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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 69th 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
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$10.67	$3.01	253.97%	59.28x	67.75x	2.73x	10.33x	2.11x	$116.55M	6.18%	$187.21M	1.06	$1.74B	20.20
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$6.77	N/A	N/A	-22.57x	7.05x	0.12x	3.93x	N/A	$121.20M	37.61%	$87.00M	1.83	$869.60M	6.41
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$88.48	$59.95	47.59%	16.21x	11.95x	0.92x	2.81x	1.25x	-$143.81M	-2.87%	$1.77B	31.28	$6.71B	10.35
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$71.45	$20.75	244.30%	25.98x	24.64x	5.09x	2.63x	6.43x	$438.05M	6.39%	$2.60B	27.16	$6.13B	15.28
RELX	RELX PLC	$47.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	27.70x	N/A	29.28x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.95B	1.61	$96.16B	N/A
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$45.11	$41.61	8.40%	24.38x	12.34x	0.33x	1.51x	0.57x	$59.40M	2.11%	$1.83B	29.29	$4.34B	11.59
ARMK	ARAMARK	$37.46	$21.72	72.45%	27.34x	19.42x	0.55x	3.19x	1.06x	$291.81M	2.97%	$3.08B	11.74	$15.96B	12.44
AZZ	AZZ INC	$113.35	N/A	N/A	13.03x	18.87x	2.14x	2.80x	N/A	$388.02M	11.43%	$1.21B	40.56	$4.00B	7.90
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$118.12	$60.03	96.77%	57.62x	32.90x	4.96x	4.02x	0.95x	$609.80M	2.79%	$5.45B	29.42	$25.28B	18.41
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$67.46	$11.54	484.42%	41.39x	41.95x	4.59x	12.40x	14.64x	$364.00M	2.68%	$1.09B	5.44	$14.08B	22.11
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$15.58	N/A	N/A	-16.23x	19.23x	2.57x	2.12x	N/A	-$27.58M	-1.03%	$1.28B	7.40	$4.68B	37.98
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$8.36	N/A	N/A	-0.75x	N/A	0.19x	1.17x	N/A	-$11.12M	-17.88%	$67.19M	9.03	$303.61M	9.27
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$169.32	$70.01	141.84%	19.92x	19.19x	1.28x	1.44x	3.41x	$154.09M	4.91%	$2.17B	117.26	$3.00B	8.74
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$56.80	$42.24	34.46%	39.72x	15.73x	1.49x	1.62x	0.65x	$105.07M	2.91%	$1.89B	29.77	$4.94B	15.82
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$66.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	64.32x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.87M	1.04	$703.54M	N/A
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	$7.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$384.66k	0.02	N/A	N/A
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$13.34	$5.46	144.21%	266.80x	18.53x	0.47x	0.99x	0.99x	$50.90M	4.02%	$1.28B	13.48	$2.06B	7.04
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$85.35	$136.70	-37.56%	14.92x	7.33x	2.18x	0.92x	0.32x	$3.12B	15.08%	$22.59B	93.13	$34.74B	8.30
CPRT	COPART INC	$46.62	$14.57	220.01%	30.27x	27.16x	9.81x	5.13x	3.35x	$1.19B	2.63%	$8.78B	9.09	$42.81B	22.56
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$199.98	$44.05	353.96%	44.64x	41.37x	7.79x	17.20x	4.46x	$1.78B	2.21%	$4.68B	11.63	$82.98B	29.02
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	$8.27	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.58M	0.05	N/A	N/A
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$24.78	N/A	N/A	N/A	19.36x	1.52x	1.76x	N/A	$808.11M	6.46%	$7.12B	14.10	$14.41B	9.14
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$169.21	$33.11	411.04%	46.74x	43.95x	10.42x	6.04x	5.68x	$1.89B	2.47%	$12.62B	27.99	$77.76B	35.09
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$8.60	$3.37	155.43%	19.55x	-33.50x	2.44x	2.06x	4.53x	$67.89M	7.97%	$415.32M	4.19	$874.82M	5.62
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$42.10	$27.59	52.59%	22.16x	18.15x	2.90x	2.31x	0.99x	$31.16M	5.60%	$240.82M	18.22	$338.23M	8.46
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$35.80	N/A	N/A	3.00x	32.55x	-7.71x	1.92x	N/A	-$34.29M	-3.39%	$528.36M	18.70	$1.11B	3.01
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$22.81	N/A	N/A	-9.58x	-35.09x	0.47x	1.37x	N/A	$10.10M	3.36%	$209.44M	15.89	$451.41M	7.98
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$6.06	N/A	N/A	-75.75x	N/A	0.47x	0.93x	N/A	-$120.00M	-24.47%	$528.00M	6.53	$779.86M	7.36
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$1.39	N/A	N/A	-0.00x	N/A	N/A	0.08x	N/A	-$11.50M	-2,180.79%	$6.41M	16.89	$5.54M	-0.23
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$10.01	N/A	N/A	-2.56x	-4.47x	2.69x	58.72x	N/A	-$46.46M	-17.32%	$5.56M	0.21	$399.36M	-7.59
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$1.68	N/A	N/A	7.00x	N/A	84.00x	-1.44x	N/A	-$7.26M	-14.05%	-$52.81M	-1.72	$97.04M	14.97
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$8.16	N/A	N/A	-8.24x	N/A	4.30x	3.49x	N/A	-$4.89M	-24.91%	$5.63M	2.34	$20.88M	-20.03
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$0.73	N/A	N/A	-40.78x	N/A	0.69x	1.58x	N/A	-$2.88M	-21.25%	$9.31M	0.50	$10.16M	32.13
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.58	N/A	N/A	-14.36x	N/A	143.64x	0.85x	N/A	-$735.00k	-2.03%	$42.70M	1.86	$23.82M	-8.51
PHLT	PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE INC	$7.68	N/A	N/A	-768.00x	-153.60x	4.39x	7.38x	N/A	-$441.00k	-0.08%	$82.24M	1.05	$598.70M	86.51
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$3.12	N/A	N/A	17.33x	N/A	0.98x	2.65x	N/A	-$6.66M	-9.52%	$27.62M	1.23	$72.17M	14.52
TISI	TEAM INC	$17.50	N/A	N/A	-1.50x	N/A	0.09x	-3.43x	N/A	-$12.77M	-16.23%	-$22.92M	-5.10	$474.53M	14.78
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$4.66	N/A	N/A	-0.13x	N/A	0.02x	0.03x	N/A	-$5.61M	-684.16%	$73.18M	416.05	-$24.35M	20.27
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$5.86	N/A	N/A	18.31x	34.47x	0.23x	0.74x	N/A	$24.55M	29.11%	$113.70M	7.90	$240.00M	6.31
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$1.12	N/A	N/A	-2.04x	9.33x	0.18x	1.07x	N/A	-$14.05M	-53.48%	$24.89M	1.06	$40.03M	-3.69

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 40 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: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 18 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

LZ passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock return 58.07% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 127 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $11.20, an upside of 4.97% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $10.67.

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. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is the #2 top specialty business service stock out of 40 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 -7 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 28. 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 52.13% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 121 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.30, an upside of 37.37% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $6.77.

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 40 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 42, which is 14 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

MMS passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Maximus has seen its stock return 0.23% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 69 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. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has an annual dividend yield of 4.06%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.59%. 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.

2. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)

Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.16%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.59%. 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 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 2.95%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.59%. 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 up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 0.07% in the last day, and up 0.05% 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 46 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Payments's stock has dropped -23.84% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 45 percentage points.

2. Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB)

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) 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.

Dolby Laboratories has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dolby Laboratories's stock has dropped -0.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 68 percentage points.

3. Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM)

Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM) 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.

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 -11.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 57 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

45.45% of specialty business service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty business service stocks to rise by 13.74% over the next year.

0% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.13% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.52% 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 28.36x.

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