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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.

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Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated C and is the 66th ranked industry out of 146 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
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$7.52	$10.77	-30.17%	12.97x	6.07x	0.15x	3.06x	0.34x	$80.70M	22.50%	$126.60M	2.65	$884.13M	5.56
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$51.23	$41.57	23.23%	20.01x	11.79x	3.57x	1.85x	0.63x	$258.10M	5.29%	$2.62B	27.50	$4.22B	11.38
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$5.57	$6.01	-7.31%	69.63x	7.30x	1.25x	6.51x	0.34x	$147.57M	15.15%	$146.91M	0.84	$788.15M	10.38
AZZ	AZZ INC	$152.01	N/A	N/A	14.35x	22.01x	2.76x	3.40x	N/A	$450.50M	9.89%	$1.34B	44.64	$5.08B	8.97
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$59.38	$85.54	-30.58%	8.82x	6.97x	0.61x	1.84x	0.41x	$371.99M	11.55%	$1.70B	31.29	$4.59B	6.38
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$94.11	$19.84	374.33%	53.78x	40.70x	6.09x	14.38x	3.07x	$450.00M	2.38%	$1.32B	6.56	$19.25B	27.07
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$21.50	$18.35	17.15%	35.83x	8.71x	0.37x	1.14x	0.48x	$439.00M	8.36%	$4.61B	18.87	$8.75B	8.79
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$15.79	$6.58	139.86%	394.75x	12.52x	1.71x	2.09x	0.85x	$165.93M	6.04%	$1.29B	7.44	$4.55B	11.20
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$43.48	$37.29	16.61%	16.66x	10.82x	0.28x	1.46x	0.64x	$334.70M	13.07%	$1.75B	29.68	$4.42B	10.33
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$9.51	N/A	N/A	-5.06x	N/A	0.85x	1.55x	N/A	$455.00M	49.07%	$600.00M	6.15	$735.18M	-19.87
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$66.36	N/A	N/A	-32.53x	4.78x	2.20x	0.76x	N/A	$1.06B	5.85%	$23.79B	86.98	$35.87B	17.21
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$107.32	$14.87	621.59%	49.46x	N/A	4.23x	3.56x	11.27x	$679.30M	3.40%	$5.62B	30.21	$23.34B	16.55
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$29.02	N/A	N/A	31.17x	N/A	2.12x	2.67x	N/A	$723.00M	4.93%	$5.50B	10.88	$18.47B	13.36
RELX	RELX PLC	$32.01	$12.80	150.06%	20.76x	N/A	4.43x	17.97x	2.41x	$3.17B	5.44%	$3.24B	1.78	$68.00B	16.36
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$33.23	N/A	N/A	-28.16x	-48.87x	0.55x	2.26x	N/A	$4.27M	1.16%	$160.75M	14.45	$573.41M	6.60
ARMK	ARAMARK	$53.49	$22.39	138.90%	39.33x	23.32x	0.73x	4.29x	1.21x	$421.33M	2.99%	$3.28B	12.47	$20.01B	15.14
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$79.25	N/A	N/A	23.04x	N/A	4.51x	2.93x	N/A	$2.07B	5.99%	$11.81B	27.06	$36.98B	11.70
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$48.68	$18.08	169.29%	48.68x	28.24x	2.91x	2.49x	1.31x	-$12.95M	-0.96%	$533.92M	19.17	$1.52B	15.10
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$169.64	$38.80	337.18%	35.34x	33.96x	6.15x	14.17x	4.42x	$1.79B	2.64%	$4.79B	11.97	$70.61B	23.22
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$32.83	$35.87	-8.48%	12.98x	7.99x	0.73x	0.93x	0.50x	$240.45M	11.93%	$1.89B	30.84	$3.68B	8.82
CPRT	COPART INC	$29.52	$11.66	153.19%	18.22x	18.27x	5.96x	3.11x	3.38x	$1.38B	4.98%	$8.77B	9.37	$24.07B	12.30
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$12.63	N/A	N/A	-210.50x	18.29x	0.43x	0.95x	N/A	-$26.30M	-2.23%	$1.24B	13.32	$2.07B	6.49
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$19.38	N/A	N/A	-44.05x	-97.98x	5.99x	5.15x	N/A	-$5.89M	-0.30%	$376.92M	3.77	$1.97B	54.06
PMAX	POWELL MAX LTD	$2.00	N/A	N/A	-0.02x	N/A	0.01x	0.02x	N/A	-$8.77M	-1,764.15%	$24.91M	100.21	-$1.50M	0.08
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$48.73	$25.14	93.80%	18.18x	15.87x	3.24x	2.59x	1.54x	$25.44M	4.05%	$241.79M	18.79	$527.87M	10.55
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$128.46	N/A	N/A	18.43x	N/A	1.42x	35.01x	N/A	$42.21M	3.88%	$30.30M	3.58	$3.13B	26.58
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$14.23	N/A	N/A	-0.43x	N/A	N/A	0.09x	N/A	-$17.00M	-2,148.71%	$8.86M	159.28	-$2.23M	0.02
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$18.15	N/A	N/A	11.71x	-11.05x	9.51x	8.00x	N/A	-$109.46M	-18.13%	$91.21M	2.74	$721.76M	10.54
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.75	N/A	N/A	-0.67x	N/A	0.59x	0.64x	N/A	-$17.85M	-122.40%	$70.55M	13.31	$18.54M	-1.05
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$3.05	N/A	N/A	-0.25x	-0.38x	0.11x	-1.97x	N/A	-$21.68M	-87.87%	-$15.42M	-1.91	$285.98M	67.80
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$0.91	N/A	N/A	-0.82x	N/A	228.25x	-1.63x	N/A	-$10.74M	-21.14%	-$32.78M	-0.59	$56.24M	-1.37
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$259.74	$46.62	457.14%	33.78x	36.27x	1.90x	2.15x	16.30x	$94.90M	2.02%	$2.18B	120.80	$4.62B	14.44
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$2.45	N/A	N/A	-19.60x	N/A	2.29x	7.52x	N/A	-$3.80M	-7.63%	$6.62M	0.33	$51.50M	-26.65
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$9.40	N/A	N/A	-49.47x	N/A	63.95x	16.82x	N/A	-$14.61M	-5.32%	$10.42M	0.36	$174.42M	-42.58
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$0.80	N/A	N/A	-0.74x	3.14x	0.15x	340.75x	N/A	-$21.27M	-110.25%	$59.00k	0.00	$46.58M	-2.73
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	$0.30	N/A	N/A	150.00x	N/A	0.65x	2.84x	N/A	-$1.45M	-9.67%	$5.14M	0.10	$27.80M	14.24
ANPA	RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD	$4.75	N/A	N/A	431.82x	N/A	8.76x	10.51x	N/A	-$179.07k	-0.34%	$5.65M	0.49	$56.29M	67.06
TISI	TEAM INC	$16.84	N/A	N/A	-2.05x	N/A	0.08x	-1.95x	N/A	-$1.85M	-2.40%	-$39.42M	-8.65	$421.56M	8.82
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$1.22	$1.33	-8.48%	6.10x	N/A	0.36x	0.92x	1.59x	-$13.68M	-47.87%	$30.84M	1.32	$35.42M	6.05
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.49	N/A	N/A	-13.55x	N/A	N/A	0.90x	N/A	-$1.71M	-5.03%	$38.04M	1.67	$25.46M	-9.89
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	$18.16	N/A	N/A	-908.00x	N/A	44.18x	34.89x	N/A	$168.83k	0.06%	$6.09M	0.38	$207.30M	-6,391.07
CRE	CRE8 ENTERPRISE LTD	$4.20	N/A	N/A	12.03x	N/A	0.49x	15.45x	N/A	$1.38M	17.00%	$6.57M	3.39	$98.17M	101.96
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$5.50	N/A	N/A	-17.74x	-11.72x	0.27x	0.72x	N/A	$18.99M	23.82%	$110.27M	7.61	$225.16M	9.14

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

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

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 16 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

QUAD passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 43.24% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 143 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.90, an upside of 31.65% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $7.52.

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. Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB)

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) 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 Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 20 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

DLB passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dolby Laboratories has seen its stock lose -30.83% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 69 percentage points.

Dolby Laboratories has an average 1 year price target of $87.50, an upside of 70.8% from Dolby Laboratories's current stock price of $51.23.

Dolby Laboratories stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Dolby Laboratories, 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. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

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

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 27 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

LZ passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock lose -35.01% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 65 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $7.88, an upside of 41.38% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $5.57.

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.

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 6.71%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.33%. 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 4.91%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.33%. Thomson Reuters's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 4.65%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.33%. 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 high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -1.72% in the last day, and down -0.45% 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 49 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -14.25% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 85 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 7 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amentum Holdings's stock has dropped -3.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 96 percentage points.

3. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) 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.

Legalzoomcom has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Legalzoomcom's stock has dropped -35.01% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 65 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 18.5% over the next year.

3.23% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.35% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.06% are rated C (Hold), 9.68% are rated D (Sell), and 9.68% 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 27.58x.

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Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

1. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

2. Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB)

3. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

1. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)

2. Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI)

3. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

1. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

2. Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM)

3. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

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