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Best Security & Protection Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top security & protection service stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best security & protection service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Security & Protection Ser...

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Security & Protection Services is Zen Rated B and is the 30th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$511.61M	$16.08	2.81%	$74.94M	22.03x	1.45	United States
BRC	BRADY CORP	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$4.57B	$97.02	-1.24%	$312.87M	21.90x	0.36	United States
BCO	BRINKS CO	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$4.62B	$112.19	-0.58%	$885.50M	25.79x	22.19	United States
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$3.19B	$32.27	0.09%	$383.50M	25.41x	1.40	United States
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$7.49B	$194.19	0.12%	$517.50M	24.09x	0.86	United States
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$61.21M	$11.40	8.78%	$3.50M	13.90x	0.57	Israel
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$1.48B	$41.36	1.08%	$46.53M	39.77x	0.25	United States
ADT	ADT INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$5.58B	$7.64	-0.13%	$2.66B	9.92x	3.53	United States
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$4.04B	$30.69	1.82%	$687.01M	14.27x	1.47	United States
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$317.35M	$6.49	3.02%	-$33.97M	-12.48x	0.24	United States
ALLE	ALLEGION PLC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$14.37B	$168.94	0.14%	$1.04B	22.05x	1.53	Ireland
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$1.10B	$6.13	3.11%	-$6.49M	-26.65x	1.52	United States
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$3.95B	$26.08	0.04%	-$61.00M	-7.07x	1.81	United States
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$1.86M	$2.08	6.12%	-$1.95M	-0.24x	0.46	Hong Kong
KSCP	KNIGHTSCOPE INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$27.09M	$1.57	2.61%	-$34.56M	-0.44x	0.75	United States
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$72.62M	$1.26	-25.44%	$27.16M	-1.77x	-0.74	United States
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$3.54M	$0.31	2.35%	-$2.85M	-0.46x	0.34	United States
VRME	VERIFYME INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$9.16M	$0.70	-0.99%	-$4.38M	-1.84x	0.17	United States
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	NYSEMKT	Security & Protection Services	$371.21M	$30.09	0.30%	$32.74M	16.81x	0.12	United States
SNT	SENSTAR TECHNOLOGIES CORP	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$43.16M	$1.85	-0.75%	N/A	37.00x	0.29	Israel
DETX	LIBERTY DEFENSE HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$17.74M	$3.02	0.33%	N/A	N/A	-2.19	United States
CIGL	CONCORDE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$3.91M	$0.59	0.86%	-$14.26M	-0.87x	2.11	Singapore
UUU	UNIVERSAL SAFETY PRODUCTS INC	NYSEMKT	Security & Protection Services	$10.60M	$3.50	-2.23%	-$1.77M	-3.37x	0.39	United States
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$4.37M	$4.03	1.26%	-$6.21M	-0.43x	0.67	United States
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$8.57M	$0.35	8.64%	-$3.83M	-1.17x	0.44	Singapore

Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best security & protection service stocks to buy right now in Aug 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best security & protection service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Mistras Group (NYSE:MG)

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) is the #1 top security & protection service stock out of 25 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 31.

MG passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mistras Group has seen its stock return 82.73% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 76 percentage points.

2. Brady (NYSE:BRC)

Brady (NYSE:BRC) is the #2 top security & protection service stock out of 25 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Brady (NYSE:BRC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Brady (NYSE:BRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 31.

BRC passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brady has seen its stock return 37.25% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 30 percentage points.

Brady has an average 1 year price target of $103.00, an upside of 6.16% from Brady's current stock price of $97.02.

Brady stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Brady, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO)

Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO) is the #3 top security & protection service stock out of 25 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 13 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 31.

BCO passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brinks Co has seen its stock return 6.89% over the past year.

Brinks Co has an average 1 year price target of $154.00, an upside of 37.27% from Brinks Co's current stock price of $112.19.

Brinks Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Brinks Co, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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

Out of 8 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. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

Nl Industries (NYSE:NL) has an annual dividend yield of 9.09%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.04%. Nl Industries's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 -113.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX) has an annual dividend yield of 7.31%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.04%. Compx International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 122.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

Adt (NYSE:ADT) has an annual dividend yield of 2.88%, which is the same as the security & protection service industry average of 3.04%. Adt's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Adt's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Adt's dividend payout ratio of 28.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are security & protection service stocks up?

Security & protection service stocks were up 0.15% in the last day, and up 1.74% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued security & protection service stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued security & protection service stocks right now are:

1. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

Adt (NYSE:ADT) is the most undervalued security & protection service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Adt has a valuation score of 57, which is 42 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 15. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adt's stock has dropped -9.59% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -16 percentage points.

2. Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO)

Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO) is the second most undervalued security & protection service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Brinks Co has a valuation score of 14, which is -1 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 15. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BCO a Valuation Rating of "B".

Brinks Co's stock has gained 6.89% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the security & protection service industry.

3. Corecivic (NYSE:CXW)

Corecivic (NYSE:CXW) is the third most undervalued security & protection service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Corecivic has a valuation score of 14, which is -1 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 15. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CXW a Valuation Rating of "B".

Corecivic's stock has gained 61.35% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 55 percentage points.

Are security & protection service stocks a good buy now?

66.67% 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 16.47% over the next year.

6.25% of security & protection service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.25% of security & protection service stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.75% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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 17.9x.

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