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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 78th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$9.62	2,153,000	28.77%	10.13	10.44	10.41	9.72	9.11	34.53	7.46	9.86	0.00	0.61	-0.18	-0.06	-0.12	1.42
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$85.52	529,000	0.76%	89.92	89.08	86.42	78.94	74.87	37.68	32.49	49.50	11.87	27.98	0.70	1.27	-0.57	0.71
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$5.62	227,000	-20.63%	5.96	6.31	6.36	5.97	6.01	32.45	11.05	13.96	24.72	25.74	-0.19	-0.10	-0.09	1.14
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$68.15	385,000	20.69%	71.16	71.52	72.17	73.64	76.39	34.52	21.23	28.10	20.34	29.57	-0.69	-0.41	-0.28	0.82
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$23.39	1,041,000	-20.96%	24.71	23.62	24.35	23.72	22.00	44.08	47.66	62.96	45.45	62.42	0.19	0.10	0.09	1.33
RELX	RELX PLC	$44.82	1,564,000	17.51%	46.26	46.55	47.32	50.39	50.11	34.80	11.35	12.62	7.77	9.80	-0.57	-0.45	-0.13	0.66
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$44.45	393,000	3.15%	45.86	45.59	46.96	47.56	48.95	36.79	21.22	35.02	18.73	36.02	-0.44	-0.40	-0.04	0.87
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$104.00	745,000	-32.70%	106.63	110.51	113.09	109.89	103.25	27.37	5.45	4.69	2.95	2.27	-2.64	-1.95	-0.69	0.74
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$72.16	287,000	-19.61%	72.31	70.18	67.59	69.41	62.46	58.87	75.92	85.72	58.11	77.65	1.78	1.48	0.31	0.61
AZZ	AZZ INC	$98.59	839,000	-16.35%	106.21	109.82	111.91	105.05	96.33	23.81	24.25	15.97	5.76	5.76	-2.93	-1.64	-1.29	1.04
ARMK	ARAMARK	$39.33	3,184,000	-15.50%	38.79	38.28	39.01	40.27	38.19	56.06	63.35	65.72	82.82	79.18	0.06	-0.17	0.23	1.02
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$53.39	494,000	39.15%	55.10	54.43	59.08	65.69	71.87	40.42	73.43	80.50	79.38	87.26	-1.21	-1.72	0.51	0.76
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$7.73	18,500	189.06%	7.62	7.92	7.26	6.48	6.00	50.58	43.33	43.08	58.87	51.54	0.06	0.10	-0.04	1.00
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$157.45	88,000	8.64%	164.93	166.99	171.67	176.56	186.23	29.60	3.56	5.64	8.61	18.54	-3.02	-2.32	-0.70	0.71
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$73.42	75,000	-14.38%	77.17	72.94	64.49	50.47	N/A	52.25	65.19	80.92	43.51	73.45	4.27	4.19	0.08	0.79
CPRT	COPART INC	$43.88	7,853,000	43.59%	44.59	45.19	46.74	48.02	52.85	35.43	16.40	16.22	58.93	58.31	-0.84	-0.78	-0.05	1.00
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	$8.10	7,500	-88.81%	8.45	8.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	56.97	64.93	69.56	2.39	5.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.74
ANPA	RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD	$23.91	9,300	-5.10%	27.38	32.13	35.80	N/A	N/A	34.46	5.56	9.61	5.03	9.07	-3.13	-2.04	-1.09	2.43
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$14.26	1,046,000	63.69%	15.14	15.22	15.91	16.70	16.51	34.85	17.57	29.67	29.56	47.03	-0.34	-0.29	-0.05	1.10
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$12.71	711,000	28.80%	13.34	13.35	14.18	15.04	14.70	34.07	12.71	20.49	36.90	45.67	-0.30	-0.30	-0.01	1.10
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$82.85	2,362,000	41.86%	86.28	85.93	85.66	82.38	89.70	41.39	57.77	75.27	56.60	80.18	0.14	0.25	-0.11	1.22
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$26.80	569,000	40.84%	26.35	25.43	24.99	24.38	24.05	62.53	80.93	89.26	74.36	87.37	0.64	0.42	0.22	0.89
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	$7.51	1,097,000	54.51%	6.88	7.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.34	72.20	67.46	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.97
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$187.96	3,428,000	31.80%	199.51	200.16	208.56	215.05	208.31	22.38	17.74	33.10	6.75	17.24	-3.58	-2.74	-0.84	0.91
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$151.42	1,898,000	139.34%	152.54	157.76	169.82	184.53	178.84	27.61	10.27	9.75	42.62	32.47	-6.15	-6.27	0.12	0.60
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$37.02	58,600	-11.21%	38.81	40.17	41.54	42.26	42.11	20.17	1.65	3.78	0.00	1.17	-1.18	-0.91	-0.27	0.73
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$19.89	130,000	88.41%	21.94	22.33	22.85	22.93	22.60	20.26	5.25	6.53	0.00	0.00	-0.56	-0.32	-0.24	0.72
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$12.19	545,000	-21.58%	12.74	11.76	10.31	10.72	11.36	54.55	74.08	83.53	57.91	72.19	0.93	0.81	0.13	1.58
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$34.92	279,000	80.00%	35.54	36.02	35.48	32.36	34.39	43.50	22.22	23.16	23.68	24.02	-0.19	0.07	-0.25	1.30
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$7.36	340,000	78.01%	7.93	8.35	8.41	7.90	7.80	28.86	9.71	11.63	3.86	3.72	-0.27	-0.14	-0.14	0.69
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$10.32	84,000	176.32%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.37
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$6.35	950,000	-4.71%	6.59	6.39	6.20	6.19	6.44	49.57	63.09	70.40	47.44	63.15	0.14	0.13	0.01	1.57
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$1.30	2,040,000	-43.97%	1.39	1.44	2.90	14.66	61.10	34.21	14.01	15.30	82.75	80.09	-0.60	-0.82	0.21	0.55
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$2.82	5,537,000	44.04%	2.42	2.15	1.84	1.53	1.07	71.22	80.23	85.66	88.19	95.40	0.29	0.20	0.10	0.49
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$4.58	67,000	-14.10%	4.52	4.64	4.58	4.55	8.73	48.86	42.91	34.29	66.48	55.57	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01	1.32
TISI	TEAM INC	$14.83	7,700	175.00%	15.66	16.60	17.66	18.11	17.93	26.20	6.19	6.81	0.61	0.58	-0.86	-0.68	-0.18	1.13
PHLT	PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE INC	$7.73	648,000	62.00%	7.72	7.71	7.66	5.60	4.09	73.31	72.22	62.96	11.37	6.57	0.10	0.14	-0.04	1.09
PMAX	POWELL MAX LTD	$2.59	140,000	34.62%	2.55	2.47	2.58	2.90	4.01	51.12	57.22	66.97	74.53	87.35	0.06	-0.01	0.07	0.82
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$1.07	16,500	511.11%	1.04	1.08	1.13	1.09	1.31	45.93	41.11	35.43	68.24	51.48	-0.02	-0.03	0.00	0.48
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$0.66	45,000	-28.57%	0.68	0.70	0.73	0.77	0.81	39.15	26.67	21.34	42.96	27.48	-0.02	-0.02	-0.00	0.20
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$2.50	1,108,000	1,173.56%	2.45	2.63	2.53	3.91	3.76	48.21	19.72	11.04	21.03	7.01	-0.11	-0.08	-0.03	-0.14
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$5.51	9,700	-33.10%	5.59	5.60	5.59	5.55	5.50	45.80	35.24	28.70	61.20	49.69	-0.01	-0.01	-0.00	0.79
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.56	6,000	-64.71%	1.54	1.55	1.51	1.40	1.36	53.19	55.39	46.03	68.56	57.80	0.01	0.01	-0.00	0.25

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 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 Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 19 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 27.

LZ passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock return 48% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 110 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $11.20, an upside of 16.42% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $9.62.

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. 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: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 13 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 27.

MMS passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Maximus has seen its stock lose -3.42% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 59 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: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -6 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 27. 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 4.07% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 66 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.30, an upside of 65.48% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $5.62.

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 6.41%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.88%. 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 4.89%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.88%. 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 3.35%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.88%. 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 -1.98% in the last day, and down -4.76% 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 48 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Payments's stock has dropped -16.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 46 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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Amentum Holdings has a valuation score of 14, which is -9 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 23. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AMTM a Valuation Rating of "B".

Amentum Holdings's stock has dropped -10% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 52 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 20 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dolby Laboratories's stock has dropped -7% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 55 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

47.83% of specialty business service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty business service stocks to rise by 21.51% over the next year.

2.94% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.65% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.88% are rated C (Hold), 17.65% are rated D (Sell), and 5.88% 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 25.11x.

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