News summaryGoogle NewsSep 3, 2026, 12:28 AM
3 Services Stocks We Keep Off Our Radar
Yahoo Finance's StockStory highlights three services stocks to avoid: People (PPLI), Ibotta (IBTA), and PAR Technology (PAR), despite the broader business services industry returning 20.3% over the past six months versus the S&P 500's 12.3% gain. People (PPLI) faces declining sales (-7.2% annually over five years), contracting EPS (-18.6% annually), and weak free cash flow, trading at 14.7x forward P/E.
Why it matters: Ibotta (IBTA) suffers from falling revenue (-1.3% annually over two years), a modest $343.2M revenue base, and declining EPS (-22.3% annually), trading at 22.6x forward P/E, while PAR Technology (PAR) rounds out the list of stocks to avoid.