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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.

Industry: Specialty Business Servic...
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Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated C and is the 66th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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LZ
LEGALZOOMCOM INC
$2.00B$11.05$10.80-2.26%Hold55.87%28.53%39.03%13.72%
QUAD
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC
$327.07M$6.48$9.3043.52%Strong Buy2-5.71%N/A64.40%4.52%
MMS
MAXIMUS INC
$4.87B$86.41N/AN/AN/AN/A1.12%13.18%21.52%8.55%
AZZ
AZZ INC
$3.47B$115.58$104.50-9.59%Buy25.01%-6.95%17.28%9.72%
RBA
RB GLOBAL INC
$21.49B$115.78$125.678.54%Buy32.31%75.12%13.43%6.02%
RELX
RELX PLC
$87.67B$47.86N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A117.52%17.88%
DLB
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC
$7.00B$73.03$103.0041.04%Strong Buy32.24%4.78%11.26%9.18%
ABM
ABM INDUSTRIES INC
$3.04B$48.89$56.0014.54%Strong Buy32.53%81.20%15.17%5.21%
FA
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
$2.85B$16.39$20.0022.03%Buy225.32%N/A18.20%6.01%
ULS
UL SOLUTIONS INC
$12.70B$63.20$70.8612.12%Buy74.35%3.14%31.98%11.96%
ARMK
ARAMARK
$10.36B$39.43$46.0016.66%Buy44.73%28.62%22.24%5.16%
CBZ
CBIZ INC
$3.51B$65.03N/AN/AN/AN/A17.86%153.15%11.84%4.94%
DLHC
DLH HOLDINGS CORP
$79.56M$5.53N/AN/AN/AN/A-3.58%-46.88%-3.42%-1.30%
CTAS
CINTAS CORP
$85.83B$212.99$234.6010.15%Buy107.15%10.02%51.79%24.69%
RHLD
RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC
$584.20M$68.52N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GPN
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
$21.41B$88.23$92.624.97%Buy131.90%51.97%16.09%7.49%
SST
SYSTEM1 INC
$68.25M$7.27$10.0037.55%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
UNF
UNIFIRST CORP
$3.26B$175.75$179.502.13%Sell41.43%2.07%8.22%6.48%
BUUU
BUUU GROUP LTD
N/A$7.38N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BV
BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC
$1.39B$14.61$19.5033.47%Strong Buy21.37%299.82%6.45%2.46%
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
$78.91B$175.10$193.7110.63%Buy74.92%9.01%16.72%11.74%
RTO
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
$12.13B$24.02N/AN/AN/AN/A-6.58%N/A56.02%20.74%
CPRT
COPART INC
$47.04B$48.65$52.507.92%Buy210.29%12.12%19.01%17.26%
CASS
CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
$573.97M$43.43$48.0010.52%Strong Buy25.70%32.59%19.21%2.00%
TH
TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
$877.89M$8.84$11.0024.50%Strong Buy1-2.29%N/A9.81%7.24%
PRSU
PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC
$1.04B$36.68$29.67-19.12%Strong Buy3N/A-68.91%6.90%4.08%
CVEO
CIVEO CORP
$296.47M$23.62$27.0014.31%Strong Buy13.70%N/AN/AN/A
KODK
EASTMAN KODAK CO
$470.61M$5.81N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SPIR
SPIRE GLOBAL INC
$297.82M$9.14$15.6771.41%Strong Buy3-8.43%N/A-281.55%-7.49%
SMX
SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO
$1.48M$3.89N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
OMEX
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC
$79.54M$1.76N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PC
PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD
$16.36M$6.80N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PHLT
PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE INC
$600.38M$7.60$7.883.62%Buy2-2.30%N/A5.76%4.27%
TISI
TEAM INC
$88.27M$19.62N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NTIP
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC
$33.36M$1.46N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LICN
LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
$2.29M$4.63N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SGRP
SPAR GROUP INC
$30.55M$1.29N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A11.42%3.97%
YSXT
YSX TECH CO LTD
$57.19M$2.44N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SFHG
SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD
$14.80M$0.74N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 39 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: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 17 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

LZ passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock return 68.7% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 135 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $10.80, a downside of -2.26% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $11.05.

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 39 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: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -8 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 29. 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 36.13% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 103 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.30, an upside of 43.52% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $6.48.

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 39 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 13 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

MMS passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Maximus has seen its stock lose -5.45% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 61 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. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)


Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP) has an annual dividend yield of 6.85%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.82%. 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 4.24%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.82%. 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.

3. Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS)


Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.83%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.82%. 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 up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 0.49% in the last day, and up 1.43% 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. 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 46 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Payments's stock has dropped -20.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 47 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 18 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dolby Laboratories's stock has gained 2.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 69 percentage points.

3. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)


Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) 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.

Quad/Graphics has a valuation score of 14, which is -11 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates QUAD a Valuation Rating of "B".

Quad/Graphics's stock has gained 36.13% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 103 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

45.45% 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 9.39% over the next year.

3.23% 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), 9.68% 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 29.89x.
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