.33%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.91%. 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 4.76%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.91%. 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 -62.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Civeo (NYSE:CVEO)

Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.37%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.91%. 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 -64.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -1.86% in the last day, and down -2.19% over the last week.

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

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. Global Payments (NYSE:GPN)

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) 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.

Global Payments 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.

Global Payments's stock has dropped -20.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 1 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 15 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -19.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 1 percentage points.

3. Dlh Holdings (NASDAQ:DLHC)

Dlh Holdings (NASDAQ:DLHC) 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.

Dlh Holdings 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.

Dlh Holdings's stock has dropped -50.77% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by -29 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

47.62% 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 47.54% over the next year.

6.45% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.9% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.29% are rated C (Hold), 19.35% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 32.92x.

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Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

1. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

3. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

1. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

3. Civeo (NYSE:CVEO)

1. Global Payments (NYSE:GPN)

2. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

3. Dlh Holdings (NASDAQ:DLHC)

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