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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...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated C and is the 65th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$1.99B	181,184,393	54.99%	45.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$323.53M	50,473,135	41.16%	20.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$4.85B	56,349,629	94.65%	5.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AZZ	AZZ INC	$3.46B	30,014,037	94.48%	5.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$21.35B	185,599,375	93.71%	0.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RELX	RELX PLC	$87.54B	1,831,800,000	4.36%	0.00%
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$7.11B	95,844,185	60.33%	2.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$3.05B	62,258,022	88.45%	11.55%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$2.90B	173,673,549	66.24%	33.76%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$12.58B	200,882,788	33.10%	0.43%	Net Selling
ARMK	ARAMARK	$10.37B	262,850,908	83.82%	16.18%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$79.27M	14,386,468	36.31%	63.69%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$3.52B	53,975,243	63.82%	36.18%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$85.37B	402,977,926	63.43%	21.85%	Net Buying	Net Buying
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$513.95M	8,525,998	15.09%	84.91%
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$21.55B	242,607,106	90.73%	1.96%	Net Buying	Net Selling
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$76.04M	9,388,211	1.04%	98.96%	Net Buying	Net Buying
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$3.27B	18,542,922	33.26%	66.74%	Net Selling
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$12.07B	2,524,539,885	2.98%	0.00%
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	N/A	16,500,000	0.00%	0.00%
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$1.39B	94,900,000	44.32%	55.68%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$79.63B	450,673,826	89.46%	0.00%
CPRT	COPART INC	$46.79B	966,936,214	82.65%	13.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$881.37M	99,364,716	5.09%	94.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$571.33M	13,216,006	55.25%	20.61%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$1.03B	28,274,671	76.96%	23.04%	Net Buying
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$299.86M	12,551,769	21.60%	78.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$481.14M	81,000,000	41.09%	8.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$291.30M	32,583,984	28.27%	71.73%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$1.61M	379,505	0.00%	0.00%
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$72.30M	45,190,598	8.96%	36.69%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$16.69M	2,405,556	3.33%	0.00%
PHLT	PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE INC	$599.59M	78,997,024	43.05%	56.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TISI	TEAM INC	$85.48M	4,498,854	36.72%	63.28%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$32.44M	22,846,564	10.41%	89.59%	Net Selling
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.25M	494,500	1.75%	0.00%
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$26.76M	23,684,752	5.77%	94.23%	Net Selling
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$59.77M	23,437,500	0.87%	0.00%
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$15.00M	20,000,000	1.27%	0.00%

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 39 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: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 17 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

LZ passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock return 67.94% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 135 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $10.80, a downside of -1.82% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $11.00.

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

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is the #2 top specialty business service stock out of 39 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 Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -8 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates QUAD as a "B".

QUAD passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 34.66% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 101 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.30, an upside of 45.09% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $6.41.

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 39 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: C, and AI: C.

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 13 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

MMS passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Maximus has seen its stock lose -5.9% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 61 percentage points.

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 7.04%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.83%. 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 4.29%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.83%. 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 -83.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS)

Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.85%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.83%. Cass Information Systems's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Cass Information Systems's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cass Information Systems's dividend payout ratio of 64.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -1.33% in the last day, and up 1.42% 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 46 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Payments's stock has dropped -19.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 47 percentage points.

2. Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB)

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) 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.

Dolby Laboratories has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dolby Laboratories's stock has gained 4.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 71 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 14, which is -11 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates QUAD a Valuation Rating of "B".

Quad/Graphics's stock has gained 34.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 101 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 9.27% over the next year.

3.23% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.13% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.29% are rated C (Hold), 9.68% are rated D (Sell), and 9.68% 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 29.89x.

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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. Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS)

1. Global Payments (NYSE:GPN)

2. Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB)

3. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

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