2 Services Stocks for Long-Term Investors and 1 We Brush Off

Business services providers use their specialized expertise to help enterprises streamline operations and cut costs. Still, investors are uneasy as firms face challenges from AI-driven disruptors and tightening corporate budgets. These doubts have certainly contributed to services stocks’ recent underperformance - over the past six months, the industry’s 1.6% gain has fallen behind the S&P 500’s 3.9% rise.