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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best specialty business service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Specialty Business Servic...

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Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated C and is the 70th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Zen Rating	Value	Growth	Momentum	Sentiment	Safety	Financials	AI	1w Zen Rating	1m Zen Rating	3m Zen Rating	1y Zen Rating
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	A	B	B	B	A	B	B	C	A	A	A	B
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	B	B	B	D	C	C	B	C	B	B	B	A
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	B	A	C	F	C	C	B	A	B	B	C	B
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	B	C	C
ARMK	ARAMARK	C	C	B	C	C	A	C	C	C	C	C	B

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What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 42 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 12 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

QUAD passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 94.93% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 194 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 25.12% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $10.39.

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

2. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is the #2 top specialty business service stock out of 42 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 19 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 lose -12.46% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 86 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $7.13, a downside of -9.47% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $7.87.

Legalzoomcom stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Legalzoomcom, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) is the #3 top specialty business service stock out of 42 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Maximus (NYSE:MMS) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: F, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 27 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

MMS passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Maximus has seen its stock lose -18.43% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 80 percentage points.

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. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)

Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP) has an annual dividend yield of 6.17%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.08%. 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. Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI)

Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.96%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.08%. Thomson Reuters's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Thomson Reuters's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Thomson Reuters's dividend payout ratio of 111.6% 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 3.37%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.08%. 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 53% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -0.29% in the last day, and up 1% 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. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) 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.

Maximus has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -18.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 80 percentage points.

2. Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM)

Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) 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.

Amentum Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amentum Holdings's stock has dropped -11.09% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 88 percentage points.

3. Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB)

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) 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.

Dolby Laboratories has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dolby Laboratories's stock has dropped -21.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 77 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

52.17% of specialty business service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty business service stocks to rise by 8.45% over the next year.

3.23% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.45% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.97% 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 30.34x.

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