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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	$11.19B	$127.94	0.47%	$826.80M	20.77x	2.17
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$3.22B	$22.02	0.59%	$464.00M	16.56x	1.36
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	NYSEMKT	Security & Protection Services	$285.68M	$23.20	5.45%	$30.44M	13.98x	0.08
BRC	BRADY CORP	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$2.95B	$61.11	0.41%	$275.30M	15.87x	0.36
UUU	UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC	NYSEMKT	Security & Protection Services	$3.56M	$1.54	4.05%	$699.25k	10.27x	0.64
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$7.57B	$192.11	1.63%	$457.79M	28.25x	1.19
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$1.68B	$45.65	4.73%	$54.46M	35.94x	0.16
BCO	BRINKS CO	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$4.33B	$97.31	-0.70%	$760.70M	36.31x	15.54
VRME	VERIFYME INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$17.50M	$1.72	2.38%	-$1.06M	-7.48x	0.44
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$331.09M	$6.78	2.42%	$8.39M	29.48x	0.49
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$36.24M	$3.02	-5.33%	N/A	29.04x	1.03
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$12.98M	$0.80	0.75%	-$3.19M	-4.02x	0.25
ADT	ADT INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$6.56B	$7.21	0.84%	$2.53B	9.74x	3.27
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$437.04M	$2.80	-0.71%	-$77.03M	-4.67x	0.99
SNT	SENSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$33.80M	$1.45	-0.68%	N/A	20.71x	0.33
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$29.79M	$3.03	-1.30%	-$23.26M	-0.67x	0.82
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$2.67M	$0.20	-6.94%	-$379.00k	-0.34x	8.29
LGMK	LOGICMARK INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$1.72M	$0.79	-2.48%	-$13.82M	-0.07x	0.19
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$1.24M	$1.63	-1.81%	-$8.03M	-0.08x	1.94
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$1.73B	$12.71	-3.13%	$473.65M	18.42x	1.81
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$1.66B	$14.90	-1.65%	$284.75M	26.61x	1.10
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	NYSE	Security & Protection Services	$257.65M	$8.32	-2.12%	$39.54M	-21.33x	1.90
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Security & Protection Services	$191.82M	$4.08	0.00%	-$18.94M	-2.43x	-0.69

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 16.97% over the past year, underperforming other security & protection service stocks by -7 percentage points.

Allegion has an average 1 year price target of $133.75, an upside of 4.54% from Allegion's current stock price of $127.94.

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 32.81% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 9 percentage points.

3. Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX)

Compx International (NYSEMKT:CIX) 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. Compx International has seen its stock return 15.37% over the past year, underperforming other security & protection service stocks by -9 percentage points.

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 4.53%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 2.08%. 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 high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Nl Industries (NYSE:NL)

Nl Industries (NYSE:NL) has an annual dividend yield of 4.28%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 2.08%. 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 2.22%, which is the same as the security & protection service industry average of 2.08%. 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 up?

Security & protection service stocks were up 0.92% in the last day, and up 1.01% 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 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 32.81% 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 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 -27.32% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -51 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 51.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 28 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 10.34% 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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