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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.

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Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Security & Protection Services is Zen Rated B and is the 34th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
BRC	BRADY CORP	$4.43B	$93.95	$103.00	9.63%	Strong Buy	1	15.53%	15.92%	23.03%	16.90%
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	$584.13M	$18.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.46%	21.48%	20.23%	8.31%
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	$3.13B	$31.60	$40.67	28.69%	Strong Buy	3	4.10%	28.04%	13.70%	5.70%
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	$7.32B	$189.77	$205.25	8.16%	Buy	4	5.27%	11.01%	30.54%	16.45%
BCO	BRINKS CO	$4.72B	$114.55	$145.00	26.58%	Strong Buy	1	3.82%	58.26%	169.22%	7.17%
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	$60.14M	$11.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	11.54%	-22.26%	10.64%	6.77%
ADT	ADT INC	$5.46B	$7.47	$8.13	8.77%	Buy	2	2.15%	13.11%	22.15%	4.89%
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.37B	$38.26	$52.50	37.22%	Strong Buy	2	15.08%	36.15%	38.74%	31.02%
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	$4.00B	$30.37	$40.00	31.71%	Strong Buy	2	6.60%	-42.22%	14.58%	5.91%
ALLE	ALLEGION PLC	$14.15B	$166.44	$157.00	-5.67%	Hold	5	5.09%	12.33%	42.37%	16.75%
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	$319.31M	$6.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	12.76%	9.85%
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.11B	$20.46	$45.00	119.94%	Strong Buy	1	3.90%	16.35%	19.42%	6.65%
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$73.53M	$1.25	$4.25	240.00%	Strong Buy	2	22.07%	N/A	N/A	-1.39%
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	$1.04B	$5.76	$10.00	73.61%	Strong Buy	1	5.42%	N/A	-4.66%	-1.84%
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$1.79M	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KSCP	KNIGHTSCOPE INC	$38.26M	$1.62	$12.67	681.91%	Strong Buy	3	52.93%	N/A	-178.27%	-94.34%
DETX	LIBERTY DEFENSE HOLDINGS LTD	$22.02M	$3.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SNT	SENSTAR TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$42.93M	$1.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	$389.71M	$31.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	$4.09M	$3.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	41.76%	N/A	0.00%	0.00%
UUU	UNIVERSAL SAFETY PRODUCTS INC	$10.34M	$3.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CIGL	CONCORDE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD	$3.34M	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VRME	VERIFYME INC	$9.05M	$0.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	63.62%	N/A	-9.03%	-7.73%
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	$6.09M	$0.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	$8.50M	$0.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9.98%	N/A	N/A	N/A

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. Brady (NYSE:BRC)

Brady (NYSE:BRC) is the #1 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 45, which is 13 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32.

BRC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brady has seen its stock return 28.21% 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 9.63% from Brady's current stock price of $93.95.

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.

2. Mistras Group (NYSE:MG)

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

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 13 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32.

MG passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mistras Group has seen its stock return 100.22% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 98 percentage points.

3. Corecivic (NYSE:CXW)

Corecivic (NYSE:CXW) 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 Corecivic (NYSE:CXW) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Corecivic (NYSE:CXW) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -13 points lower than the security & protection service industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CXW as a "B".

CXW passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Corecivic has seen its stock return 52.95% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 51 percentage points.

Corecivic has an average 1 year price target of $40.67, an upside of 28.69% from Corecivic's current stock price of $31.60.

Corecivic stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Corecivic, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% 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 9.04%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.02%. 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 6.96%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.02%. 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 2.95%, which is the same as the security & protection service industry average of 3.02%. 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 down?

Security & protection service stocks were down -1.22% in the last day, and down -1.59% 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 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 41 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 16. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adt's stock has dropped -14.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -17 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 -2 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 16. 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 2.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 1 percentage points.

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 -2 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 16. 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 52.95% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 51 percentage points.

Are security & protection service stocks a good buy now?

75% 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 17.39% over the next year.

0% of security & protection service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 37.5% of security & protection service stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% 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 15.49x.

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Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

1. Brady (NYSE:BRC)

2. Mistras Group (NYSE:MG)

3. Corecivic (NYSE:CXW)

1. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

2. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

3. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

1. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

2. Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO)

3. Corecivic (NYSE:CXW)

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