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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 71st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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LZ
LEGALZOOMCOM INC
$1.89B$10.42$11.207.49%Hold56.03%31.21%41.62%14.63%
QUAD
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC
$345.74M$6.85$9.3035.77%Strong Buy2-5.71%N/A64.40%4.52%
MMS
MAXIMUS INC
$4.95B$87.76N/AN/AN/AN/A1.44%14.46%22.22%8.83%
DLB
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC
$6.89B$71.89$95.7533.19%Buy42.25%4.49%11.08%9.03%
RELX
RELX PLC
$85.53B$46.69N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A117.52%17.88%
ARMK
ARAMARK
$9.87B$37.56$46.0022.47%Buy44.73%28.62%22.24%5.16%
ABM
ABM INDUSTRIES INC
$2.74B$44.78$55.6724.31%Strong Buy32.07%47.90%14.87%5.16%
AZZ
AZZ INC
$3.44B$114.45$104.50-8.69%Buy25.01%-6.95%17.28%9.72%
RBA
RB GLOBAL INC
$21.81B$117.49$125.676.96%Buy32.31%75.12%13.43%6.02%
ULS
UL SOLUTIONS INC
$13.38B$66.63$70.866.34%Buy74.35%3.14%31.98%11.96%
FA
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
$2.71B$15.60$18.0015.38%Hold125.32%N/A18.20%6.01%
UNF
UNIFIRST CORP
$3.17B$171.05$179.504.94%Sell43.63%6.49%8.22%6.48%
SST
SYSTEM1 INC
$79.42M$8.46$10.0018.20%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
CBZ
CBIZ INC
$2.99B$55.40N/AN/AN/AN/A10.06%68.36%12.98%5.41%
RHLD
RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC
$580.19M$68.05N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BUUU
BUUU GROUP LTD
N/A$8.14N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GPN
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
$20.45B$84.29$92.629.88%Buy131.90%51.97%16.09%7.49%
CPRT
COPART INC
$45.03B$46.57$54.3316.67%Buy36.34%10.05%20.54%18.64%
CTAS
CINTAS CORP
$80.31B$199.29$234.6017.72%Buy107.15%10.02%51.79%24.69%
BV
BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC
$1.29B$13.57$19.5043.70%Strong Buy21.37%299.82%6.45%2.46%
THH
TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD
N/A$7.18N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
RTO
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
$12.61B$24.98N/AN/AN/AN/A-6.58%N/A56.02%20.74%
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
$76.48B$169.71$205.8921.32%Buy95.00%9.14%16.81%11.80%
CASS
CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
$555.07M$42.00$48.0014.29%Strong Buy23.51%27.11%19.21%2.00%
TH
TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
$861.49M$8.67$11.0026.87%Strong Buy1-2.29%N/A9.81%7.24%
PRSU
PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC
$1.04B$36.72$29.67-19.21%Strong Buy3N/A-68.91%6.90%4.08%
CVEO
CIVEO CORP
$285.80M$22.77$27.0018.58%Strong Buy13.70%N/AN/AN/A
KODK
EASTMAN KODAK CO
$481.95M$5.95N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SMX
SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO
$531.31k$1.40N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SPIR
SPIRE GLOBAL INC
$316.39M$9.71$15.6761.35%Strong Buy3-8.43%N/A-281.55%-7.49%
OMEX
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC
$75.92M$1.68N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PC
PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD
$19.41M$8.07N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NTIP
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC
$37.01M$1.62N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PHLT
PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE INC
$606.70M$7.68$7.882.54%Buy2-2.30%N/A5.76%4.27%
YSXT
YSX TECH CO LTD
$62.34M$2.66N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TISI
TEAM INC
$81.43M$18.10N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SGRP
SPAR GROUP INC
$26.05M$1.10N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A11.42%3.97%
LICN
LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
$2.40M$4.86N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DLHC
DLH HOLDINGS CORP
$80.28M$5.58N/AN/AN/AN/A-3.58%-46.88%-3.42%-1.30%
SFHG
SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD
$14.60M$0.73N/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 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 54.37% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 129 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $11.20, an upside of 7.49% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $10.42.

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 57.11% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 132 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.30, an upside of 35.77% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $6.85.

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 lose -0.43% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 74 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 4.01%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.58%. 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 3.09%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.58%. 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 1.58%. 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 down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -0.17% in the last day, and down -0.79% 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. 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 47 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Payments's stock has dropped -24.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 50 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 19 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dolby Laboratories's stock has gained 0.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 75 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 33 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Abm Industries's stock has dropped -13.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 61 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 12.74% 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), 61.29% are rated C (Hold), 12.9% 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 28.36x.
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