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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
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$28.84	$14.17	103.58%	106.81x	11.78x	0.49x	1.56x	0.84x	$516.00M	7.34%	$4.51B	18.49	$10.53B	10.59
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$81.81	$78.91	3.67%	14.71x	9.91x	0.86x	2.66x	0.64x	$366.16M	7.80%	$1.67B	29.16	$5.68B	8.57
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$6.15	$20.31	-69.71%	14.30x	5.97x	0.12x	3.24x	0.13x	$75.90M	25.98%	$96.70M	2.04	$856.02M	5.31
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$9.64	$6.64	45.10%	68.86x	14.97x	2.39x	8.46x	0.61x	$155.80M	8.97%	$201.92M	1.12	$1.49B	19.30
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$44.66	$40.78	9.52%	24.14x	12.13x	0.32x	1.49x	0.54x	$59.40M	2.13%	$1.83B	29.29	$4.31B	11.52
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$67.49	$38.19	76.74%	25.37x	15.81x	4.80x	2.46x	1.08x	$430.26M	6.65%	$2.62B	27.36	$5.69B	14.77
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$77.52	$17.10	353.34%	45.87x	40.81x	5.19x	13.05x	3.85x	$389.00M	2.50%	$1.19B	5.94	$16.05B	24.10
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$99.01	$37.28	165.59%	46.70x	25.27x	4.06x	3.35x	1.45x	$549.10M	2.99%	$5.48B	29.55	$21.85B	15.73
RELX	RELX PLC	$39.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	29.90x	N/A	24.59x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.95B	1.61	$82.33B	N/A
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$42.52	$23.70	79.42%	17.94x	15.85x	2.91x	2.29x	1.55x	$44.79M	8.05%	$243.45M	18.61	$297.71M	6.29
ARMK	ARAMARK	$37.18	$22.89	62.40%	29.98x	16.53x	0.53x	3.11x	0.87x	$454.46M	4.63%	$3.15B	11.93	$14.86B	11.90
AZZ	AZZ INC	$105.80	N/A	N/A	10.10x	17.46x	1.99x	2.44x	N/A	$411.04M	12.93%	$1.30B	43.38	$3.78B	6.66
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$34.90	N/A	N/A	2.72x	32.43x	-2.85x	1.63x	N/A	-$43.14M	-4.37%	$607.16M	21.47	$1.12B	2.86
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$13.64	N/A	N/A	-15.16x	13.27x	1.62x	1.82x	N/A	-$4.36M	-0.18%	$1.30B	7.50	$4.27B	17.25
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$207.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.96x	162.95x	N/A	$173.42M	9.83%	$10.83M	1.27	$1.86B	37.11
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$77.50	$120.90	-35.90%	10.87x	6.29x	2.06x	0.81x	0.36x	$2.16B	11.78%	$22.67B	95.75	$31.94B	7.16
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$27.81	N/A	N/A	N/A	91.75x	1.71x	1.97x	N/A	$808.11M	5.75%	$7.12B	14.10	$15.94B	10.11
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$50.66	$41.00	23.57%	41.87x	13.88x	1.18x	1.47x	0.55x	$86.07M	2.72%	$1.87B	30.02	$4.65B	13.70
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$183.15	$42.40	331.97%	40.08x	37.07x	6.97x	15.48x	4.17x	$1.72B	2.34%	$4.76B	11.83	$76.14B	26.00
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	$13.02	N/A	N/A	6,510.00x	N/A	28.37x	123.40x	N/A	-$1.45M	-0.22%	$5.14M	0.10	$647.90M	331.85
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$12.49	$5.44	129.75%	96.08x	15.54x	0.44x	0.91x	0.98x	$65.20M	5.51%	$1.29B	13.65	$1.98B	6.45
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$1.80	N/A	N/A	10.00x	N/A	0.56x	1.53x	N/A	-$6.66M	-16.50%	$27.62M	1.23	$41.23M	8.30
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$128.65	$35.88	258.54%	33.07x	32.70x	7.84x	4.92x	3.49x	$1.82B	3.15%	$11.76B	26.15	$60.06B	25.05
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$22.22	N/A	N/A	-10.79x	-61.36x	0.44x	1.40x	N/A	-$8.80M	-3.20%	$182.55M	14.73	$441.89M	6.73
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$9.73	N/A	N/A	-30.41x	N/A	0.84x	1.23x	N/A	-$62.00M	-7.09%	$762.00M	8.49	$1.22B	11.77
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$8.60	N/A	N/A	-86.00x	-30.92x	2.73x	2.13x	N/A	$52.32M	6.09%	$402.38M	4.03	$841.00M	10.43
CPRT	COPART INC	$38.44	$13.19	191.37%	23.30x	22.59x	7.99x	3.88x	3.81x	$1.45B	3.90%	$9.60B	9.92	$32.08B	16.25
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$179.87	$54.96	227.27%	21.59x	25.38x	1.37x	1.50x	9.36x	$145.79M	4.38%	$2.17B	117.11	$3.13B	9.32
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$9.35	N/A	N/A	16.40x	-5.51x	3.15x	2.14x	N/A	-$75.22M	-25.63%	$149.23M	4.75	$293.13M	3.72
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$146.00	N/A	N/A	-0.00x	N/A	N/A	14.64x	N/A	-$10.95M	-54.95%	$1.36M	9.98	$27.34M	-0.94
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$2.22	N/A	N/A	-2.29x	N/A	201.82x	-2.73x	N/A	-$7.79M	-8.42%	-$45.40M	-1.09	$128.31M	-5.01
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$0.57	N/A	N/A	-7.18x	N/A	0.58x	1.42x	N/A	-$7.22M	-62.79%	$8.13M	0.40	$12.98M	-11.42
ANPA	RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD	$22.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	122.89x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.29M	0.18	$281.74M	N/A
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	$7.80	$1.06	632.70%	156.00x	N/A	18.48x	127.59x	3.68x	$330.36k	0.28%	$1.01M	0.07	$129.30M	121.10
CRE	CRE8 ENTERPRISE LTD	$0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.95x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.32M	0.10	$11.96M	N/A
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.40	N/A	N/A	-12.73x	N/A	200.00x	0.79x	N/A	-$1.41M	-4.43%	$40.52M	1.78	$24.24M	-8.61
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$3.13	N/A	N/A	-0.04x	N/A	0.02x	0.04x	N/A	-$12.24M	-1,382.33%	$64.25M	227.16	-$19.91M	1.66
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$9.40	N/A	N/A	-49.47x	N/A	63.95x	16.82x	N/A	-$14.61M	-5.32%	$10.42M	0.36	$174.42M	-42.58
PMAX	POWELL MAX LTD	$2.61	N/A	N/A	-0.13x	N/A	0.17x	0.17x	N/A	-$36.82M	-591.72%	$37.55M	15.75	$7.12M	-0.21
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$4.25	N/A	N/A	-0.50x	-0.56x	0.12x	1.00x	N/A	$1.15M	3.36%	$42.68M	5.30	$249.36M	5.68
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$0.86	N/A	N/A	-0.95x	7.04x	0.14x	1.24x	N/A	-$17.66M	-86.66%	$16.59M	0.70	$38.67M	-2.50
TISI	TEAM INC	$15.86	N/A	N/A	-1.34x	N/A	0.08x	-4.07x	N/A	-$15.56M	-21.81%	-$17.65M	-3.92	$408.18M	12.75
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$5.95	N/A	N/A	18.59x	-21.60x	0.24x	0.75x	N/A	$24.55M	28.67%	$113.70M	7.90	$241.29M	6.34

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Dec 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. Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM)

Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) 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 Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 7 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

AMTM passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Amentum Holdings has seen its stock return 21.43% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 116 percentage points.

Amentum Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $32.10, an upside of 11.3% from Amentum Holdings's current stock price of $28.84.

Amentum Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Amentum Holdings, 30% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) 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 Maximus (NYSE:MMS) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 22 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

MMS passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Maximus has seen its stock return 14.76% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 109 percentage points.

3. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) 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 Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 14 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

QUAD passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock lose -27.3% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 67 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.10, an upside of 47.97% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $6.15.

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.

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 7.14%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.91%. 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 4.88%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.91%. 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 64% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS)

Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.94%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.91%. 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 52.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 0.67% in the last day, and up 6.46% 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. 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 57, which is 30 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has gained 14.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 109 percentage points.

2. Global Payments (NYSE:GPN)

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) 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.

Global Payments has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Payments's stock has dropped -33.64% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 61 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 16 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dolby Laboratories's stock has dropped -15% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 80 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

47.62% 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 21.17% over the next year.

3.23% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.68% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 80.65% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 6.45% 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 36.99x.

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