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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...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated B and is the 43rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$488.37M	51,461,302	0.04%	21.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$878.16M	97,900,000	0.04%	8.46%	Net Buying
AZZ	AZZ INC	$3.91B	29,922,779	0.09%	5.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$4.67B	244,506,413	0.09%	92.11%	Net Selling
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$1.06B	171,264,812	0.10%	80.21%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$3.45B	171,753,691	0.12%	98.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$2.98B	58,614,592	0.10%	13.51%	Net Selling
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$3.15B	52,357,763	0.11%	6.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$1.60B	99,623,423	0.01%	99.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ARMK	ARAMARK	$14.51B	263,625,044	0.10%	18.93%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$22.27B	264,618,390	0.11%	18.26%	Net Buying	Net Selling
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$5.70B	93,668,795	0.07%	2.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$695.25M	12,806,149	0.06%	21.49%	Net Selling	Net Buying
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$921.62M	7,819,595	0.02%	99.98%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$84.60B	397,075,093	0.07%	35.73%	Net Buying	Net Buying
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$10.52B	2,526,039,885	0.00%	0.00%
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	$508.62M	11,695,000	0.00%	68.75%
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$15.02B	201,898,173	0.04%	0.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$16.14B	185,200,000	0.10%	0.63%	Net Selling	Net Buying
RELX	RELX PLC	$68.64B	1,786,500,000	0.00%	0.00%
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$318.27M	10,336,859	0.03%	99.97%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TISI	TEAM INC	$111.97M	4,583,209	0.04%	99.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$47.30B	438,384,963	0.09%	0.00%
CPRT	COPART INC	$25.71B	926,330,452	0.08%	13.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$975.08M	92,600,000	0.08%	99.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$23.39M	10,488,649	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$377.79M	40,622,371	0.06%	91.04%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$37.56M	58,691,389	0.03%	49.62%	Net Buying
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$3.52M	978,608	0.00%	39.47%
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$8.53M	4,060,000	0.00%	44.33%
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$39.31M	27,882,500	0.00%	7.36%
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	$7.55M	5,204,625	0.00%	100.00%
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$14.53M	16,326,825	0.00%	0.00%
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$30.50M	3,244,445	0.00%	0.00%
PMAX	POWELL MAX LTD	$156.08k	264,991	0.00%	0.00%
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$35.44M	22,863,181	0.01%	99.99%	Net Selling
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$57.97M	14,493,035	0.04%	99.96%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CRE	CRE8 ENTERPRISE LTD	$5.24M	2,013,958	0.00%	0.00%
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$4.79B	18,084,173	0.05%	99.95%	Net Selling
ANPA	RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD	$29.15M	15,101,755	0.00%	0.00%
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$2.97B	54,263,879	0.09%	50.52%	Net Selling	Net Buying

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

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

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 20 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

QUAD passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 64.19% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 157 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 36.99% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $9.49.

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 29.25% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 122 percentage points.

3. Azz (NYSE:AZZ)

Azz (NYSE:AZZ) 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 Azz (NYSE:AZZ) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Azz (NYSE:AZZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 12 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 29.

AZZ passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Azz has seen its stock return 30.69% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 124 percentage points.

Azz has an average 1 year price target of $157.20, an upside of 20.38% from Azz's current stock price of $130.59.

Azz stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Azz, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% 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 2.16%. 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. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has an annual dividend yield of 3.95%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.16%. 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.

3. Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI)

Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.65%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.16%. 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.

Why are specialty business service stocks up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 1.7% in the last day, and up 1.91% over the last week. Global Payments was the among the top gainers in the specialty business services industry, gaining 4.05% yesterday.

Global Payments shares are trading higher after B of A Securities reinstated the stock with a Buy rating and announced a $114 price target.

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 44 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -28.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 65 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 57, which is 30 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amentum Holdings's stock has dropped -17.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 76 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 16 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Legalzoomcom's stock has dropped -39.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 53 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 21.81% over the next year.

3.45% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.69% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.07% 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 23.02x.

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