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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 A and is the 10th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
BCO	BRINKS CO	$4.63B	41,662,286	81.47%	18.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	$2.02B	109,158,412	85.00%	8.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.37B	148,763,403	89.64%	10.36%	Net Buying	Net Buying
UUU	UNIVERSAL SAFETY PRODUCTS INC	$11.33M	2,312,887	7.56%	70.08%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ADT	ADT INC	$7.35B	831,271,318	73.12%	26.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	$300.87M	31,538,050	49.55%	37.12%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.57B	35,656,421	90.24%	9.76%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	$6.15B	39,152,061	84.68%	15.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	$2.40B	141,534,615	89.95%	1.73%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BRC	BRADY CORP	$3.57B	47,094,450	76.29%	11.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$94.12M	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	$50.86M	4,683,506	1.79%	98.21%
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	$1.33B	171,891,467	49.14%	23.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VRME	VERIFYME INC	$12.15M	12,323,666	0.88%	99.12%	Net Buying
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	$21.65M	21,821,589	2.11%	0.00%
KSCP	KNIGHTSCOPE INC	$52.14M	10,183,139	5.26%	80.50%
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	$3.75M	2,906,726	3.03%	24.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CIGL	CONCORDE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD	$58.67M	22,138,886	0.17%	0.00%
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	$277.15M	12,323,057	2.98%	97.02%	Net Buying
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	$295.62M	48,862,734	2.63%	97.37%	Net Buying
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$8.68M	1,384,750	7.21%	0.00%
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	$5.35M	6,863,776	1.24%	77.45%	Net Buying	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: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 11 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 34.

BCO passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brinks Co has seen its stock return 8.14% over the past year.

2. Corecivic (NYSE:CXW)

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

Corecivic (NYSE:CXW) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -1 points lower than the security & protection service industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CXW as a "A".

CXW passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Corecivic has seen its stock return 34.18% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 26 percentage points.

Corecivic has an average 1 year price target of $34.00, an upside of 83.49% from Corecivic's current stock price of $18.53.

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. Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI)

Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) 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 Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -15 points lower than the security & protection service industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates REZI as a "B".

REZI passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Resideo Technologies has seen its stock return 117.59% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 109 percentage points.

Resideo Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $34.67, a downside of -19% from Resideo Technologies's current stock price of $42.80.

Resideo Technologies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Resideo Technologies, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 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 9.78%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.17%. 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 9.26%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.17%. 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 2.49%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the security & protection service industry average of 3.17%. 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 30.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are security & protection service stocks up?

Security & protection service stocks were up 0.03% in the last day, and down -3.72% 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 31 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adt's stock has gained 22.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 14 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 45 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Safety Products's stock has gained 123.74% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 115 percentage points.

3. Mistras Group (NYSE:MG)

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) 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.

Mistras Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mistras Group's stock has gained 12.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 4 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 21.09% over the next year.

11.11% of security & protection service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 38.89% of security & protection service stocks are rated B (Buy), 33.33% are rated C (Hold), 11.11% 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 16.94x.

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