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

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
ALLE	ALLEGION PLC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$11.02B	$125.99	0.25%	$826.80M	20.45x	2.17
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$3.16B	$21.63	0.70%	$464.00M	16.26x	1.36
BRC	BRADY CORP	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$2.94B	$60.78	-0.85%	$275.30M	15.79x	0.36
UUU	UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC	NYSEMKT	Security & Protection Services	$3.33M	$1.44	-2.04%	$699.25k	9.60x	0.64
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	NYSEMKT	Security & Protection Services	$307.23M	$24.95	-2.84%	$30.44M	15.03x	0.08
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$7.47B	$189.78	0.05%	$457.79M	27.91x	1.19
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$1.64B	$44.40	-0.52%	$54.46M	34.96x	0.16
BCO	BRINKS CO	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$4.30B	$96.68	0.07%	$760.70M	36.07x	15.54
VRME	VERIFYME INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$17.85M	$1.76	2.92%	-$2.10M	-5.03x	0.65
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$28.20M	$2.35	-0.84%	N/A	22.60x	1.03
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$384.81M	$7.88	-8.48%	$8.39M	34.26x	0.49
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$368.36M	$2.36	-38.54%	-$77.03M	-3.93x	0.99
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$13.02M	$0.81	2.42%	-$3.19M	-4.03x	0.25
ADT	ADT INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$6.35B	$6.98	-0.29%	$2.53B	9.43x	3.27
SNT	SENSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$29.60M	$1.27	-4.51%	N/A	18.14x	0.33
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$29.69M	$3.02	-3.51%	-$23.26M	-0.67x	0.82
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$183.41M	$4.09	-1.45%	-$43.35M	21.53x	-0.75
LGMK	LOGICMARK INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$1.63M	$0.74	-9.63%	-$13.97M	-0.06x	0.16
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$2.61M	$0.20	-2.00%	-$379.00k	-0.33x	8.29
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$1.84B	$13.48	-1.10%	$473.65M	19.54x	1.81
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$1.26M	$1.65	0.61%	-$8.03M	-0.08x	1.94
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$283.35M	$9.15	-1.93%	$39.54M	-23.46x	1.90
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$1.73B	$15.56	0.45%	$284.75M	27.79x	1.10
KSCP	KNIGHTSCOPE INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$44.15M	$0.43	-1.15%	-$19.20M	-1.26x	-0.58

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 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 16.32% over the past year, underperforming other security & protection service stocks by -8 percentage points.

Allegion has an average 1 year price target of $133.75, an upside of 6.16% from Allegion's current stock price of $125.99.

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 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 31.73% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 8 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 18 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 30. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brady has seen its stock return 20.09% over the past year, underperforming other security & protection service stocks by -4 percentage points.

Brady has an average 1 year price target of $65.00, an upside of 6.94% from Brady's current stock price of $60.78.

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 4.21%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 1.98%. 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 3.68%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 1.98%. 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 2.29%, which is the same as the security & protection service industry average of 1.98%. 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 -0.56% in the last day, and up 1.38% over the last week. Evolv Technologies Holdings was the among the top losers in the security & protection services industry, dropping -38.54% yesterday.

Evolv Technologies Holdings shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results and lowered its FY24 sales guidance below estimates.

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 46 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Resideo Technologies's stock has gained 31.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 8 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 46 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Security Instruments's stock has dropped -33.64% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -58 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 18 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Geo Group's stock has gained 56.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 33 percentage points.

Are security & protection service stocks a good buy now?

41.67% 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 12.04% 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 21.42x.

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