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Best Specialty Business Service Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top specialty business service stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best specialty business service stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the specialty business services industry.

Industry: Specialty Business Servic...
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Score
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
SGRP
SPAR GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$43.07M$1.771.14%$17.79M4.32x1.96
UNF
UNIFIRST CORP
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$3.09B$165.62-0.32%$285.97M25.96x0.28
TH
TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$1.17B$11.670.26%$312.13M7.89x0.83
LICN
LICHEN CHINA LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$39.75M$1.5020.00%$14.58M4.69x0.07
TDCX
TDCX INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$1.04B$7.120.07%$141.35M11.67x0.18
ABM
ABM INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$2.91B$46.020.15%$533.30M11.71x1.72
GPN
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$27.78B$108.82-1.24%$4.17B21.59x1.30
CPRT
COPART INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$53.18B$55.311.67%$1.82B38.95x0.12
FA
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$2.37B$16.351.43%$196.93M71.09x0.80
ARC
ARC DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$119.61M$2.77-0.36%$31.57M13.85x0.99
CVEO
CIVEO CORP
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$365.30M$24.980.93%$124.46M11.90x0.72
LZ
LEGALZOOMCOM INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$1.79B$9.49-1.15%$66.57M79.08x1.74
KODK
EASTMAN KODAK CO
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$401.60M$5.021.62%$166.00M7.28x1.25
MMS
MAXIMUS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$5.29B$87.020.72%$528.84M22.72x1.26
CASS
CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$616.42M$45.18-0.40%$46.84M20.26x8.99
RTO
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$14.04B$27.833.15%$1.48B0.29x1.72
CTAS
CINTAS CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$70.25B$692.400.68%$2.43B47.04x1.12
ARMK
ARAMARK
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$8.84B$33.63-0.15%$1.72B14.01x3.35
AZZ
AZZ INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$1.97B$78.362.11%$316.59M22.52x1.80
DLB
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$8.02B$83.701.37%$278.04M42.06x0.25
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$76.52B$169.781.16%$2.95B32.34x0.71
RELX
RELX PLC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$82.62B$43.910.92%$3.31B36.87x3.32
PFMT
PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$249.33M$3.241.57%-$205.00k-36.00x0.28
RBA
RB GLOBAL INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$13.97B$76.04-0.28%$1.28B44.73x1.28
SPIR
SPIRE GLOBAL INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$292.85M$11.34-6.82%-$27.52M-3.28x2.14
CBZ
CBIZ INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$3.88B$77.500.90%$228.86M30.88x1.53
NTIP
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSEMKT
Specialty Business Services
$42.15M$1.80-0.55%-$2.13M-25.71x0.02
ULS
UL SOLUTIONS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
N/A$37.171.28%$519.00M28.59x3.15
WHLM
WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$24.96M$4.8410.76%$840.00k69.14x0.61
TISI
TEAM INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$34.44M$7.8015.47%$24.09M-0.50x19.37
DLHC
DLH HOLDINGS CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$152.43M$10.71-0.65%$37.16M48.68x2.05
BV
BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$1.26B$13.383.24%$298.20M60.82x1.30
SST
SYSTEM1 INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$140.56M$1.56-5.45%-$78.46M-0.69x2.74
SP
SP PLUS CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$1.07B$53.990.04%$110.50M35.06x3.39
VVI
VIAD CORP
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$779.21M$36.882.82%$131.50M-230.50x77.10
QUAD
QUAD/GRAPHICS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$245.67M$4.73-1.05%$140.10M-3.81x14.96
OMEX
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$75.73M$3.79-10.82%$16.63M94.75x-4.86
GPAK
GAMER PAKISTAN INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$5.40M$0.216.03%N/AN/A-4.64
SMX
SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$2.35M$0.121.64%-$12.87M-0.02x1.65

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in May 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best specialty business service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Spar Group (NASDAQ:SGRP)


Spar Group (NASDAQ:SGRP) is the top specialty business service stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 24 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Spar Group has seen its stock return 73.53% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 47 percentage points.

2. Unifirst (NYSE:UNF)


Unifirst (NYSE:UNF) is the second best specialty business service stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 22 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Unifirst has seen its stock return 0.75% over the past year, underperforming other specialty business service stocks by -25 percentage points.

Unifirst has an average 1 year price target of $183.67, an upside of 10.9% from Unifirst's current stock price of $165.62.

Unifirst stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Unifirst, 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.

3. Lichen China (NASDAQ:LICN)


Lichen China (NASDAQ:LICN) is the third best specialty business service stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 20 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 31. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lichen China has seen its stock lose -40.24% over the past year, underperforming other specialty business service stocks by -66 percentage points.

What are the specialty business service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 17 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. Arc Document Solutions (NYSE:ARC)


Arc Document Solutions (NYSE:ARC) has an annual dividend yield of 7.22%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.99%. Arc Document Solutions's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Arc Document Solutions's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Arc Document Solutions's dividend payout ratio of 100% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI)


Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.26%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.99%. Thomson Reuters's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one 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 127.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Civeo (NYSE:CVEO)


Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) has an annual dividend yield of 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 1.99%. Civeo's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Civeo's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Civeo's dividend payout ratio of 35.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 0.65% in the last day, and up 1.63% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued specialty business service stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued specialty business service stocks right now are:

1. Spar Group (NASDAQ:SGRP)


Spar Group (NASDAQ:SGRP) is the most undervalued specialty business service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Spar Group has a valuation score of 100, which is 67 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 33. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Spar Group's stock has gained 73.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 47 percentage points.

2. Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS)


Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ:CASS) is the second most undervalued specialty business service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Cass Information Systems has a valuation score of 71, which is 38 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cass Information Systems's stock has gained 20.35% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by -6 percentage points.

3. First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA)


First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA) is the third most undervalued specialty business service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. First Advantage has a valuation score of 71, which is 38 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

First Advantage's stock has gained 23.86% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by -2 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

45.45% 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 8.69% over the next year.

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 34.51x.
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