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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.

Industry: Specialty Business Servic...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated B and is the 48th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$1.59B	$8.76	$9.67	10.35%	Hold	3	4.73%	-99.72%	32.91%	11.56%
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$266.73M	$5.27	$9.45	79.32%	Strong Buy	2	-8.06%	N/A	51.54%	3.61%
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$3.91B	$69.45	$90.00	29.59%	Buy	1	0.72%	9.33%	17.84%	7.08%
ARMK	ARAMARK	$10.57B	$40.33	$45.25	12.20%	Strong Buy	4	5.32%	30.13%	21.82%	4.89%
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$7.22B	$75.19	$101.75	35.32%	Strong Buy	4	3.09%	6.19%	11.42%	9.10%
RELX	RELX PLC	$98.92B	$53.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	33.59%	82.75%	19.03%
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$2.79B	$44.86	$55.00	22.60%	Strong Buy	2	2.42%	81.08%	15.13%	5.20%
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$19.76B	$106.72	$117.25	9.87%	Buy	4	3.48%	14.08%	9.50%	4.22%
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$2.78B	$185.27	$181.67	-1.94%	Sell	3	-1.03%	-5.48%	6.24%	4.90%
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$1.49B	$15.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.11%	N/A	7.03%	2.67%
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$14.34B	$71.52	$69.43	-2.92%	Buy	7	4.13%	-2.37%	36.75%	12.39%
PHLT	PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE INC	$267.03M	$3.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.10%	N/A	6.01%	4.46%
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$3.72B	$68.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	32.26%	212.07%	11.79%	4.92%
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$79.56M	$5.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-7.98%	-50.00%	-0.51%	-0.19%
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$3.10B	$17.87	$20.67	15.65%	Buy	3	25.04%	N/A	22.41%	7.40%
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$89.83B	$222.47	$219.40	-1.38%	Hold	10	7.44%	10.04%	46.69%	22.31%
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$279.91M	$32.83	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AZZ	AZZ INC	$2.69B	$90.05	$106.67	18.45%	Strong Buy	3	5.01%	54.30%	18.31%	8.60%
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$18.74B	$76.83	$105.43	37.22%	Buy	14	-1.35%	45.48%	16.09%	7.52%
TISI	TEAM INC	$90.59M	$20.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$12.05B	$23.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.90%	-86.17%	76.53%	155.08%
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$552.57M	$41.36	$46.00	11.22%	Strong Buy	1	-1.70%	70.51%	17.62%	1.78%
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$88.33B	$196.23	$195.20	-0.52%	Hold	5	5.12%	-5.16%	17.02%	11.33%
CPRT	COPART INC	$46.79B	$48.39	$64.00	32.26%	Buy	1	1.68%	1.30%	19.01%	17.26%
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$694.56M	$6.99	$11.25	60.94%	Buy	2	-21.95%	N/A	-1.20%	-0.88%
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$300.95M	$22.37	$27.00	20.70%	Strong Buy	1	2.46%	N/A	N/A	N/A
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.07M	$4.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$468.00M	$5.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$37.29M	$1.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$360.38M	$11.06	$15.67	41.65%	Strong Buy	3	-8.43%	N/A	-281.55%	-7.49%
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$779.01M	$27.57	$29.67	7.61%	Strong Buy	3	82.62%	-69.20%	8.57%	5.12%
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$126.71M	$5.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$15.59M	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$14.56M	$0.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$27.87M	$1.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$42.34M	$4.51	$500.00	10,986.47%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$25.09M	$1.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	11.58%	4.99%
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$1.02M	$3.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Jun 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 38 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: A, and AI: B.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 15 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 30.

LZ passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock return 9.09% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 48 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $9.67, an upside of 10.35% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $8.76.

Legalzoomcom stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Legalzoomcom, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is the #2 top specialty business service stock out of 38 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -14 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates QUAD as a "A".

QUAD passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 8.66% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 47 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.45, an upside of 79.32% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $5.27.

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.

3. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) is the #3 top specialty business service stock out of 38 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: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 2 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 30.

MMS passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Maximus has seen its stock lose -20.33% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 18 percentage points.

Maximus has an average 1 year price target of $90.00, an upside of 29.59% from Maximus's current stock price of $69.45.

Maximus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Maximus, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% 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 8.2%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.92%. 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 4.74%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.92%. 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 -62.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Civeo (NYSE:CVEO)

Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.35%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.92%. Civeo's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Civeo's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Civeo's dividend payout ratio of -64.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 0.63% in the last day, and down -1.74% 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. 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 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 -18.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 20 percentage points.

2. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) 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.

Maximus 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.

Maximus's stock has dropped -20.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 18 percentage points.

3. Dlh Holdings (NASDAQ:DLHC)

Dlh Holdings (NASDAQ:DLHC) 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.

Dlh Holdings 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.

Dlh Holdings's stock has dropped -49.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by -11 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 47.15% over the next year.

6.45% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.9% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.29% are rated C (Hold), 19.35% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 33.01x.

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Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

1. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

3. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

1. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

3. Civeo (NYSE:CVEO)

1. Global Payments (NYSE:GPN)

2. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

3. Dlh Holdings (NASDAQ:DLHC)

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