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Best Security & Protection Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top security & protection service stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best security & protection service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Security & Protection Services is Zen Rated A and is the 26th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
BCO	BRINKS CO	$119.45	$94.22	26.78%	29.94x	14.86x	0.97x	18.48x	0.62x	$417.70M	8.35%	$268.50M	6.41	$7.48B	9.27
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	$12.31	$10.76	14.44%	21.22x	14.88x	0.54x	1.71x	0.61x	$7.74M	1.99%	$227.40M	7.21	$583.54M	8.40
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$42.09	$12.35	240.81%	33.94x	30.54x	8.04x	8.52x	3.01x	$51.51M	3.43%	$176.11M	4.94	$1.41B	25.59
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	$162.40	$67.07	142.14%	22.78x	20.61x	3.41x	4.88x	2.32x	$283.31M	4.46%	$1.30B	33.27	$6.86B	14.59
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	$16.83	N/A	N/A	9.78x	19.53x	0.92x	1.54x	N/A	$26.34M	1.13%	$1.52B	11.00	$3.62B	5.91
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	$9.35	N/A	N/A	-16.70x	7.22x	1.37x	1.18x	N/A	-$7.05M	-18.72%	$37.25M	9.25	$53.17M	13.05
BRC	BRADY CORP	$80.45	$45.76	75.80%	19.48x	15.79x	2.47x	3.05x	1.36x	$159.88M	4.20%	$1.24B	26.33	$3.79B	12.94
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$1.69	N/A	N/A	-4.12x	-3.31x	0.71x	-0.29x	N/A	$22.41M	24.26%	-$322.39M	-5.90	$240.94M	5.25
ALLE	ALLEGION PLC	$160.83	$70.09	129.46%	21.65x	19.27x	3.47x	7.11x	2.19x	$680.10M	4.92%	$1.95B	22.66	$15.62B	16.00
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	$18.90	$7.72	144.87%	18.90x	17.75x	0.95x	1.34x	3.62x	$118.50M	5.99%	$1.47B	14.06	$2.95B	8.85
ADT	ADT INC	$8.16	$7.84	4.12%	10.74x	9.14x	1.22x	1.83x	0.88x	$1.39B	22.23%	$3.66B	4.78	$14.32B	5.44
VRME	VERIFYME INC	$0.70	N/A	N/A	-1.83x	-4.71x	0.41x	0.78x	N/A	$382.00k	4.30%	$11.10M	0.88	$5.50M	-1.50
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	$7.01	N/A	N/A	-19.47x	-73.63x	8.87x	11.97x	N/A	-$35.22M	-2.91%	$102.24M	0.59	$1.23B	-36.22
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$36.19	N/A	N/A	-7.78x	13.39x	0.73x	1.96x	N/A	-$1.33B	-24.74%	$2.77B	18.60	$8.24B	-31.10
UUU	UNIVERSAL SAFETY PRODUCTS INC	$4.75	$8.45	-43.79%	9.31x	N/A	0.67x	3.00x	0.32x	$11.13M	101.26%	$3.66M	1.58	$7.52M	4.71
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	$0.84	N/A	N/A	-1.83x	7.52x	0.46x	0.54x	N/A	-$3.25M	-19.31%	$34.28M	1.71	-$2.12M	0.61
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$6.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.79x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.18M	8.80	$4.94M	N/A
KSCP	KNIGHTSCOPE INC	$4.76	N/A	N/A	-1.21x	-1.27x	4.00x	2.04x	N/A	-$27.40M	-58.97%	$26.90M	2.76	$41.77M	-1.55
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	$1.04	N/A	N/A	-0.79x	4.43x	0.50x	1.62x	N/A	-$2.65M	-83.75%	$3.77M	1.24	$3.55M	-1.07
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	$21.82	$13.86	57.47%	13.90x	N/A	1.69x	1.95x	1.69x	$14.79M	5.50%	$137.66M	11.17	$222.62M	7.68
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	$0.70	N/A	N/A	-0.76x	-1.36x	0.72x	1.25x	N/A	-$3.35M	-73.24%	$6.05M	0.92	$6.96M	-1.89
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	$5.62	$21.67	-74.06%	28.10x	6.34x	1.73x	0.73x	0.10x	-$21.66M	-7.88%	$375.38M	7.68	$151.54M	9.14
CIGL	CONCORDE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD	$1.93	N/A	N/A	1.11x	N/A	3.86x	10.52x	N/A	-$4.29M	-10.05%	$4.06M	0.18	$48.48M	-19.14

Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best security & protection service stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

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. Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO)

Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO) is the #1 top security & protection service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 9 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32.

BCO passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brinks Co has seen its stock return 25.88% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 23 percentage points.

2. Mistras Group (NYSE:MG)

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) is the #2 top security & protection service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 5 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32.

MG passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mistras Group has seen its stock return 35.42% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 32 percentage points.

3. Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC)

Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) is the #3 top security & protection service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32.

NSSC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Napco Security Technologies has seen its stock return 10.65% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 7 percentage points.

Napco Security Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $47.50, an upside of 12.85% from Napco Security Technologies's current stock price of $42.09.

Napco Security Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Napco Security Technologies, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% 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 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. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

Nl Industries (NYSE:NL) has an annual dividend yield of 10.14%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.22%. 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 280% 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 10.08%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.22%. 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 140.1% 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 2.02%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the security & protection service industry average of 3.22%. 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 28.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are security & protection service stocks down?

Security & protection service stocks were down -1.03% in the last day, and up 1.78% over the last week. Verifyme was the among the top losers in the security & protection services industry, dropping -6.57% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader technology sector are trading lower amid weakness in Broadcom after it issued cautious outlook. The sector is also being weighed down by reports that Oracle delayed some data center projects for OpenAI.

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 32 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adt's stock has gained 12.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 9 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 29, which is 4 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brinks Co's stock has gained 25.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 23 percentage points.

3. Mistras Group (NYSE:MG)

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) 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.

Mistras Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mistras Group's stock has gained 35.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 32 percentage points.

Are security & protection service stocks a good buy now?

63.64% 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 23.43% over the next year.

10.53% of security & protection service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.05% of security & protection service stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.37% are rated C (Hold), 21.05% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 16.27x.

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