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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.

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

Allegion (NYSE:ALLE) is the top security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 23 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Allegion has seen its stock return 16.31% over the past year, underperforming other security & protection service stocks by -10 percentage points.

Allegion has an average 1 year price target of $133.75, an upside of 9.79% from Allegion's current stock price of $121.82.

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.

Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) is the second best security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 19 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 30. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Resideo Technologies has seen its stock return 34.75% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 8 percentage points.

Universal Security Instruments (NYSEMKT:UUU) is the third best security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 30. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Universal Security Instruments has seen its stock lose -17.19% over the past year, underperforming other security & protection service stocks by -44 percentage points.

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:

Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.32%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 1.74%. 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.

Nl Industries (NYSE:NL) has an annual dividend yield of 2.99%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 1.74%. 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.

Adt (NYSE:ADT) has an annual dividend yield of 2.25%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 1.74%. 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.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued security & protection service stocks right now are:

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 48 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Resideo Technologies's stock has gained 34.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 8 percentage points.

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 48 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Security Instruments's stock has dropped -17.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -44 percentage points.

Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX) is the third most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Compx International has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Compx International's stock has gained 29.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 3 percentage points.