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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 +32.52% per year, and are the best specialty business service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Specialty Business Servic...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated C and is the 65th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$386.70M	51,559,523	40.69%	21.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$5.06B	94,598,115	61.76%	2.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AZZ	AZZ INC	$4.54B	29,880,309	93.94%	5.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$3.21B	52,540,363	94.22%	5.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$19.55B	201,563,115	42.93%	0.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$1.03B	171,647,764	55.44%	44.56%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$2.91B	171,537,047	66.54%	33.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$5.48B	244,316,319	48.38%	51.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$2.58B	58,580,923	87.64%	12.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$924.27M	97,600,000	34.15%	8.49%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$18.46B	273,543,507	84.46%	15.54%	Net Buying	Net Selling
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$20.57B	186,300,000	95.53%	0.62%	Net Selling	Net Buying
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$15.25B	2,526,039,885	3.29%	0.00%
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$364.52M	10,943,296	20.13%	79.87%	Net Selling
RELX	RELX PLC	$59.74B	1,819,100,000	4.69%	0.00%
ARMK	ARAMARK	$14.25B	262,953,564	83.90%	16.10%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$1.33B	27,318,490	77.31%	22.69%	Net Selling
CPRT	COPART INC	$28.05B	925,811,482	80.17%	13.75%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$69.91B	400,087,119	63.80%	21.47%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$35.13B	436,500,000	92.08%	0.00%
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$1.82B	53,648,732	65.65%	34.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$1.19B	93,200,000	43.20%	56.80%	Net Selling	Net Buying
PMAX	POWELL MAX LTD	$572.38k	264,991	22.58%	0.00%
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$1.89B	100,163,841	5.14%	94.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$617.56M	12,871,149	63.26%	21.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$1.09B	8,257,442	15.62%	84.38%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$809.57k	55,602	13.18%	86.82%
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$45.72M	16,326,825	0.00%	0.00%
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$741.64M	40,218,874	28.47%	71.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$28.62M	9,939,232	0.27%	99.73%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$53.19M	58,574,115	36.23%	49.71%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$51.77M	20,300,000	0.00%	8.87%
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$175.34M	18,652,750	0.10%	0.00%
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$20.86M	25,129,991	4.78%	95.22%	Net Buying	Net Buying
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	$14.43M	48,750,000	0.58%	43.45%
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$33.84M	22,864,593	11.16%	88.84%	Net Selling
TISI	TEAM INC	$77.62M	4,571,382	36.76%	63.24%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CRE	CRE8 ENTERPRISE LTD	$76.13M	24,167,500	0.00%	0.00%
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$29.30M	23,250,000	1.14%	8.83%
ANPA	RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD	$67.25M	12,500,000	0.50%	0.00%
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	$220.80M	11,695,000	0.05%	68.75%
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$80.00M	14,493,035	35.81%	64.19%	Net Buying	Net Buying
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$4.77B	18,082,958	34.21%	65.79%	Net Selling

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Jun 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 43 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: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 19 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

QUAD passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 42.31% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 142 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.90, an upside of 32% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $7.50.

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. Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB)

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) is the #2 top specialty business service stock out of 43 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 Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 20 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

DLB passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dolby Laboratories has seen its stock lose -28.93% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 71 percentage points.

Dolby Laboratories has an average 1 year price target of $87.50, an upside of 63.74% from Dolby Laboratories's current stock price of $53.44.

Dolby Laboratories stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Dolby Laboratories, 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. Azz (NYSE:AZZ)

Azz (NYSE:AZZ) is the #3 top specialty business service stock out of 43 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 Azz (NYSE:AZZ) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Azz (NYSE:AZZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 19 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

AZZ passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Azz has seen its stock return 68.75% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 168 percentage points.

Azz has an average 1 year price target of $151.00, a downside of -0.63% from Azz's current stock price of $151.96.

Azz stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Azz, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 6.76%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.3%. 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. Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI)

Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.83%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.3%. 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 111.6% 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 4.67%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.3%. 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 56% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -0.23% in the last day, and up 2.98% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why specialty business service stocks are down.

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 49 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -11.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 88 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 29, which is 7 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amentum Holdings's stock has dropped -0.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 99 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 43, which is 21 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Legalzoomcom's stock has dropped -31.74% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 68 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

45.45% of specialty business service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty business service stocks to rise by 16.39% 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), 12.9% are rated D (Sell), and 6.45% 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 28.81x.

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