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Best Security & Protection Service Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top security & protection service stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best security & protection service stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the security & protection services industry.

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Overview Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership

Ticker	Company	Country	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
ALLE	ALLEGION PLC	Ireland	$10.96B	87,440,696	93.57%	0.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	United States	$3.18B	146,016,926	91.83%	2.27%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BRC	BRADY CORP	United States	$2.92B	48,331,589	72.67%	11.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UUU	UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC	United States	$3.52M	2,312,887	11.68%	66.82%
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	United States	$288.27M	12,313,757	2.91%	97.09%	Net Buying
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	United States	$7.45B	39,382,242	79.91%	16.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	United States	$1.65B	36,872,639	85.10%	9.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BCO	BRINKS CO	United States	$4.33B	44,461,996	82.25%	17.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VRME	VERIFYME INC	United States	$17.71M	10,176,603	0.66%	99.34%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	United States	$341.35M	48,833,484	2.44%	97.56%
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	Hong Kong	$32.04M	12,000,000	0.00%	0.00%
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	United States	$427.68M	156,086,596	52.11%	26.94%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	United States	$13.47M	16,169,891	2.75%	4.33%
ADT	ADT INC	United States	$6.55B	910,373,928	56.24%	43.76%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SNT	SENSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LTD	Israel	$33.57M	23,309,987	9.89%	0.00%
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	Singapore	$28.31M	9,830,373	1.58%	0.00%
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	Israel	$2.75M	13,291,028	2.39%	45.94%
LGMK	LOGICMARK INC	United States	$1.78M	2,196,612	0.16%	99.84%
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	United States	$1.80B	136,306,146	77.22%	1.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	United States	$1.25M	762,870	0.14%	99.86%	Net Buying
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	United States	$1.68B	111,256,728	84.12%	8.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	United States	$258.26M	30,966,973	45.84%	39.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	United States	$188.53M	47,014,189	22.83%	50.36%	Net Buying	Net Buying

Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best security & protection service stocks to buy right now in May 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best security & protection service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Allegion (NYSE:ALLE)

Allegion (NYSE:ALLE) is the top security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 22 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 31. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Allegion has seen its stock return 17.74% over the past year, underperforming other security & protection service stocks by -6 percentage points.

Allegion has an average 1 year price target of $133.75, an upside of 6.67% from Allegion's current stock price of $125.39.

Allegion stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Allegion, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI)

Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) is the second best security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 18 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 31. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Resideo Technologies has seen its stock return 32.76% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 9 percentage points.

3. Brady (NYSE:BRC)

Brady (NYSE:BRC) is the third best security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 48, which is 17 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 31. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brady has seen its stock return 19.1% over the past year, underperforming other security & protection service stocks by -5 percentage points.

Brady has an average 1 year price target of $65.00, an upside of 7.69% from Brady's current stock price of $60.36.

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.

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. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.49%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 2.07%. Compx International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one 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 63.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

Nl Industries (NYSE:NL) has an annual dividend yield of 4.15%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 2.07%. Nl Industries's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one 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 126.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Adt (NYSE:ADT)

Adt (NYSE:ADT) has an annual dividend yield of 2.23%, which is the same as the security & protection service industry average of 2.07%. 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 21.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are security & protection service stocks down?

Security & protection service stocks were down -1.02% in the last day, and down -1.06% 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 WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued security & protection service stocks right now are:

1. Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI)

Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) is the most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Resideo Technologies 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.

Resideo Technologies's stock has gained 32.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 9 percentage points.

2. Universal Security Instruments (NYSEMKT:UUU)

Universal Security Instruments (NYSEMKT:UUU) is the second most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Universal Security Instruments 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 Security Instruments's stock has dropped -25.82% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -50 percentage points.

3. Geo Group (NYSE:GEO)

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) is the third most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. 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 gained 57.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 34 percentage points.

Are security & protection service stocks a good buy now?

45.45% 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 11.59% over the next year.

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 21.24x.

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