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Best Security & Protection Service Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top security & protection service stocks in 2024 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
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	NYSEMKT	Security & Protection Services	$339.13M	$27.53	0.11%	$31.38M	16.01x	0.09
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$1.35B	$36.57	3.98%	$55.98M	27.09x	0.16
ALLE	ALLEGION PLC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$11.86B	$136.16	1.19%	$858.20M	21.54x	2.35
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$6.76B	$171.86	0.65%	$462.38M	24.84x	1.17
BRC	BRADY CORP	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$3.46B	$72.77	0.14%	$280.84M	17.75x	0.42
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$317.02M	$6.49	2.04%	$27.81M	14.42x	0.50
BCO	BRINKS CO	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$4.64B	$105.10	0.63%	$782.40M	34.80x	19.08
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$19.80M	$1.65	38.66%	N/A	15.87x	1.03
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$2.63B	$17.98	-0.17%	$430.00M	15.24x	1.42
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$1.45B	$13.15	-0.45%	$292.69M	21.92x	1.01
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$5.78M	$2.93	3.53%	$2.62M	3.41x	2.59
ADT	ADT INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$6.43B	$7.05	-0.14%	$2.66B	9.53x	3.20
VRME	VERIFYME INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$13.92M	$1.34	2.29%	-$481.00k	-7.88x	0.43
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$1.88B	$13.47	0.15%	$375.26M	56.13x	1.84
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$609.72M	$3.87	3.75%	-$4.96M	-29.77x	0.75
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$10.91M	$1.11	1.83%	-$23.26M	-0.25x	0.82
SNT	SENSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$37.76M	$1.62	0.62%	N/A	23.14x	0.33
LGMK	LOGICMARK INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$1.01M	$0.17	-3.49%	-$13.51M	-0.02x	0.16
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$154.71M	$2.91	16.40%	-$11.31M	-1.99x	-0.74
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$4.43M	$0.27	-9.33%	-$3.46M	-1.24x	0.58
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$335.49M	$10.83	3.74%	$47.62M	-57.00x	1.84
UUU	UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC	NYSEMKT	Security & Protection Services	$2.89M	$1.25	6.84%	-$695.92k	-2.91x	0.92
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$3.96M	$2.00	97.04%	-$8.55M	-0.15x	-5.54

Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best security & protection service stocks to buy right now in Sep 2024?

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

1. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX) is the top security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 23 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Compx International has seen its stock return 40.46% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 25 percentage points.

2. Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC)

Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) is the second best security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 19 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Napco Security Technologies has seen its stock return 50.68% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 35 percentage points.

Napco Security Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $57.40, an upside of 56.96% from Napco Security Technologies's current stock price of $36.57.

Napco Security Technologies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Napco Security Technologies, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Allegion (NYSE:ALLE)

Allegion (NYSE:ALLE) is the third best security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 50, which is 18 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Allegion has seen its stock return 25.76% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 11 percentage points.

Allegion has an average 1 year price target of $128.67, a downside of -5.5% from Allegion's current stock price of $136.16.

Allegion stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Allegion, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% 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. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX) has an annual dividend yield of 11.44%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.86%. 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 64% 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 11.4%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.86%. Nl Industries's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 66.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

Adt (NYSE:ADT) has an annual dividend yield of 2.55%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the security & protection service industry average of 3.86%. 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 24.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are security & protection service stocks up?

Security & protection service stocks were up 1.2% in the last day, and down -2.3% over the last week. Bio Key International was the among the top gainers in the security & protection services industry, gaining 97.04% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader technology sector are trading higher amid strength in the overall market, which may be gaining amid strength with NVIDIA and other chip stocks. At the ABC 2024 Presidential Debate, Vice President Harris said she wants to invest in American-based technology to win the race on AI and quantum computing.

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. Corecivic (NYSE:CXW)

Corecivic (NYSE:CXW) is the most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Corecivic has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Corecivic's stock has gained 29.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 14 percentage points.

2. Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI)

Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) is the second most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Resideo Technologies has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Resideo Technologies's stock has gained 12.59% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -3 percentage points.

3. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

Nl Industries (NYSE:NL) is the third most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Nl Industries has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nl Industries's stock has gained 31.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 16 percentage points.

Are security & protection service stocks a good buy now?

40% 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 19.86% 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 21.15x.

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Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

1. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

2. Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC)

3. Allegion (NYSE:ALLE)

1. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

2. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

3. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

1. Corecivic (NYSE:CXW)

2. Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI)

3. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

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