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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 +28.50% 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

Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated C and is the 70th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$534.68M	51,461,302	40.77%	21.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$1.35B	171,647,764	55.60%	44.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$3.17B	52,540,363	94.22%	5.78%	Net Selling
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$3.40B	171,537,047	66.54%	33.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ARMK	ARAMARK	$14.98B	262,953,564	83.90%	16.10%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$18.47B	201,563,115	42.93%	0.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RELX	RELX PLC	$63.28B	1,786,500,000	4.77%	0.00%
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$5.42B	244,316,319	48.38%	51.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$2.81B	58,580,923	87.71%	12.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$23.00B	273,543,507	84.47%	15.53%	Net Buying	Net Selling
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$5.51B	93,668,795	62.93%	2.39%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AZZ	AZZ INC	$4.35B	30,051,501	93.87%	5.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$20.44B	186,300,000	95.55%	0.62%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$819.84M	97,600,000	34.15%	8.49%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$81.89B	400,169,561	63.79%	21.46%	Net Buying	Net Selling
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	$263.96M	11,695,000	0.05%	68.75%
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$11.80B	2,526,039,885	3.29%	0.00%
CPRT	COPART INC	$26.96B	925,811,482	80.47%	13.80%	Net Buying	Net Selling
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$1.38B	27,318,490	77.32%	22.68%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PMAX	POWELL MAX LTD	$437.24k	264,991	22.58%	0.00%
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$1.22B	93,200,000	43.20%	56.80%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$42.83B	436,500,000	92.24%	0.00%
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$325.71M	10,336,859	20.13%	79.87%	Net Selling
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$1.52B	100,163,841	5.15%	94.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$719.75M	12,871,149	63.26%	21.38%	Net Selling	Net Buying
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$1.02B	8,257,442	15.72%	84.28%	Net Buying	Net Buying
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$17.96M	16,326,825	0.00%	0.00%
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$15.59M	978,608	5.17%	39.47%
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$460.91M	40,218,874	28.46%	71.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$17.29M	9,939,232	0.27%	99.73%	Net Buying	Net Selling
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$34.91M	58,574,115	36.23%	49.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TISI	TEAM INC	$79.54M	4,571,382	36.76%	63.24%	Net Buying	Net Buying
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$26.21M	27,882,500	0.95%	7.36%
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	$12.39M	52,046,250	0.54%	40.70%
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$2.95B	53,648,732	65.65%	34.35%	Net Selling
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$37.04M	22,864,593	11.16%	88.84%	Net Selling
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$70.73M	14,493,035	29.28%	70.72%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CRE	CRE8 ENTERPRISE LTD	$58.49M	24,167,500	0.00%	0.00%
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$5.30B	18,084,173	34.21%	65.79%	Net Selling
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$175.34M	18,652,750	0.10%	0.00%
ANPA	RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD	$51.63M	12,500,000	0.50%	0.00%
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$51.12M	20,300,000	0.00%	8.87%

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 42 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 12 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

QUAD passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 94.93% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 194 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 25.12% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $10.39.

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 42 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% 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: C.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 19 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 -12.46% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 86 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $7.13, a downside of -9.47% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $7.87.

Legalzoomcom stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Legalzoomcom, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) is the #3 top specialty business service stock out of 42 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Maximus (NYSE:MMS) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: F, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 27 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

MMS passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Maximus has seen its stock lose -18.43% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 80 percentage points.

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 6.17%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.08%. 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. Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI)

Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.96%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.08%. 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.

3. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has an annual dividend yield of 3.37%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.08%. 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 53% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -0.29% in the last day, and up 1% 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 50 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -18.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 80 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 8 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amentum Holdings's stock has dropped -11.09% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 88 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 22 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dolby Laboratories's stock has dropped -21.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 77 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

52.17% of specialty business service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty business service stocks to rise by 8.45% over the next year.

3.23% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.45% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.97% are rated C (Hold), 6.45% are rated D (Sell), and 12.9% 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 30.34x.

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