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Best Security & Protection Service Stocks to Buy Now (2022)
Top security & protection service stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best security & protection service stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the security & protection services industry.

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Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$1.06B	$28.99	-4.58%	$23.90M	54.70x	0.31
VRRM	VERRA MOBILITY CORP	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$2.36B	$15.43	-2.22%	$310.55M	28.57x	6.29
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	NYSEMKT	Security & Protection Services	$208.48M	$16.94	-6.41%	$27.99M	11.37x	0.11
BRC	BRADY CORP	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$2.10B	$42.06	-1.11%	$227.44M	14.40x	0.50
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$379.79M	$7.78	-2.63%	$91.19M	5.12x	0.55
ALLE	ALLEGION PLC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$8.08B	$92.04	1.56%	$641.60M	17.63x	3.70
BCO	BRINKS CO	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$2.44B	$51.70	0.37%	$608.60M	14.32x	22.69
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$301.29M	$2.09	1.95%	-$9.74M	52.25x	0.28
VRME	VERIFYME INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$10.50M	$1.24	-9.02%	-$7.44M	-1.43x	0.33
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$2.81B	$19.27	0.63%	$587.00M	8.84x	1.64
APDN	APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$17.39M	$1.35	-15.63%	-$10.86M	-0.84x	0.75
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$4.36B	$111.39	-1.94%	$122.05M	103.14x	1.87
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$143.67M	$4.82	0.42%	$51.02M	60.25x	1.86
DGLY	DIGITAL ALLY INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$22.38M	$0.47	-4.49%	$3.22M	15.60x	0.57
LGMK	LOGICMARK INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$7.86M	$0.82	-3.76%	-$8.19M	-0.74x	0.08
REKR	REKOR SYSTEMS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$47.48M	$0.89	-2.32%	-$43.35M	-0.90x	0.38
ARLO	ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$421.51M	$4.81	-1.64%	-$35.92M	-9.82x	1.93
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$13.01M	$1.54	-4.88%	-$5.28M	-2.11x	0.29
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$5.19M	$0.25	3.38%	-$197.31k	-0.79x	5.43
KSCP	KNIGHTSCOPE INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$73.15M	$2.77	-4.81%	-$16.25M	-1.26x	-0.60
ADT	ADT INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$7.02B	$7.70	-3.51%	$2.14B	-256.67x	4.12
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$8.19M	$0.29	-6.75%	N/A	N/A	6.13
UUU	UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC	NYSEMKT	Security & Protection Services	$8.61M	$3.72	-0.16%	$176.92k	-41.38x	1.52
SNT	SENSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$42.66M	$1.83	-0.54%	N/A	-9.63x	0.57
VVNT	VIVINT SMART HOME INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$1.34B	$6.30	-6.53%	$4.20M	-7.41x	-2.70

Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best security & protection service stocks to buy right now in Sep 2022?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best security & protection service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC)

Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) is the top security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 67, which is 31 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 36. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Napco Security Technologies has seen its stock return 31.62% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 58 percentage points.

Napco Security Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $38.25, an upside of 31.94% from Napco Security Technologies's current stock price of $28.99.

Napco Security Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Napco Security Technologies, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM)

Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) is the second best security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 59, which is 23 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 36. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Verra Mobility has seen its stock return 0.13% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 27 percentage points.

Verra Mobility has an average 1 year price target of $18.67, an upside of 20.98% from Verra Mobility's current stock price of $15.43.

Verra Mobility stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Verra Mobility, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX) is the third best security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 59, which is 23 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 36. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Compx International has seen its stock lose -22.08% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 5 percentage points.

What are the security & protection service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 7 security & protection service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 security & protection service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX) has an annual dividend yield of 15.94%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 4.68%. Compx International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Compx International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Compx International's dividend payout ratio of 60.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

Nl Industries (NYSE:NL) has an annual dividend yield of 7.97%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 4.68%. Nl Industries's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Nl Industries's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Nl Industries's dividend payout ratio of 17.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Brady (NYSE:BRC)

Brady (NYSE:BRC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.14%, which is -3 percentage points lower than the security & protection service industry average of 4.68%. Brady's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Brady's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brady's dividend payout ratio of 30.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are security & protection service stocks down?

Security & protection service stocks were down -1.27% in the last day, and down -3.96% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why security & protection service stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued security & protection service stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued security & protection service stocks right now are:

1. Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI)

Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) is the most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Resideo Technologies has a valuation score of 71, which is 31 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 40. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Resideo Technologies's stock has dropped -25.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 1 percentage points.

2. Digital Ally (NASDAQ:DGLY)

Digital Ally (NASDAQ:DGLY) is the second most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Digital Ally has a valuation score of 71, which is 31 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 40. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Digital Ally's stock has dropped -63.72% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -37 percentage points.

3. Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM)

Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) is the third most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Verra Mobility has a valuation score of 57, which is 17 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 40. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Verra Mobility's stock has gained 0.13% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 27 percentage points.

Are security & protection service stocks a good buy now?

47.62% of security & protection service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect security & protection service stocks to rise by 44.37% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the security & protection services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the security & protection services industry is -29.42x.

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