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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...
OverviewZen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentiment
ForecastDividendsDue Diligence
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Security & Protection Services is Zen Rated A and is the 21st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
MG
MISTRAS GROUP INC
$503.34M31,816,68146.60%53.40%Net Buying
BCO
BRINKS CO
$4.77B41,180,60481.04%18.96%Net BuyingNet Selling
BRC
BRADY CORP
$4.62B47,112,79079.99%12.03%Net SellingNet Buying
MSA
MSA SAFETY INC
$7.44B38,578,28983.87%16.13%Net SellingNet Selling
SPCB
SUPERCOM LTD
$57.51M5,369,3677.19%92.81%
CXW
CORECIVIC INC
$3.09B98,888,46087.29%10.36%Net SellingNet Selling
ADT
ADT INC
$5.63B730,559,24880.20%19.80%Net SellingNet Buying
GEO
GEO GROUP INC
$4.20B133,618,28495.40%2.15%Net Selling
NSSC
NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.44B35,727,33791.46%8.54%Net SellingNet Buying
REZI
RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.97B151,426,26088.15%11.85%Net BuyingNet Buying
ALLE
ALLEGION PLC
$14.34B85,036,78698.67%0.94%Net SellingNet Selling
EVLV
EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$1.08B179,871,41065.87%22.35%Net SellingNet Selling
NL
NL INDUSTRIES INC
$280.96M48,862,7342.54%97.46%Net BuyingNet Buying
KSCP
KNIGHTSCOPE INC
$27.09M17,251,6638.19%57.52%
BAER
BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$102.60M57,637,64137.96%42.60%Net Buying
CIX
COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC
$346.66M12,336,6572.54%97.46%Net BuyingNet Buying
IVDA
IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC
$3.41M11,594,0275.67%6.04%Net Selling
SNT
SENSTAR TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$46.20M23,331,6536.41%0.00%
CIGL
CONCORDE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD
$3.94M6,674,3562.08%97.92%
BKYI
BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
$4.38M1,085,3607.73%92.27%Net BuyingNet Buying
UUU
UNIVERSAL SAFETY PRODUCTS INC
$10.97M3,028,4633.60%85.83%Net BuyingNet Buying
DETX
LIBERTY DEFENSE HOLDINGS LTD
$18.21M5,873,1920.01%20.24%
GFAI
GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD
$8.16M24,353,5395.14%10.71%
SUGP
SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$559.54k1,464,7720.65%64.29%
VRME
VERIFYME INC
$9.25M13,119,0650.71%99.29%Net SellingNet Selling
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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 100% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 88 percentage points.

2. Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO)


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

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

BCO passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Brinks Co has seen its stock return 30.6% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 18 percentage points.

Brinks Co has an average 1 year price target of $154.00, an upside of 33% from Brinks Co's current stock price of $115.79.

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.

3. Brady (NYSE:BRC)


Brady (NYSE:BRC) 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 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 37.91% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 26 percentage points.

Brady has an average 1 year price target of $103.00, an upside of 4.98% from Brady's current stock price of $98.11.

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.

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 10.26%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.25%. 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 -84.1% 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 7.83%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.25%. 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 2.86%, which is the same as the security & protection service industry average of 3.25%. 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 0.08% in the last day, and up 3.11% 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 -8.33% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -21 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 30.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 18 percentage points.

3. Supercom (NASDAQ:SPCB)


Supercom (NASDAQ:SPCB) 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.

Supercom has a valuation score of 43, which is 28 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 15. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Supercom's stock has gained 4.39% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -8 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 14.88% over the next year.

6.67% of security & protection service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of security & protection service stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.67% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% are rated D (Sell), and 6.67% 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 18.08x.
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