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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 C and is the 65th 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	$11.00	$2.72	303.72%	61.11x	66.67x	2.82x	10.65x	2.38x	$116.55M	5.99%	$187.21M	1.06	$1.80B	20.90
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$6.41	N/A	N/A	-21.37x	6.68x	0.12x	3.72x	N/A	$121.20M	39.72%	$87.00M	1.83	$851.43M	6.27
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$86.00	$55.04	56.24%	15.75x	11.54x	0.90x	2.73x	1.33x	-$143.81M	-2.95%	$1.77B	31.28	$6.57B	10.13
AZZ	AZZ INC	$115.19	N/A	N/A	13.24x	19.17x	2.17x	2.85x	N/A	$388.02M	11.25%	$1.21B	40.56	$4.05B	8.00
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$115.05	$57.42	100.37%	56.12x	32.05x	4.83x	3.92x	0.92x	$609.80M	2.86%	$5.45B	29.42	$24.71B	18.00
RELX	RELX PLC	$47.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	28.11x	N/A	29.72x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.95B	1.61	$97.44B	N/A
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$74.17	$20.11	268.78%	26.97x	25.43x	5.28x	2.73x	6.27x	$438.05M	6.16%	$2.60B	27.16	$6.39B	15.93
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$48.91	$40.61	20.45%	39.13x	13.07x	0.36x	1.67x	0.54x	-$26.60M	-0.87%	$1.82B	29.14	$4.65B	14.20
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$16.67	N/A	N/A	-17.36x	20.58x	2.75x	2.26x	N/A	-$27.58M	-0.96%	$1.28B	7.40	$4.87B	39.51
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$62.63	$11.04	467.24%	38.42x	38.95x	4.27x	11.51x	13.59x	$364.00M	2.89%	$1.09B	5.44	$13.11B	20.59
ARMK	ARAMARK	$39.47	$20.78	89.97%	28.81x	20.46x	0.58x	3.36x	1.12x	$291.81M	2.81%	$3.08B	11.74	$16.49B	12.86
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$5.51	N/A	N/A	17.22x	32.41x	0.22x	0.70x	N/A	$24.55M	30.96%	$113.70M	7.90	$234.96M	6.18
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$65.16	$73.13	-10.90%	45.57x	18.00x	1.71x	1.86x	0.37x	$105.07M	2.54%	$1.89B	29.77	$5.39B	17.27
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$211.86	$42.14	402.79%	47.29x	43.83x	8.26x	18.23x	4.72x	$1.78B	2.09%	$4.68B	11.63	$87.77B	30.69
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$60.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	57.95x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.87M	1.04	$647.02M	N/A
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$88.82	$130.37	-31.87%	15.53x	7.65x	2.27x	0.95x	0.33x	$3.12B	14.49%	$22.59B	93.13	$35.58B	8.50
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$8.10	N/A	N/A	-0.72x	N/A	0.18x	1.13x	N/A	-$11.12M	-18.46%	$67.19M	9.03	$301.17M	9.20
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$176.20	$54.57	222.89%	20.73x	21.71x	1.33x	1.50x	11.14x	$154.09M	4.72%	$2.17B	117.26	$3.13B	9.11
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$23.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	18.67x	1.47x	1.69x	N/A	$808.11M	6.69%	$7.12B	14.10	$13.96B	8.85
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	$6.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$384.66k	0.02	N/A	N/A
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$14.63	$5.23	180.00%	292.60x	20.32x	0.51x	1.09x	1.08x	$50.90M	3.66%	$1.28B	13.48	$2.18B	7.46
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$176.68	$31.52	460.62%	48.81x	45.89x	10.88x	6.31x	6.02x	$1.89B	2.37%	$12.62B	27.99	$81.13B	36.61
CPRT	COPART INC	$48.39	$14.37	236.67%	31.42x	28.02x	10.19x	5.33x	3.20x	$1.19B	2.54%	$8.78B	9.09	$44.52B	23.46
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$8.87	$3.22	175.42%	20.16x	-34.55x	2.52x	2.12x	4.67x	$67.89M	7.72%	$415.32M	4.19	$901.65M	5.79
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$43.23	$31.30	38.12%	22.75x	14.31x	2.98x	2.37x	0.78x	$31.16M	5.45%	$240.82M	18.22	$353.16M	8.83
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$36.51	N/A	N/A	3.06x	33.19x	-7.86x	1.95x	N/A	-$34.29M	-3.33%	$528.36M	18.70	$1.13B	3.06
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$23.89	N/A	N/A	-10.04x	-36.75x	0.50x	1.43x	N/A	$10.10M	3.21%	$209.44M	15.89	$464.96M	8.22
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$5.94	N/A	N/A	-74.25x	N/A	0.46x	0.91x	N/A	-$120.00M	-24.97%	$528.00M	6.53	$770.14M	7.27
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$8.94	N/A	N/A	-2.29x	-3.99x	2.41x	52.44x	N/A	-$46.46M	-19.40%	$5.56M	0.21	$364.50M	-6.92
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$4.25	N/A	N/A	-0.00x	N/A	N/A	0.25x	N/A	-$11.50M	-713.25%	$6.41M	16.89	$6.62M	-0.28
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$1.60	N/A	N/A	6.67x	N/A	80.00x	-1.37x	N/A	-$7.26M	-14.75%	-$52.81M	-1.72	$93.43M	14.41
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$6.94	N/A	N/A	-7.01x	N/A	3.66x	2.96x	N/A	-$4.89M	-29.29%	$5.63M	2.34	$17.94M	-17.21
PHLT	PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE INC	$7.59	N/A	N/A	-759.00x	-151.80x	4.34x	7.29x	N/A	-$441.00k	-0.08%	$82.24M	1.05	$591.59M	85.48
TISI	TEAM INC	$19.00	N/A	N/A	-1.63x	N/A	0.10x	-3.73x	N/A	-$12.77M	-14.95%	-$22.92M	-5.10	$481.28M	14.99
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.42	N/A	N/A	-12.91x	N/A	129.09x	0.76x	N/A	-$735.00k	-2.25%	$42.70M	1.86	$20.16M	-7.21
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$4.56	N/A	N/A	-0.13x	N/A	0.02x	0.03x	N/A	-$5.61M	-699.78%	$73.18M	416.05	-$24.40M	20.31
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$1.13	N/A	N/A	-2.05x	9.42x	0.18x	1.08x	N/A	-$14.05M	-53.01%	$24.89M	1.06	$40.27M	-3.71
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$2.55	N/A	N/A	14.17x	N/A	0.80x	2.16x	N/A	-$6.66M	-11.65%	$27.62M	1.23	$58.81M	11.84
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$0.75	N/A	N/A	-41.67x	N/A	0.70x	1.61x	N/A	-$2.88M	-20.80%	$9.31M	0.50	$10.48M	33.14

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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