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Best Specialty Business Service Stocks to Buy Now (2023)
Top specialty business service stocks in 2023 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.

Industry: Specialty Business Servic...
Ticker
Company
Forecast Score
Market Cap
Price
Price Target
Upside/Downside
Consensus
Analysts
Fore. Revenue Growth
Fore. Earnings Growth
Forecast ROE
Forecast ROA
TH
TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
$1.52B$14.92$18.5023.99%Buy22.05%39.44%50.74%22.12%
ARC
ARC DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC
$134.03M$3.10N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
WHLM
WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL INC
$21.45M$4.16N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DLB
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC
$7.49B$78.28$107.0036.69%Strong Buy25.84%20.09%N/AN/A
ABM
ABM INDUSTRIES INC
$2.59B$39.47$43.259.58%Buy41.45%11.73%15.78%5.91%
UNF
UNIFIRST CORP
$3.05B$162.91$179.3310.08%Hold31.76%62.15%8.71%6.82%
LICN
LICHEN CHINA LTD
$38.21M$1.42N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GPN
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
$29.96B$115.25$147.3227.82%Buy222.75%105.77%N/AN/A
CTAS
CINTAS CORP
$48.95B$481.08$528.339.82%Buy123.84%3.20%40.02%18.10%
RELX
RELX PLC
$62.97B$33.33N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A62.25%13.89%
CPRT
COPART INC
$41.11B$43.05$44.002.21%Strong Buy2N/AN/AN/AN/A
FA
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
$2.01B$13.86$16.5019.05%Buy215.90%245.45%17.52%10.43%
ARMK
ARAMARK
$9.06B$34.71$44.7829.01%Buy91.37%17.00%N/AN/A
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
$56.21B$123.45$147.3419.36%Hold104.65%-22.13%15.31%8.21%
TDCX
TDCX INC
$871.93M$6.01$7.9031.45%Buy2N/AN/AN/AN/A
CASS
CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
$510.46M$37.35N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
KODK
EASTMAN KODAK CO
$329.82M$4.15N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PFMT
PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORP
$179.57M$2.36N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A16.60%12.86%
TISI
TEAM INC
$33.81M$7.74N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SPIR
SPIRE GLOBAL INC
$112.28M$5.06$23.50364.43%Buy234.64%N/AN/AN/A
NTIP
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC
$55.36M$2.33N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
VVI
VIAD CORP
$536.38M$25.69$30.1717.43%Strong Buy3-0.06%637.04%381.18%5.45%
SGRP
SPAR GROUP INC
$23.00M$0.99N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CBZ
CBIZ INC
$2.61B$52.41$58.0010.67%Hold1N/AN/A15.41%5.72%
PFSW
PFSWEB INC
$169.11M$7.44N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MMS
MAXIMUS INC
$4.52B$74.38$102.0037.13%Strong Buy1N/AN/A17.68%7.32%
LZ
LEGALZOOMCOM INC
$2.04B$10.65$14.6037.09%Buy56.83%N/A17.09%6.41%
DLHC
DLH HOLDINGS CORP
$163.46M$11.76N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A14.01%4.10%
RBA
RB GLOBAL INC
$11.29B$61.97$73.3318.34%Buy3N/AN/A7.74%3.20%
RTO
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
$17.96B$35.64$47.0031.87%Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
AZZ
AZZ INC
$1.15B$45.84$62.0035.25%Strong Buy2-14.31%N/A11.68%4.61%
SP
SP PLUS CORP
$704.24M$35.84$52.0045.09%Buy1N/AN/A25.91%5.45%
CVEO
CIVEO CORP
$317.93M$21.42$31.0044.72%Strong Buy1N/AN/A2.95%1.54%
BV
BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC
$716.38M$7.67$7.50-2.22%Hold23.81%N/AN/AN/A
SMX
SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO
$2.12M$1.25N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
QUAD
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC
$257.57M$5.00$9.0080.00%Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
OMEX
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC
$74.33M$3.72$7.50101.61%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
SST
SYSTEM1 INC
$139.29M$1.21$6.00395.87%Strong Buy2N/AN/A-3.17%-0.96%

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Sep 2023?

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 69, which is 38 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31. It passed 23 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Target Hospitality has seen its stock return 19.94% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 22 percentage points.

Target Hospitality has an average 1 year price target of $18.50, an upside of 23.99% from Target Hospitality's current stock price of $14.92.

Target Hospitality stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Target Hospitality, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Arc Document Solutions (NYSE:ARC)


Arc Document Solutions (NYSE:ARC) is the second best specialty business service stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 16 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Arc Document Solutions has seen its stock return 28.63% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 31 percentage points.

3. Wilhelmina International (NASDAQ:WHLM)


Wilhelmina International (NASDAQ:WHLM) is the third best specialty business service stock with a Zen Score of 46, which is 15 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Wilhelmina International has seen its stock return 3.74% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 6 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 6.45%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.04%.

Arc Document Solutions's dividend payout ratio of 71.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI)


Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has an annual dividend yield of 5.38%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.04%. 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 146.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Rb Global (NYSE:RBA)


Rb Global (NYSE:RBA) has an annual dividend yield of 3.49%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.04%. Rb Global's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Rb Global's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Rb Global's dividend payout ratio of 227.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 0.25% in the last day, and down -4.47% 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 WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued specialty business service stocks right now are:

1. Wilhelmina International (NASDAQ:WHLM)


Wilhelmina International (NASDAQ:WHLM) is the most undervalued specialty business service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Wilhelmina International has a valuation score of 86, which is 54 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 32. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wilhelmina International's stock has gained 3.74% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 6 percentage points.

2. Lichen China (NASDAQ:LICN)


Lichen China (NASDAQ:LICN) is the second most undervalued specialty business service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Lichen China 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.

3. Target Hospitality (NASDAQ:TH)


Target Hospitality (NASDAQ:TH) is the third most undervalued specialty business service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Target Hospitality 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.

Target Hospitality's stock has gained 19.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 22 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

52% of specialty business service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty business service stocks to rise by 20.56% 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 27.48x.
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