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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 69th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Rev. Y/Y	Rev. 5Y	Earn. Y/Y	Earn. 5Y	Earnings Date
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$4.68B	$5.43B	$648.10M	$316.25M	$5.46	3.40%	10.52%	13.75%	10.53%	2025-11-19
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$289.01M	$2.50B	$161.30M	$20.60M	$0.43	-9.23%	-4.57%	N/A	N/A
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$1.98B	$690.78M	$86.02M	$30.35M	$0.18	3.25%	N/A	50.00%	N/A
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$6.23B	$1.35B	$401.34M	$264.26M	$2.75	6.94%	2.52%	23.87%	2.09%	2025-11-18
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$17.87B	$4.53B	$1.39B	$391.10M	$2.12	8.26%	27.85%	12.77%	5.92%
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$5.30B	$12.68B	$850.45M	$52.20M	N/A	52.54%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2025-11-25
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$2.57B	$8.63B	$373.90M	$115.90M	$1.85	4.27%	7.00%	-23.87%	N/A	2025-12-18
RELX	RELX PLC	$79.48B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$520.10M	$191.23M	$47.33M	$31.52M	$2.37	2.63%	5.44%	39.41%	6.25%
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$17.21B	$3.00B	$666.00M	$339.00M	$1.69	6.68%	N/A	11.18%	N/A
ARMK	ARAMARK	$9.83B	$17.87B	$1.28B	$361.67M	$1.37	4.02%	4.88%	3.79%	N/A	2025-11-17
AZZ	AZZ INC	$3.01B	$1.59B	$566.69M	$314.07M	$10.48	1.55%	10.84%	700.00%	79.02%
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$18.08B	$8.89B	$4.46B	$1.75B	$7.13	0.78%	3.52%	34.27%	36.77%
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$2.40B	$1.05B	$123.34M	-$148.56M	-$0.96	37.97%	N/A	N/A	N/A
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$1.44B	$445.21M	$50.26M	$23.92M	N/A	6.10%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2025-11-07
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$74.30B	$10.56B	$2.93B	$1.85B	$4.57	8.21%	8.50%	13.12%	15.74%	2025-12-23
CPRT	COPART INC	$38.69B	$4.65B	$1.94B	$1.55B	$1.61	9.68%	16.07%	13.38%	16.51%	2025-11-12
ANPA	RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD	$325.50M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$13.61B	$8.24B	$1.58B	$404.05M	N/A	10.47%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$1.13B	$2.70B	$292.30M	$18.20M	$0.05	-2.99%	2.70%	-64.29%	N/A	2025-11-19
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$254.72M	$628.18M	$65.63M	-$28.68M	-$2.06	-10.51%	2.88%	N/A	N/A
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$2.91B	$2.68B	$339.50M	$104.14M	$1.21	59.19%	22.86%	-49.16%	-3.29%
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	$406.58M	$23.30M	$1.95M	$99.48k	$0.00	11.42%	N/A	-88.24%	N/A
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$62.51B	$7.38B	$2.40B	$1.76B	$3.89	2.96%	4.39%	-23.43%	-0.12%
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$52.97M	$71.45M	$4.97M	$4.02M	$0.18	22.04%	N/A	-14.29%	N/A
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$44.79M	$289.78M	$43.86M	-$66.02M	-$8.53	-20.49%	N/A	N/A	N/A
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$2.72B	$2.43B	$335.73M	$148.27M	$8.33	0.20%	6.16%	2.71%	2.23%	2026-01-07
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$299.53M	$93.29M	$78.80M	$38.22M	$0.57	-12.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$647.86M	$349.50M	$155.80M	$44.42M	$0.44	-33.11%	2.38%	-70.27%	5.92%
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$918.93M	-$131.23M	$369.63M	$338.86M	$11.92	N/A	N/A	2,332.65%	N/A
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$473.85M	$1.04B	$106.00M	$11.00M	-$0.08	-2.17%	-1.60%	N/A	N/A
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$2.14M	$0.00	-$29.01M	-$54.43M	-$79.84k	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$86.77M	$620.05k	$6.48M	$1.08M	$0.24	-18.53%	-27.18%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-12
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$33.81M	$250.00k	-$2.80M	-$2.48M	-$0.11	-87.89%	-37.36%	N/A	N/A
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$87.47M	$359.72M	$38.05M	$4.58M	$0.32	-10.30%	11.08%	88.24%	-11.81%	2025-12-08
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.77M	$37.64M	-$11.99M	-$16.26M	-$73.25	-10.23%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$25.34M	$143.50M	-$10.86M	-$12.94M	-$0.55	-36.29%	-9.76%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-11
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$9.70M	$19.78M	-$1.14M	-$1.54M	-$0.08	3.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A
TISI	TEAM INC	$71.35M	$870.74M	$32.10M	-$52.29M	-$11.68	2.55%	-2.81%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-10
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$175.34M	$4.29M	-$4.10M	-$5.43M	-$0.19	-16.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A
PMAX	POWELL MAX LTD	$5.33M	$37.67M	-$33.18M	-$39.22M	-$20.00	-19.19%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	$108.90M	$6.33M	$1.07M	$793.42k	$0.05	8.88%	N/A	-16.67%	N/A

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) is the #1 top specialty business service stock out of 42 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 16 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

MMS passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Maximus has seen its stock lose -6.41% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 63 percentage points.

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is the #2 top specialty business service stock out of 42 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: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 13 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

QUAD passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock lose -26.34% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 43 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.10, an upside of 60.21% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $5.68.

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. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is the #3 top specialty business service stock out of 42 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: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, 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 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock return 9.54% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 79 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $11.60, an upside of 6.13% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $10.93.

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.

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 6.76%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.94%. 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 4.84%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.94%. 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 64% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS)

Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) has an annual dividend yield of 3.12%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.94%. 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 52.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -1.59% in the last day, and up 3.52% over the last week. Legalzoomcom was the among the top losers in the specialty business services industry, dropping -7.59% yesterday.

LegalZoom.com shares are trading higher after the company raised its full-year sales guidance.

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. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) 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.

Quad/Graphics has a valuation score of 71, which is 42 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Quad/Graphics's stock has dropped -26.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 43 percentage points.

2. Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM)

Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) 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.

Amentum Holdings has a valuation score of 14, which is -15 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AMTM a Valuation Rating of "B".

Amentum Holdings's stock has dropped -29.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 39 percentage points.

3. Global Payments (NYSE:GPN)

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) 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.

Global Payments has a valuation score of 71, which is 42 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Payments's stock has dropped -32.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 37 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of specialty business service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty business service stocks to rise by 24.3% over the next year.

0% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.21% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.64% are rated C (Hold), 9.09% are rated D (Sell), and 6.06% 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 29.32x.

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Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

1. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

3. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

1. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

3. Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS)

1. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

2. Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM)

3. Global Payments (NYSE:GPN)

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