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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.

Industry: Security & Protection Ser...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Security & Protection Services is Zen Rated A and is the 11th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
BCO	BRINKS CO	$4.73B	41,545,506	81.47%	18.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	$2.03B	109,158,412	85.00%	8.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	$371.83M	31,538,050	49.55%	37.12%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.58B	35,664,324	90.24%	9.76%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ADT	ADT INC	$6.66B	819,762,736	73.12%	26.88%	Net Selling
UUU	UNIVERSAL SAFETY PRODUCTS INC	$10.89M	2,312,887	7.56%	70.08%	Net Buying	Net Buying
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.11B	148,763,403	89.64%	10.36%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	$2.38B	141,534,615	89.95%	1.73%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	$6.26B	39,152,061	84.68%	15.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BRC	BRADY CORP	$3.58B	47,094,450	76.29%	11.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$93.03M	54,722,646	31.64%	33.72%	Net Selling
ALLE	ALLEGION PLC	$14.26B	86,031,953	96.61%	0.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	$48.94M	4,683,506	1.79%	98.21%
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	$1.25B	171,891,467	49.14%	23.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VRME	VERIFYME INC	$11.42M	12,323,666	0.88%	99.12%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	$19.77M	21,821,589	2.11%	0.00%
KSCP	KNIGHTSCOPE INC	$45.31M	10,183,139	5.26%	80.50%
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	$2.73M	2,906,726	3.03%	24.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CIGL	CONCORDE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD	$56.23M	22,138,886	0.17%	0.00%
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$8.75M	1,384,750	7.21%	0.00%
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	$273.57M	12,323,057	2.98%	97.02%	Net Buying
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	$4.63M	6,863,776	1.24%	77.45%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	$288.78M	48,862,734	2.63%	97.37%	Net Buying

Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best security & protection service stocks to buy right now in Nov 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 8 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 33.

BCO passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brinks Co has seen its stock return 9.53% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 2 percentage points.

2. Corecivic (NYSE:CXW)

Corecivic (NYSE:CXW) is the #2 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 Corecivic (NYSE:CXW) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Corecivic (NYSE:CXW) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is equal to the security & protection service industry average of 33.

CXW passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Corecivic has seen its stock return 36.76% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 29 percentage points.

Corecivic has an average 1 year price target of $34.00, an upside of 82.4% from Corecivic's current stock price of $18.64.

Corecivic stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Corecivic, 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.

3. Mistras Group (NYSE:MG)

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

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 8 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 33.

MG passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mistras Group has seen its stock return 34.44% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 27 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 9.91%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.21%. 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 211.9% 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 9.48%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.21%. 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 70% 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 2.71%, which is the same as the security & protection service industry average of 3.21%. 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 up?

Security & protection service stocks were up 2.69% in the last day, and down -1.79% over the last week. Mistras Group was the among the top gainers in the security & protection services industry, gaining 23.2% yesterday.

Mistras Group shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 financial results.

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 71, which is 44 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adt's stock has gained 10.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 3 percentage points.

2. Universal Safety Products (NYSEMKT:UUU)

Universal Safety Products (NYSEMKT:UUU) is the second 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.

Universal Safety Products has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Safety Products's stock has gained 126.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 119 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 29, which is 2 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 27. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brinks Co's stock has gained 9.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 2 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 21.8% over the next year.

5.56% of security & protection service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of security & protection service stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 5.56% are rated D (Sell), and 5.56% 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 17.08x.

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