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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 Dividends Due Diligence

Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated C and is the 65th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	DD Score	Valuation Score	Financials Score	Forecast Score	Performance Score	Dividends Score
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	43	71	29	56	20	40
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	49	43	57	78	20	–
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	20	14	57	0	10	–
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	6	14	14	0	0	0
AZZ	AZZ INC	50	43	57	0	90	60

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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 43, which is 14 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

QUAD passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 75.63% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 168 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.90, an upside of 17.44% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $8.43.

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

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 20 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 -7.8% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 85 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $9.42, an upside of 39.72% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $6.74.

Legalzoomcom stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Legalzoomcom, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:KODK)

Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:KODK) 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 Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:KODK) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:KODK) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -9 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KODK as a "B".

KODK passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Eastman Kodak Co has seen its stock return 126% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 219 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 6.85%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.01%. 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 3.86%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.01%. 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 dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM)

Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM) has an annual dividend yield of 2.71%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.01%. Abm Industries's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Abm Industries's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Abm Industries's dividend payout ratio of 42.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -0.37% in the last day, and down -0.42% over the last week. Dolby Laboratories was the among the top losers in the specialty business services industry, dropping -10.41% yesterday.

Dolby Laboratories shares are trading lower after the company reported Q2 financial results and cut its FY26 GAAP EPS guidance. Also, the company issued Q3 GAAP EPS guidance below estimates.

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. Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM)

Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM) 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.

Abm Industries has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Abm Industries's stock has dropped -16.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 77 percentage points.

2. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) 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.

Maximus 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.

Maximus's stock has dropped -1.13% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 92 percentage points.

3. Cbiz (NYSE:CBZ)

Cbiz (NYSE:CBZ) 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.

Cbiz 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.

Cbiz's stock has dropped -53.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 39 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 17.42% over the next year.

3.33% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.67% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 80% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% are rated D (Sell), and 3.33% 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 25.39x.

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