This week, Zacks Chief Equity Strategist and Economist John Blank, PhD discusses:

• An analysis of stocks in the Business Services sector, a wide-ranging area that includes many types of enterprises, from global payments to waste management to credit reporting.

• Following his usual methodology, John defines “top” stocks in three ways: by market capitalization, by number of analysts following the stock, and by largest percent change in F1 EPS estimate (the most important element used in assigning a Zacks Rank to stocks). Using this framework, he examines the most relevant metrics to evaluate Business Services stocks,  from Return on Equity to P/E F12M to Total Debt and many more.

• As part of this analysis, John zooms in on individual equities including  well-known names like Visa Inc (V), S&P Global Inc (SPGI), and Waste Management Inc (WM), and less familiar but noteworthy tickers such as Bowman Consulting Group Ltd (BWMN), Gorilla Technology Group Inc (GRRR), and Airship AI Holdings Inc (AISP). Don’t miss these valuable insights on these stocks that help keep business in business.

The views of John Blank, PhD are not necessarily the views of Zacks Investment Research.

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