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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.

Industry: Specialty Business Servic...
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Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated C and is the 62nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
QUAD
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC
$381.02M25.00%2.20%12.08%7.80%8.720.9421.80%1.20%3.45%
LZ
LEGALZOOMCOM INC
$1.05B6.40%2.20%16.29%-17.80%2.350.7165.90%1.50%3.52%
ULS
UL SOLUTIONS INC
$19.70B28.80%12.00%25.34%29.90%1.231.1749.90%11.30%16.77%
RELX
RELX PLC
$60.52B70.60%13.80%34.66%64.90%5.230.4966.30%21.50%31.65%
KODK
EASTMAN KODAK CO
$1.03B-21.90%-7.60%-5.31%-5.10%1.482.5322.40%-12.60%-6.07%
RBA
RB GLOBAL INC
$19.46B7.30%3.30%7.12%10.90%1.121.1446.20%8.60%15.95%
GPN
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
$18.81B-3.10%-1.30%0.43%0.70%1.660.7970.20%-8.50%2.55%
FA
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
$2.75B0.70%0.20%4.42%6.40%1.902.6545.50%0.50%9.78%
AZZ
AZZ INC
$4.44B24.50%14.40%24.02%33.70%0.661.7023.90%19.20%28.84%
DLB
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC
$5.45B9.30%7.60%9.68%23.00%0.242.9887.40%17.90%19.67%
MMS
MAXIMUS INC
$3.23B21.80%8.80%16.42%23.20%1.502.2125.50%7.00%10.99%
RTO
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
$16.71B8.50%3.30%7.37%14.50%1.631.16100.00%6.80%11.87%
CVEO
CIVEO CORP
$349.09M-7.70%-2.90%3.21%2.60%2.061.8924.20%-2.10%1.98%
ABM
ABM INDUSTRIES INC
$2.31B8.80%3.00%7.89%11.50%2.071.5012.10%1.80%3.54%
PRSU
PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC
$1.14B5.10%3.00%6.43%7.10%0.741.5443.10%6.20%12.01%
CBZ
CBIZ INC
$1.62B8.30%3.40%8.06%11.20%1.441.6312.80%5.60%11.57%
CASS
CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
$601.21M14.40%1.40%N/A1.90%9.48N/A100.00%18.10%21.94%
TH
TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
$1.81B-11.10%-8.10%-10.20%-12.30%0.430.859.80%-13.50%-14.83%
ANPA
RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD
$85.88M3.20%1.80%4.14%7.10%0.502.6846.20%2.10%3.91%
CTAS
CINTAS CORP
$65.88B41.50%19.40%30.14%35.40%1.141.9850.40%17.60%23.01%
BV
BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC
$1.22B0.90%0.30%4.30%7.70%1.311.2322.00%0.40%4.51%
YSXT
YSX TECH CO LTD
$23.48M18.40%12.00%17.26%18.60%0.553.239.90%6.10%7.32%
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
$38.94B12.70%8.50%14.81%55.10%0.520.60100.00%19.90%27.86%
ARMK
ARAMARK
$11.71B10.20%2.40%7.22%8.20%3.221.278.30%1.70%4.11%
CPRT
COPART INC
$32.05B16.70%15.20%17.38%33.40%0.0810.0645.30%33.80%37.61%
RHLD
RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC
$908.32M411.70%3.30%0.88%5.00%103.421.5947.20%7.70%6.45%
SST
SYSTEM1 INC
$37.91M-131.70%-16.00%-15.73%-17.10%12.721.0237.70%-24.60%-15.28%
SMX
SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO
$1.61M-2,358.10%-423.70%-706.85%1,261.50%2.500.59N/AN/AN/A
SPIR
SPIRE GLOBAL INC
$653.31M51.20%23.20%44.94%54.80%0.871.3040.80%71.70%87.12%
OMEX
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC
$66.38MN/A-261.20%-916.87%-611.30%-2.430.37100.00%-12,180.60%-10,785.10%
TISI
TEAM INC
$73.10MN/A-10.10%-0.53%-0.30%-18.712.2225.80%-5.90%-0.22%
PMAX
POWELL MAX LTD
$673.08k-101.80%-44.80%-84.78%-271.10%0.701.8049.50%-49.30%-47.86%
PC
PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD
$175.34M-121.10%-57.40%-49.17%-65.20%0.188.0524.80%-126.60%-124.35%
LICN
LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
$130.94M-30.60%-28.30%-30.98%-63.60%0.077.7337.30%-89.60%-89.58%
NTIP
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC
$33.61M-6.40%-6.30%-6.74%-9.30%0.0431.34N/AN/AN/A
DLHC
DLH HOLDINGS CORP
$82.03M-4.00%-1.60%3.16%4.50%1.510.8718.50%-1.50%2.53%
UNF
UNIFIRST CORP
$4.56B6.20%4.90%7.14%11.00%0.283.1136.70%5.50%7.25%
CRE
CRE8 ENTERPRISE LTD
$63.32M17.20%6.10%11.55%28.10%1.261.5841.90%4.00%5.47%
BUUU
BUUU GROUP LTD
$205.83M-8.20%-5.20%-1.23%-7.50%0.284.7323.50%-4.00%-1.16%
AMTM
AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC
$5.84B2.20%0.80%5.38%8.90%1.441.4210.40%0.70%3.45%
THH
TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD
$15.60M2.60%0.40%2.96%1.60%3.700.9919.80%0.40%2.01%
SFHG
SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD
$49.94M-32.00%-11.80%-21.94%-25.80%2.331.1520.60%-11.70%-10.75%
SGRP
SPAR GROUP INC
$15.44M-147.40%-39.80%-286.31%-54.70%69.830.8315.90%-18.10%-13.33%

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

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

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 18 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

QUAD passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 22.96% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 122 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.90, an upside of 33.96% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $7.39.

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 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 23 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

LZ passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock lose -35.24% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 64 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $8.70, an upside of 42.62% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $6.10.

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, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 40% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ul Solutions (NYSE:ULS)


Ul Solutions (NYSE:ULS) 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 Ul Solutions (NYSE:ULS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ul Solutions (NYSE:ULS) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 5 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

ULS passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ul Solutions has seen its stock return 38.92% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 138 percentage points.

Ul Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $106.07, an upside of 8.53% from Ul Solutions's current stock price of $97.73.

Ul Solutions stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Ul Solutions, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 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 6.8%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.2%. 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 4.4%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.2%. 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.

3. Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI)


Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.3%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.2%. 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.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -1.34% in the last day, and down -2.39% 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 46 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -19.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 80 percentage points.

2. Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM)


Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM) 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.

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 -23.32% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 76 percentage points.

3. Cbiz (NYSE:CBZ)


Cbiz (NYSE:CBZ) 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.

Cbiz 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.

Cbiz's stock has dropped -59.09% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 40 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

36.36% 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 19.01% over the next year.

3.33% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.67% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.33% are rated C (Hold), 13.33% are rated D (Sell), and 3.33% 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 28.43x.
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