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Best Specialty Business Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top specialty business service stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best specialty business service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Specialty Business Servic...
OverviewZen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentimentForecastDividends
Due Diligence
B
Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated B and is the 43rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Market Cap
Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
Last Dividend
Annual Dividend
Dividend Percentile
Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)
Ex-dividend Date
Div. Payment Date
QUAD
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC
$484.25M3.99%53.00%$0.1000$0.3873%2
KODK
EASTMAN KODAK CO
$938.86MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
LZ
LEGALZOOMCOM INC
$933.39MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AMTM
AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC
$4.52BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
TH
TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
$1.92BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
FA
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
$3.20BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MMS
MAXIMUS INC
$2.73B2.48%18.50%$0.3300$1.2950%0
ARMK
ARAMARK
$14.30B0.88%24.70%$0.1200$0.4816%1
ABM
ABM INDUSTRIES INC
$2.87B2.32%40.80%$0.2900$1.1447%02026-10-012026-11-02
GPN
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
$22.41B1.18%-33.60%$0.2500$1.0024%1
RELX
RELX PLC
$59.08B2.84%55.20%$0.2785$0.9457%10
DLB
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC
$5.45B2.47%59.20%$0.3600$1.4450%0
RTO
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
$10.36B3.10%N/A$0.2240$0.6462%2
AZZ
AZZ INC
$4.06B0.62%12.10%$0.2400$0.8411%0
RHLD
RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC
$971.35MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CASS
CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
$694.73M2.36%44.70%$0.3200$1.2848%0
CTAS
CINTAS CORP
$80.27B0.93%36.20%$0.5200$1.8718%1
BUUU
BUUU GROUP LTD
$508.50MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ULS
UL SOLUTIONS INC
$13.08B0.87%21.80%$0.1450$0.5716%0
CVEO
CIVEO CORP
$332.74MN/A0.00%$0.2500N/AN/A0
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
$42.67B4.05%103.40%$0.6550$3.9473%2
RBA
RB GLOBAL INC
$14.96B1.18%53.00%$0.3300$0.9524%1
TISI
TEAM INC
$130.48MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CPRT
COPART INC
$25.20BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BV
BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC
$950.08MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SPIR
SPIRE GLOBAL INC
$476.91MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SST
SYSTEM1 INC
$28.42MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
OMEX
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC
$40.26MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SMX
SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO
$6.67MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
LICN
LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
$16.82MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CBZ
CBIZ INC
$2.97BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
THH
TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD
$8.74MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
NTIP
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC
$35.44M6.45%-83.30%$0.0500$0.1088%0
DLHC
DLH HOLDINGS CORP
$50.15MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
UNF
UNIFIRST CORP
$4.69B0.56%21.90%$0.3650$1.479%0
CRE
CRE8 ENTERPRISE LTD
$5.28MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ANPA
RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD
$24.38MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
YSXT
YSX TECH CO LTD
$36.25MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PMAX
POWELL MAX LTD
$333.89kN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SFHG
SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD
$46.69MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PC
PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD
$30.50MN/A0.00%N/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 Sep 2026?

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. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)


Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is the #1 top specialty business service stock out of 41 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 17 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

QUAD passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 47.26% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 141 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 38.15% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $9.41.

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

2. Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:KODK)


Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:KODK) is the #2 top specialty business service stock out of 41 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:KODK) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Eastman Kodak Co (NYSE:KODK) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -9 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KODK as a "B".

KODK passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Eastman Kodak Co has seen its stock return 48.91% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 143 percentage points.

3. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)


Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is the #3 top specialty business service stock out of 41 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 21 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 lose -50.16% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 44 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $7.17, an upside of 31.5% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $5.45.

Legalzoomcom stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Legalzoomcom, 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.

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. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)


Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP) has an annual dividend yield of 6.45%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.27%. 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 -83.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI)


Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.05%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.27%. Thomson Reuters's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 103.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)


Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has an annual dividend yield of 3.99%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.27%. 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 53% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -1.11% in the last day, and down -1.34% over the last week. Powell Max was the among the top losers in the specialty business services industry, dropping -22.22% yesterday.

Powell Max shares are trading higher after the company announced it acquired a minority stake in Blackrod Holdings.

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. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)


Maximus (NYSE:MMS) is the most undervalued specialty business service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Maximus 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.

Maximus's stock has dropped -41.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 53 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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Amentum Holdings 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.

Amentum Holdings's stock has dropped -18.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 75 percentage points.

3. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)


Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) 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.

Legalzoomcom has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Legalzoomcom's stock has dropped -50.16% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 44 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

41.67% 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 20.09% over the next year.

3.45% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.79% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.97% are rated C (Hold), 13.79% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 20.48x.
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