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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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Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

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

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
ADT	ADT INC	$6.82B	876,503,261	63.90%	36.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	$328.32M	31,032,045	47.65%	39.90%	Net Selling	Net Buying
BRC	BRADY CORP	$3.37B	47,780,229	74.80%	11.64%	Net Selling	Net Buying
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.64B	147,878,146	94.47%	2.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ALLE	ALLEGION PLC	$10.96B	86,290,351	95.35%	0.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BCO	BRINKS CO	$3.62B	43,139,798	81.90%	18.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	$5.88B	39,251,698	83.41%	16.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	$2.18B	108,864,211	88.31%	9.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	$373.69M	48,847,734	2.61%	97.39%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	$13.94M	1,971,446	0.67%	99.33%
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	$272.98M	12,318,557	3.02%	96.98%	Net Selling	Net Buying
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	$3.96B	140,379,419	86.02%	4.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$871.45M	36,401,421	90.62%	9.38%	Net Selling
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$74.28M	54,218,024	26.72%	41.37%	Net Buying
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	$483.68M	157,550,036	50.42%	27.21%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	$3.31M	3,127,049	1.18%	98.82%	Net Buying	Net Buying
VRME	VERIFYME INC	$9.87M	12,354,772	0.62%	99.38%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	$11.57M	10,237,282	2.88%	0.00%
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	$7.87M	2,658,071	5.00%	26.35%
KSCP	KNIGHTSCOPE INC	$16.42M	3,818,450	3.10%	96.90%	Net Buying
LGMK	LOGICMARK INC	$234.81k	1,848,872	1.02%	98.98%	Net Buying
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$11.08M	13,847,500	0.07%	0.00%
UUU	UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC	$4.49M	2,312,887	5.26%	66.82%

Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best security & protection service stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

Adt (NYSE:ADT) 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 Adt (NYSE:ADT) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Adt (NYSE:ADT) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 21 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 34.

ADT passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Adt has seen its stock return 17.17% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 33 percentage points.

Adt has an average 1 year price target of $9.07, an upside of 16.54% from Adt's current stock price of $7.78.

Adt stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Adt, 33.33% 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 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 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 4 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 34.

MG passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mistras Group has seen its stock return 9.64% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 25 percentage points.

3. Brady (NYSE:BRC)

Brady (NYSE:BRC) 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 Brady (NYSE:BRC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Brady (NYSE:BRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -4 points lower than the security & protection service industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BRC as a "B".

BRC passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Brady has seen its stock return 20.4% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 36 percentage points.

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. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX) has an annual dividend yield of 14.44%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 4.2%. 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 237% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

Nl Industries (NYSE:NL) has an annual dividend yield of 9.93%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 4.2%. 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 54.3% 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 2.83%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the security & protection service industry average of 4.2%. 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 39.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are security & protection service stocks down?

Security & protection service stocks were down -1.11% in the last day, and down -0.24% 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 25 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adt's stock has gained 17.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 33 percentage points.

2. Mistras Group (NYSE:MG)

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) 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.

Mistras Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mistras Group's stock has gained 9.64% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 25 percentage points.

3. Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO)

Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO) 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.

Brinks Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brinks Co's stock has dropped -4.15% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 11 percentage points.

Are security & protection service stocks a good buy now?

42.86% 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 38.42% over the next year.

10% of security & protection service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15% of security & protection service stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 10% are rated D (Sell), and 5% 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 28.88x.

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Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

1. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

2. Mistras Group (NYSE:MG)

3. Brady (NYSE:BRC)

1. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

2. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

3. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

1. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

2. Mistras Group (NYSE:MG)

3. Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO)

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