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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 +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 50th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
BCO	BRINKS CO	$5.00B	41,545,506	81.04%	18.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	$418.96M	31,548,153	50.45%	37.22%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	$2.24B	139,197,249	93.52%	1.76%	Net Selling
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.50B	35,664,324	89.18%	9.73%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	$40.70M	4,683,506	4.66%	95.34%
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	$6.63B	39,152,061	84.30%	15.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$104.98M	55,543,104	33.42%	37.19%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	$1.98B	104,584,655	86.96%	9.26%	Net Selling
BRC	BRADY CORP	$3.81B	47,176,724	76.32%	11.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ALLE	ALLEGION PLC	$13.92B	86,031,953	95.42%	0.88%	Net Selling	Net Buying
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.32B	149,714,944	88.31%	11.69%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	$1.27B	174,617,589	62.53%	22.79%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ADT	ADT INC	$6.72B	819,762,736	72.17%	27.83%	Net Selling
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	$14.05M	21,821,589	3.18%	0.00%
KSCP	KNIGHTSCOPE INC	$48.34M	11,508,862	7.54%	71.23%
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$7.96M	1,384,750	0.01%	0.00%
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	$6.88M	10,836,618	1.27%	49.13%	Net Buying	Net Buying
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	$5.93M	5,874,741	4.15%	11.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	$273.63M	48,862,734	2.59%	97.41%	Net Buying
UUU	UNIVERSAL SAFETY PRODUCTS INC	$11.36M	2,312,887	13.58%	74.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CIGL	CONCORDE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD	$37.64M	22,138,886	1.74%	0.00%
VRME	VERIFYME INC	$13.07M	12,443,169	0.68%	99.32%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	$278.50M	12,323,057	2.83%	97.17%	Net Buying

Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

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

Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 13 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 31.

BCO passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brinks Co has seen its stock return 30.12% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 21 percentage points.

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: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 10 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 31.

MG passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mistras Group has seen its stock return 46.58% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 38 percentage points.

3. Geo Group (NYSE:GEO)

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) 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 Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: F, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -6 points lower than the security & protection service industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GEO as a "B".

GEO passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Geo Group has seen its stock lose -44.57% over the past year, underperforming other security & protection service stocks by -53 percentage points.

Geo Group has an average 1 year price target of $37.00, an upside of 129.53% from Geo Group's current stock price of $16.12.

Geo Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Geo Group, 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 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. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

Nl Industries (NYSE:NL) has an annual dividend yield of 10.18%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.3%. 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 280% 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 9.73%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 3.3%. 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 140.1% 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 2.68%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the security & protection service industry average of 3.3%. 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 down?

Security & protection service stocks were down -0.17% in the last day, and up 1.75% 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 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.

Adt's stock has gained 15.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 6 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 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.

Brinks Co's stock has gained 30.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 21 percentage points.

3. Geo Group (NYSE:GEO)

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) 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.

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 dropped -44.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -53 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 21.52% over the next year.

11.11% of security & protection service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.67% of security & protection service stocks are rated B (Buy), 44.44% are rated C (Hold), 27.78% 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 16.55x.

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Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

1. Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO)

2. Mistras Group (NYSE:MG)

3. Geo Group (NYSE:GEO)

1. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

2. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

3. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

1. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

2. Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO)

3. Geo Group (NYSE:GEO)

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