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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 B and is the 35th 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	$7.32	N/A	N/A	0.00x	27.73x	1.93x	13.82x	N/A	$99.94M	7.58%	$93.26M	0.52	$1.15B	14.33
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$4.77	N/A	N/A	-13.25x	6.12x	0.09x	2.76x	N/A	$73.00M	31.89%	$87.40M	1.82	$785.32M	5.48
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$76.79	$21.20	262.24%	28.03x	26.24x	5.58x	2.95x	4.77x	$394.94M	5.38%	$2.51B	26.23	$6.83B	18.00
TISI	TEAM INC	$20.52	N/A	N/A	-2.38x	N/A	0.11x	53.05x	N/A	$13.47M	14.82%	$1.74M	0.39	$425.19M	8.66
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$66.96	$43.95	52.37%	14.34x	11.02x	0.74x	2.30x	1.36x	$298.72M	7.47%	$1.65B	27.57	$5.23B	8.82
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$57.19	N/A	N/A	35.09x	36.20x	3.99x	12.66x	N/A	$287.00M	2.51%	$904.00M	4.52	$12.08B	19.40
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$211.68	$32.00	561.40%	48.27x	48.26x	8.43x	18.61x	10.38x	$1.85B	2.17%	$4.59B	11.37	$87.92B	31.35
RELX	RELX PLC	$54.63	$19.07	186.53%	42.19x	32.14x	8.60x	23.30x	1.67x	$2.66B	2.62%	$4.35B	2.35	$109.42B	30.70
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$178.47	N/A	N/A	21.25x	22.48x	1.35x	1.25x	N/A	$164.12M	4.95%	$2.14B	115.45	$2.56B	7.54
ARMK	ARAMARK	$33.43	$20.55	62.69%	25.91x	17.44x	0.50x	2.88x	0.90x	$386.37M	4.36%	$3.08B	11.64	$14.60B	11.91
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$48.74	$39.86	22.28%	38.38x	12.97x	0.36x	1.70x	0.53x	$59.80M	1.96%	$1.78B	28.38	$4.63B	14.15
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$100.70	$20.73	385.73%	49.61x	42.85x	4.32x	3.56x	3.89x	$657.70M	3.55%	$5.22B	28.40	$22.09B	15.98
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$6.29	N/A	N/A	6.48x	N/A	0.48x	0.79x	N/A	-$63.00M	-12.51%	$641.00M	8.00	$709.20M	3.60
CPRT	COPART INC	$61.03	$10.30	492.48%	40.15x	38.63x	13.07x	7.10x	12.56x	$1.02B	1.73%	$8.30B	8.61	$55.74B	29.93
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$76.31	$128.52	-40.62%	12.35x	6.55x	1.87x	0.85x	0.29x	$2.86B	15.12%	$22.28B	89.98	$33.10B	7.49
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$3.94	$2.59	52.35%	8.76x	-30.31x	0.15x	0.51x	26.66x	$9.54M	16.83%	$111.44M	7.75	$234.56M	5.75
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$68.10	$78.35	-13.08%	58.71x	18.76x	2.02x	1.93x	0.34x	$86.18M	1.98%	$1.91B	29.99	$5.61B	22.87
PHLT	PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE INC	$2.36	N/A	N/A	-18.15x	-39.33x	1.49x	2.42x	N/A	-$832.00k	-0.47%	$76.50M	0.99	$176.36M	-79.80
AZZ	AZZ INC	$86.76	$45.14	92.21%	48.20x	15.19x	1.60x	2.48x	0.89x	$134.91M	5.35%	$1.05B	35.95	$3.47B	10.39
LICN	LICHEN CHINA LTD	$3.45	N/A	N/A	-0.10x	N/A	0.01x	0.02x	N/A	-$5.61M	-924.12%	$73.18M	416.05	-$24.94M	20.77
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$40.74	$44.05	-7.51%	28.69x	15.32x	2.76x	2.40x	0.41x	$29.62M	5.39%	$229.03M	16.96	$200.39M	5.93
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$6.80	$11.51	-40.91%	9.58x	-27.20x	1.76x	1.60x	0.32x	$122.83M	18.04%	$421.08M	4.21	$694.65M	3.61
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$22.94	N/A	N/A	0.29x	16.72x	1.64x	2.11x	N/A	$606.49M	5.24%	$5.49B	10.88	$15.72B	10.91
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$26.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.55x	-6.30x	N/A	$143.66M	62.47%	-$36.52M	-4.28	$360.00M	2.58
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$185.98	N/A	N/A	38.03x	47.88x	11.53x	6.97x	N/A	$1.85B	2.21%	$12.01B	26.68	$84.89B	36.61
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$13.72	$7.79	76.10%	72.21x	19.06x	0.48x	1.04x	0.73x	$132.40M	10.10%	$1.27B	13.25	$2.09B	6.74
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$29.29	N/A	N/A	2.28x	37.55x	1.71x	1.57x	N/A	-$6.52M	-1.04%	$525.83M	24.55	$887.53M	2.05
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$18.99	N/A	N/A	-12.17x	-75.96x	0.39x	1.16x	N/A	$47.68M	18.46%	$220.74M	16.23	$324.51M	4.84
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$14.10	N/A	N/A	-19.05x	18.86x	2.44x	1.87x	N/A	-$4.07M	-0.19%	$1.31B	8.80	$4.43B	53.32
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$1.73	N/A	N/A	0.00x	N/A	N/A	0.00x	N/A	-$10.15M	-27,386.65%	$9.76M	455.82	$5.14M	0.52
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$1.36	$39.11	-96.52%	1.81x	N/A	36.76x	-2.44x	0.01x	$557.99k	1.99%	-$16.24M	-0.77	$57.80M	2.58
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$9.39	N/A	N/A	-2.20x	-3.85x	2.05x	-26.09x	N/A	-$45.03M	-19.85%	-$11.69M	-0.48	$393.88M	-7.07
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$4.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.00x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$21.17M	0.91	$104.11M	N/A
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$0.65	N/A	N/A	-36.11x	N/A	0.61x	1.40x	N/A	-$2.88M	-24.00%	$9.31M	0.50	$8.48M	26.82
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$0.58	N/A	N/A	-0.54x	N/A	0.12x	0.67x	N/A	-$11.51M	-28.55%	$80.26M	1.15	$261.28M	6.77
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.27	N/A	N/A	-9.77x	N/A	317.50x	0.66x	N/A	-$1.08M	-3.62%	$44.31M	1.91	$16.07M	-4.73
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$1.07	$7.35	-85.44%	2.10x	8.92x	0.11x	0.86x	0.09x	$3.38M	13.46%	$29.30M	1.25	$26.52M	1.40
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$0.98	N/A	N/A	-14.01x	N/A	3.80x	-10.79x	N/A	$663.07k	3.36%	-$1.45M	-0.07	$20.56M	-485.91

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in May 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: A.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 21 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 32.

LZ passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock lose -38.74% over the past year, underperforming other specialty business service stocks by -15 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $8.90, an upside of 21.58% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $7.32.

Legalzoomcom stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Legalzoomcom, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 60% 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 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -16 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 32. 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 6.24% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 30 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $10.15, an upside of 112.79% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $4.77.

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. Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB)

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) 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 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 34, which is 2 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 32.

DLB passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dolby Laboratories has seen its stock lose -1.12% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 23 percentage points.

Dolby Laboratories has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 30.23% from Dolby Laboratories's current stock price of $76.79.

Dolby Laboratories stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Dolby Laboratories, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% 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 13 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 7.87%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.04%. 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 -76.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Civeo (NYSE:CVEO)

Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) has an annual dividend yield of 5.27%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.04%. 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 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 4.72%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.04%. 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.

Why are specialty business service stocks up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 0.07% in the last day, and up 1.47% 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. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) 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.

Maximus has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -16.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 7 percentage points.

2. Dlh Holdings (NASDAQ:DLHC)

Dlh Holdings (NASDAQ:DLHC) 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.

Dlh Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dlh Holdings's stock has dropped -62.9% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by -39 percentage points.

3. Global Payments (NYSE:GPN)

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) 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.

Global Payments has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Payments's stock has dropped -37.84% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by -14 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

40.91% 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 16.4% over the next year.

6.25% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.5% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% 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 38.45x.

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