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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 +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 Forecast

Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated C and is the 60th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$384.12M	$7.45	$9.90	32.89%	Strong Buy	2	-0.74%	38.69%	74.36%	7.65%
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$5.28B	$55.81	$87.50	56.78%	Strong Buy	2	4.34%	35.45%	18.43%	14.85%
AZZ	AZZ INC	$4.05B	$135.51	$151.00	11.43%	Buy	3	3.96%	-10.16%	18.06%	10.91%
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$20.06B	$99.50	$106.07	6.60%	Buy	6	5.85%	17.52%	51.86%	23.15%
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$1.08B	$6.29	$7.88	25.20%	Hold	4	7.37%	228.58%	109.51%	32.71%
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$3.25B	$61.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.59%	25.84%	28.21%	11.29%
ARMK	ARAMARK	$14.04B	$53.38	$54.60	2.29%	Strong Buy	10	5.68%	31.88%	31.60%	7.49%
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$20.66B	$75.51	$89.25	18.20%	Buy	12	19.30%	N/A	25.65%	9.50%
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$15.21B	$30.11	$35.00	16.24%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$2.74B	$16.00	$18.67	16.67%	Strong Buy	3	7.39%	517.87%	24.90%	8.58%
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$968.19M	$9.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$373.71M	$34.15	$37.00	8.35%	Strong Buy	1	3.61%	N/A	N/A	N/A
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$19.81B	$106.35	$127.50	19.89%	Buy	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$5.68B	$23.23	$33.11	42.54%	Buy	9	3.05%	74.26%	18.38%	7.59%
RELX	RELX PLC	$59.65B	$32.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$2.29B	$39.06	$47.80	22.38%	Buy	5	3.93%	30.64%	15.81%	5.15%
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$1.22B	$44.77	$47.00	4.98%	Strong Buy	2	2.36%	46.88%	9.76%	5.19%
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$592.46M	$46.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.41%	14.56%	19.28%	1.84%
CPRT	COPART INC	$30.34B	$32.77	$38.00	15.96%	Hold	3	5.67%	5.39%	20.56%	18.69%
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$68.52B	$171.26	$210.14	22.70%	Hold	7	5.87%	7.99%	57.89%	27.09%
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$1.78B	$33.20	$41.33	24.50%	Hold	3	3.56%	25.81%	16.50%	6.75%
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$1.15B	$12.36	$14.00	13.27%	Hold	2	2.83%	N/A	6.81%	2.50%
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$37.76B	$86.51	$135.19	56.27%	Buy	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$1.74B	$17.36	$18.00	3.69%	Strong Buy	2	26.76%	N/A	36.68%	25.62%
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$24.18M	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PMAX	POWELL MAX LTD	$710.18k	$2.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$982.47M	$118.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$24.98M	$1.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$778.42k	$7.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$918.60M	$22.84	$18.13	-20.64%	Strong Buy	4	26.55%	N/A	-36.55%	-18.23%
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$29.72M	$2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-24.82%
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$64.43M	$1.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$175.34M	$9.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$33.84M	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$81.31M	$5.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-18.13%	N/A	-3.75%	-1.50%
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$4.80B	$265.42	$270.00	1.73%	Hold	2	2.88%	2.30%	7.24%	5.64%
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	$224.43M	$19.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRE	CRE8 ENTERPRISE LTD	$63.80M	$2.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ANPA	RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD	$76.63M	$6.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	$17.31M	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$50.95M	$2.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TISI	TEAM INC	$71.45M	$15.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$18.19M	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10,861.27%	12.56%

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in May 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 43 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 18 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

QUAD passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 25.42% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 125 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.90, an upside of 32.89% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $7.45.

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. Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB)

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) is the #2 top specialty business service stock out of 43 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 Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 21 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

DLB passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dolby Laboratories has seen its stock lose -25.59% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 74 percentage points.

Dolby Laboratories has an average 1 year price target of $87.50, an upside of 56.78% from Dolby Laboratories's current stock price of $55.81.

Dolby Laboratories stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Dolby Laboratories, 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. Azz (NYSE:AZZ)

Azz (NYSE:AZZ) is the #3 top specialty business service stock out of 43 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 Azz (NYSE:AZZ) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Azz (NYSE:AZZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 21 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

AZZ passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Azz has seen its stock return 49.62% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 149 percentage points.

Azz has an average 1 year price target of $151.00, an upside of 11.43% from Azz's current stock price of $135.51.

Azz stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Azz, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 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 6.76%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.29%. 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 4.7%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.29%. 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 56% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI)

Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.5%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.29%. 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.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -0.26% in the last day, and up 0.6% 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 47 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -14.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 85 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 5 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amentum Holdings's stock has gained 14.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 114 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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Abm Industries has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Abm Industries's stock has dropped -25.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 74 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

36.36% 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 16.67% over the next year.

3.13% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.5% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.63% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% 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 27.85x.

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