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Best Specialty Business Service Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top specialty business service stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best specialty business service stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the specialty business services industry.

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TH
TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
$1.09B$10.81$12.0011.01%Hold1-26.59%-15.20%N/AN/A
UNF
UNIFIRST CORP
$3.09B$165.43$183.6711.02%Hold33.75%44.36%N/AN/A
LICN
LICHEN CHINA LTD
$14.84M$0.56N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CPRT
COPART INC
$52.22B$54.31$51.00-6.09%Hold15.78%N/AN/AN/A
FA
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
$2.38B$16.41$19.5018.83%Strong Buy20.65%407.69%N/AN/A
GPN
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
$32.73B$126.87$159.1325.43%Buy153.05%95.88%N/AN/A
ABM
ABM INDUSTRIES INC
$2.83B$44.65$46.504.14%Hold21.35%13.13%N/AN/A
TDCX
TDCX INC
$1.03B$7.12$7.403.93%Strong Buy19.52%N/AN/AN/A
ARC
ARC DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC
$114.61M$2.68N/AN/AN/AN/A1.14%N/AN/AN/A
AZZ
AZZ INC
$2.08B$82.93$80.00-3.53%Buy25.26%15.72%N/AN/A
LZ
LEGALZOOMCOM INC
$2.29B$12.17$13.6311.96%Buy49.72%81.27%N/AN/A
ARMK
ARAMARK
$8.42B$32.10$33.203.43%Buy5-0.81%20.51%N/AN/A
CASS
CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
$586.92M$43.00$51.0018.60%Strong Buy13.51%N/AN/AN/A
DLB
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC
$7.57B$79.16$98.0023.80%Strong Buy14.05%N/AN/AN/A
SGRP
SPAR GROUP INC
$42.86M$1.77N/AN/AN/AN/A-35.68%N/AN/AN/A
RTO
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
$13.49B$26.74N/AN/AN/AN/A3.08%N/AN/AN/A
CBZ
CBIZ INC
$3.91B$78.07$63.00-19.30%Hold17.82%N/AN/AN/A
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
$69.57B$153.59$164.577.15%Buy76.58%-45.57%N/AN/A
CTAS
CINTAS CORP
$67.61B$666.33$724.608.74%Strong Buy104.42%-7.63%N/AN/A
MMS
MAXIMUS INC
$4.94B$80.98N/AN/AN/AN/A2.83%N/AN/AN/A
CVEO
CIVEO CORP
$381.56M$26.01$30.0015.34%Strong Buy1-0.24%N/AN/AN/A
PFMT
PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORP
$213.07M$2.77N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
RBA
RB GLOBAL INC
$13.40B$73.24$90.5023.57%Buy215.24%N/AN/AN/A
NTIP
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC
$46.78M$1.99N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
KODK
EASTMAN KODAK CO
$373.13M$4.67N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SPIR
SPIRE GLOBAL INC
$243.24M$10.29$19.0084.65%Strong Buy333.13%N/AN/AN/A
VVI
VIAD CORP
$750.57M$35.67$46.5030.36%Strong Buy24.69%336.65%N/AN/A
RELX
RELX PLC
$79.51B$42.26N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SP
SP PLUS CORP
$1.01B$50.78N/AN/AN/AN/A-46.87%N/AN/AN/A
DLHC
DLH HOLDINGS CORP
$154.69M$10.87N/AN/AN/AN/A0.71%N/AN/AN/A
WHLM
WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL INC
$26.20M$5.08N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TISI
TEAM INC
$29.80M$6.75N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SST
SYSTEM1 INC
$172.08M$1.92$2.004.17%Hold1N/AN/AN/AN/A
BV
BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC
$1.09B$11.52$9.50-17.53%Sell22.18%N/AN/AN/A
QUAD
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC
$250.43M$4.79N/AN/AN/AN/A-7.43%N/AN/AN/A
OMEX
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC
$72.53M$3.63N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SMX
SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO
$3.37M$0.18N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
VSME
VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD
$9.06M$0.41N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GPAK
GAMER PAKISTAN INC
$5.63M$0.22N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Apr 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best specialty business service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Target Hospitality (NASDAQ:TH)


Target Hospitality (NASDAQ:TH) is the top specialty business service stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 21 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Target Hospitality has seen its stock lose -16.85% over the past year, underperforming other specialty business service stocks by -40 percentage points.

Target Hospitality has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, an upside of 11.01% from Target Hospitality's current stock price of $10.81.

Target Hospitality stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Target Hospitality, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Unifirst (NYSE:UNF)


Unifirst (NYSE:UNF) is the second best specialty business service stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 20 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Unifirst has seen its stock lose -1.74% over the past year, underperforming other specialty business service stocks by -25 percentage points.

Unifirst has an average 1 year price target of $183.67, an upside of 11.02% from Unifirst's current stock price of $165.43.

Unifirst stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Unifirst, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Lichen China (NASDAQ:LICN)


Lichen China (NASDAQ:LICN) is the third best specialty business service stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 20 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lichen China has seen its stock lose -75.11% over the past year, underperforming other specialty business service stocks by -98 percentage points.

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. Arc Document Solutions (NYSE:ARC)


Arc Document Solutions (NYSE:ARC) has an annual dividend yield of 7.46%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.02%. Arc Document Solutions's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Arc Document Solutions's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Arc Document Solutions's dividend payout ratio of 105.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI)


Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.36%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.02%. 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 115.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Civeo (NYSE:CVEO)


Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) has an annual dividend yield of 2.88%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.02%. Civeo's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Civeo's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Civeo's dividend payout ratio of 37.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 1.21% in the last day, and up 1.23% 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 WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued specialty business service stocks right now are:

1. First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA)


First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) is the most undervalued specialty business service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. First Advantage has a valuation score of 71, which is 38 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

First Advantage's stock has gained 23.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 1 percentage points.

2. Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS)


Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) is the second most undervalued specialty business service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Cass Information Systems has a valuation score of 71, which is 38 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cass Information Systems's stock has gained 19.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by -4 percentage points.

3. Global Payments (NYSE:GPN)


Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) is the third most undervalued specialty business service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Global Payments has a valuation score of 71, which is 38 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Payments's stock has gained 17.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by -6 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

38.1% 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 10% over the next year.

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 35.43x.
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