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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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Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
ALLE	ALLEGION PLC	$125.39	532,966	30.25%	125.43	124.84	128.74	127.58	117.05	47.30	80.95	82.68	88.40	95.01	-0.50	-1.06	0.56	1.04
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$21.76	596,304	8.07%	21.38	20.52	21.38	20.07	18.12	61.43	89.96	92.90	95.20	98.40	0.28	0.03	0.25	1.38
BRC	BRADY CORP	$60.36	141,968	9.00%	60.65	59.94	59.18	59.61	56.75	54.07	70.84	69.85	52.76	55.01	0.46	0.40	0.06	0.92
UUU	UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC	$1.52	15,592	38.20%	1.49	1.53	1.55	1.54	2.14	48.40	47.62	40.86	76.59	59.94	-0.02	-0.02	0.00	0.82
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	$23.41	6,015	-59.76%	26.96	29.51	31.78	28.00	24.31	35.17	15.83	11.18	17.49	9.94	-2.43	-1.40	-1.03	0.67
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	$189.26	142,851	-0.75%	188.36	187.58	188.24	179.88	173.42	52.80	74.85	72.86	87.79	90.68	0.57	0.13	0.44	0.96
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$44.81	203,881	-58.71%	44.55	43.36	41.17	39.92	33.24	58.49	73.23	69.73	59.10	55.55	1.09	0.97	0.12	0.95
BCO	BRINKS CO	$97.44	207,812	-13.72%	94.85	91.58	89.07	85.81	80.42	71.40	88.39	88.38	91.85	95.87	2.64	1.89	0.75	1.13
VRME	VERIFYME INC	$1.74	21,265	117.86%	1.69	1.73	1.54	1.33	1.23	53.27	21.63	21.41	9.95	9.17	0.04	0.06	-0.02	0.85
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	$6.99	42,585	1.70%	7.80	7.85	7.56	6.42	5.73	40.22	19.50	13.65	13.02	6.89	-0.14	0.08	-0.22	1.23
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$2.67	50,331	57.17%	2.60	2.37	2.54	N/A	N/A	54.03	74.22	79.63	76.72	86.84	0.11	0.01	0.10	-0.33
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	$2.74	1,255,175	-32.53%	3.26	3.62	3.86	4.23	4.64	32.32	36.20	30.25	41.87	29.17	-0.36	-0.23	-0.13	1.24
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	$0.83	102,224	222.02%	0.81	0.85	0.83	0.77	0.79	49.49	28.35	23.54	36.01	28.06	-0.01	-0.01	-0.01	0.50
ADT	ADT INC	$7.19	6,014,381	31.10%	7.01	6.71	6.57	6.62	6.41	72.89	94.32	95.04	97.73	98.62	0.19	0.13	0.06	1.09
SNT	SENSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$1.44	15,566	102.95%	1.38	1.39	1.31	1.24	1.21	57.39	90.00	76.32	91.22	77.68	0.03	0.03	0.00	0.41
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	$2.88	145,701	-73.99%	3.09	3.00	3.30	3.10	3.59	42.53	28.90	40.55	28.89	43.13	-0.05	-0.06	0.01	1.27
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	$0.21	9,973,263	-69.83%	0.20	0.22	0.21	0.23	0.35	47.42	25.36	20.65	59.92	44.73	-0.01	-0.01	-0.00	0.59
LGMK	LOGICMARK INC	$0.81	16,633	-81.58%	0.80	0.82	0.93	0.98	1.37	45.23	41.57	31.07	90.05	75.22	-0.04	-0.04	0.01	1.28
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	$13.23	3,066,714	-21.54%	13.56	14.22	14.14	12.77	10.66	38.25	14.69	12.16	12.63	4.94	-0.37	-0.16	-0.21	0.88
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.64	12,699	269.48%	1.66	1.65	1.83	1.98	4.46	44.32	47.76	48.89	61.36	65.92	-0.05	-0.06	0.01	-0.04
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	$15.11	772,314	21.16%	15.27	15.14	15.24	14.81	13.38	47.94	16.88	24.12	21.08	34.50	-0.00	0.01	-0.01	1.07
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	$8.34	90,861	12.43%	8.89	8.96	9.14	8.55	7.19	37.89	7.56	17.74	0.74	16.49	-0.14	-0.06	-0.08	1.22
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$4.01	17,505	19.73%	4.13	4.38	4.77	5.32	5.87	34.42	23.50	22.48	60.93	50.36	-0.24	-0.22	-0.02	-0.13

Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

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

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

1. Allegion (NYSE:ALLE)

Allegion (NYSE:ALLE) is the top security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 22 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 31. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Allegion has seen its stock return 17.74% over the past year, underperforming other security & protection service stocks by -6 percentage points.

Allegion has an average 1 year price target of $133.75, an upside of 6.67% from Allegion's current stock price of $125.39.

Allegion stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Allegion, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI)

Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) is the second best security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 18 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 31. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Resideo Technologies has seen its stock return 32.76% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 9 percentage points.

3. Brady (NYSE:BRC)

Brady (NYSE:BRC) is the third best security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 48, which is 17 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 31. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brady has seen its stock return 19.1% over the past year, underperforming other security & protection service stocks by -5 percentage points.

Brady has an average 1 year price target of $65.00, an upside of 7.69% from Brady's current stock price of $60.36.

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. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.49%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 2.07%. Compx International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one 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 63.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

Nl Industries (NYSE:NL) has an annual dividend yield of 4.15%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 2.07%. 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 126.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

Adt (NYSE:ADT) has an annual dividend yield of 2.23%, which is the same as the security & protection service industry average of 2.07%. 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 21.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are security & protection service stocks down?

Security & protection service stocks were down -1.02% in the last day, and down -1.06% 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 45 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Resideo Technologies's stock has gained 32.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 9 percentage points.

2. Universal Security Instruments (NYSEMKT:UUU)

Universal Security Instruments (NYSEMKT:UUU) is the second most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Universal Security Instruments has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Security Instruments's stock has dropped -25.82% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -50 percentage points.

3. Geo Group (NYSE:GEO)

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) is the third most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Geo Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Geo Group's stock has gained 57.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 34 percentage points.

Are security & protection service stocks a good buy now?

45.45% 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 11.59% 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 21.24x.

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