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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 69th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$1.93B	181,184,393	55.00%	45.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$341.70M	50,473,135	41.16%	20.19%	Net Selling
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$4.99B	56,349,629	94.65%	5.35%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$6.85B	95,844,185	60.40%	2.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RELX	RELX PLC	$86.26B	1,831,800,000	4.33%	0.00%
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$2.76B	61,233,895	88.46%	11.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ARMK	ARAMARK	$9.85B	262,850,908	83.82%	16.18%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AZZ	AZZ INC	$3.40B	30,014,037	94.48%	5.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$21.92B	185,599,375	93.74%	0.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$13.55B	200,882,788	33.40%	0.43%	Net Selling
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$2.71B	173,673,549	66.24%	33.76%	Net Selling
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$78.49M	9,388,211	1.04%	98.96%	Net Selling	Net Buying
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$3.14B	18,542,922	33.30%	66.70%	Net Selling
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$3.07B	53,975,243	63.82%	36.18%	Net Selling	Net Buying
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$570.47M	8,525,998	15.09%	84.91%
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	N/A	16,500,000	0.00%	0.00%
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$1.27B	94,900,000	44.35%	55.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$20.71B	242,607,106	90.73%	1.96%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CPRT	COPART INC	$45.08B	966,936,214	82.80%	13.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$80.59B	402,977,926	63.45%	21.85%	Net Buying	Net Buying
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	N/A	49,817,500	0.00%	0.00%
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$12.51B	2,524,539,885	2.98%	0.00%
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$76.26B	450,673,826	89.47%	0.00%
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$854.54M	99,364,716	5.09%	94.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$556.39M	13,216,006	55.25%	20.62%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$1.01B	28,274,671	76.97%	23.03%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$286.31M	12,551,769	21.60%	78.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$490.86M	81,000,000	41.12%	8.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$527.51k	379,505	0.00%	0.00%
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$326.17M	32,583,984	28.28%	71.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$75.92M	45,190,598	8.96%	36.69%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$19.63M	2,405,556	3.33%	0.00%
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$14.68M	20,000,000	1.27%	0.00%
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$36.10M	22,846,564	10.41%	89.59%	Net Selling
PHLT	PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE INC	$606.70M	78,997,024	43.05%	56.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$73.13M	23,437,500	0.87%	0.00%
TISI	TEAM INC	$78.73M	4,498,854	36.72%	63.28%	Net Selling	Net Buying
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.30M	494,500	1.75%	0.00%
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$84.30M	14,386,468	36.26%	63.74%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$26.53M	23,684,752	5.76%	94.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 40 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: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

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

LZ passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock return 58.07% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 127 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $11.20, an upside of 4.97% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $10.67.

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 40 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -7 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 28. 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 52.13% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 121 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.30, an upside of 37.37% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $6.77.

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 40 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 14 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

MMS passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Maximus has seen its stock return 0.23% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 69 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. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has an annual dividend yield of 4.06%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.59%. 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.

2. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)

Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.16%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.59%. 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 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 2.95%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.59%. 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 up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 0.07% in the last day, and up 0.05% 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. 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 -23.84% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 45 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 dropped -0.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 68 percentage points.

3. Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM)

Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM) 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.

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 -11.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 57 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

45.45% of specialty business service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty business service stocks to rise by 13.74% over the next year.

0% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.13% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.52% are rated C (Hold), 6.45% are rated D (Sell), and 12.9% 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 28.36x.

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