1 Services Stock for Long-Term Investors and 2 We Ignore

Business services providers play a critical role for enterprises, assisting them with everything from new hardware integrations to consulting and marketing. Furthermore, the demand for their offerings is rising as more clients outsource non-core functions, a trend that has enabled the industry to return 13.2% over the past six months. At the same time, the S&P 500 was up 11.5%.