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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...
OverviewZen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentimentForecastDividends
Due Diligence
B
Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated B and is the 35th 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
LZ
LEGALZOOMCOM INC
$1.61BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
DLB
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC
$7.88B1.14%44.90%$0.3300$0.9325%0
QUAD
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC
$290.53M4.05%-18.70%$0.0750$0.2377%2
TISI
TEAM INC
$75.35MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MMS
MAXIMUS INC
$3.79B1.34%25.70%$0.3000$0.9030%0
ULS
UL SOLUTIONS INC
$10.99B0.69%23.00%$0.1300$0.3814%0
SFHG
SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD
$14.40MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
UNF
UNIFIRST CORP
$2.56B0.60%16.40%$0.3500$1.0311%02025-03-28
AZZ
AZZ INC
$2.58B0.59%45.30%$0.1700$0.5111%0
RBA
RB GLOBAL INC
$18.53B0.58%56.20%$0.2900$0.5811%1
CTAS
CINTAS CORP
$82.61B0.74%34.50%$0.3900$1.5115%1
RELX
RELX PLC
$92.74B1.52%58.80%$0.2345$0.7634%102025-05-092025-06-25
ABM
ABM INDUSTRIES INC
$2.96B1.42%74.00%$0.2250$0.6831%0
CBZ
CBIZ INC
$3.99BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ARMK
ARAMARK
$9.09B1.18%30.20%$0.1100$0.4126%1
KODK
EASTMAN KODAK CO
$508.00MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
GPN
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
$24.74B1.00%16.20%$0.2500$1.0021%12025-03-28
RTO
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
$11.56BN/A0.70%$0.1774N/AN/A0
DLHC
DLH HOLDINGS CORP
$66.18MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CPRT
COPART INC
$53.20BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PHLT
PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE INC
$221.61MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
LICN
LICHEN CHINA LTD
$868.25kN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BV
BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC
$1.24BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
RHLD
RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PRSU
PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC
$1.06BN/A0.00%$0.1000N/AN/A0
FA
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
$2.47BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
$77.41B1.29%45.30%$0.5950$2.2229%1
TH
TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
$647.85MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CASS
CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
$582.40M2.83%64.10%$0.3100$1.2260%0
SMX
SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO
$43.49kN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CVEO
CIVEO CORP
$305.84M4.46%-84.00%$0.2500$1.0080%0
SPIR
SPIRE GLOBAL INC
$239.19MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SGRP
SPAR GROUP INC
$32.60MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
NTIP
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC
$30.36M7.57%-76.90%$0.0500$0.1092%0
PC
PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD
$14.42MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
OMEX
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC
$9.30MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
YSXT
YSX TECH CO LTD
$63.01MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SST
SYSTEM1 INC
$37.84MN/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 Mar 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 38 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 18 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31.

LZ passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock lose -29.52% over the past year, underperforming other specialty business service stocks by -5 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $9.10, a downside of -0.76% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $9.17.

Legalzoomcom stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Legalzoomcom, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB)


Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) is the #2 top specialty business service stock out of 38 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 Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 19 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31.

DLB passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dolby Laboratories has seen its stock lose -0.96% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 23 percentage points.

Dolby Laboratories has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 22.34% from Dolby Laboratories's current stock price of $81.74.

Dolby Laboratories stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Dolby Laboratories, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)


Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is the #3 top specialty business service stock out of 38 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 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 13, which is -18 points lower than the specialty business service industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates QUAD as a "A".

QUAD passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 2.78% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 27 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $10.15, an upside of 82.88% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $5.55.

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.

What are the specialty business service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 14 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 7.57%, which is 6 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 -76.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Civeo (NYSE:CVEO)


Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) has an annual dividend yield of 4.46%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.94%. Civeo's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Civeo's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Civeo's dividend payout ratio of -84% indicates that its high 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 4.05%, which is 2 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 -18.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 0.88% in the last day, and down -1.27% over the last week. Cintas was the among the top gainers in the specialty business services industry, gaining 5.82% yesterday.

Cintas shares are trading higher after the company raised its FY25 outlook.

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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Maximus has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -18.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 5 percentage points.

2. Dlh Holdings (NASDAQ:DLHC)


Dlh Holdings (NASDAQ:DLHC) 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.

Dlh Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dlh Holdings's stock has dropped -67.99% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by -44 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 0, which is -31 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31. It passed 0 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 2.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 27 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 16.6% over the next year.

9.38% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.38% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 75% are rated C (Hold), 6.25% 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 36.71x.
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