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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

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Revenue Growth Y/Y	Revenue Growth 5Y	Earnings Growth Y/Y	Earnings Growth 5Y	Earnings Date
ALLE	ALLEGION PLC	$10.27B	$3.62B	$826.80M	$540.70M	$6.16	4.33%	5.48%	11.19%	5.69%	2024-07-24
BRC	BRADY CORP	$3.12B	$1.34B	$276.64M	$191.14M	$3.94	2.60%	2.94%	18.32%	9.70%
BCO	BRINKS CO	$4.53B	$4.93B	$760.70M	$122.00M	$2.68	5.99%	6.98%	9.84%	N/A	2024-08-07
MSA	MSA SAFETY INC	$6.79B	$1.80B	$457.79M	$266.90M	$6.80	12.98%	5.82%	N/A	17.94%	2024-07-29
UUU	UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC	$3.72M	$21.00M	$699.25k	$365.52k	$0.15	2.23%	3.74%	87.50%	N/A
NSSC	NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.85B	$183.15M	$54.46M	$46.85M	$1.27	8.65%	12.73%	95.38%	33.90%
CIX	COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC	$283.96M	$158.11M	$30.44M	$20.28M	$1.66	-4.56%	5.50%	-6.74%	5.84%	2024-07-30
REZI	RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.97B	$6.18B	$464.00M	$196.00M	$1.33	-3.65%	4.84%	-23.12%	-16.82%	2024-08-01
SUGP	SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$26.16M	$20.93M	N/A	$1.25M	$0.10	20.27%	N/A	24.10%	N/A
VRME	VERIFYME INC	$16.28M	$25.41M	-$1.06M	-$2.36M	-$0.23	1.34%	191.21%	N/A	N/A	2024-08-08
CXW	CORECIVIC INC	$1.65B	$1.94B	$284.75M	$64.73M	$0.56	4.81%	0.63%	-44.00%	-17.21%	2024-08-05
ADT	ADT INC	$6.76B	$5.26B	$2.53B	$673.40M	$0.74	-4.07%	2.25%	N/A	N/A	2024-08-06
NL	NL INDUSTRIES INC	$336.46M	$158.11M	$8.39M	$11.25M	$0.23	-4.56%	5.50%	35.29%	N/A	2024-07-31
EVLV	EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC	$390.22M	$83.51M	-$77.03M	-$89.29M	-$0.60	28.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2024-08-08
GEO	GEO GROUP INC	$1.86B	$2.41B	$473.65M	$101.99M	$0.69	-0.95%	0.28%	-37.84%	-11.35%	2024-08-07
SNT	SENSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$33.80M	$33.77M	N/A	$1.73M	$0.07	-2.58%	-17.72%	N/A	-12.94%	2024-06-13
GFAI	GUARDFORCE AI CO LTD	$23.40M	$36.28M	-$23.26M	-$29.59M	-$4.53	6.82%	-0.58%	N/A	N/A
IVDA	IVEDA SOLUTIONS INC	$9.60M	$4.64M	-$3.73M	-$3.79M	-$0.24	-28.02%	14.69%	N/A	N/A
SPCB	SUPERCOM LTD	$2.54M	$26.57M	-$379.00k	-$4.02M	-$0.60	50.55%	3.96%	N/A	N/A	2024-07-29
LGMK	LOGICMARK INC	$1.50M	$9.73M	-$13.82M	-$15.69M	-$10.71	-12.14%	-10.52%	N/A	N/A	2024-08-08
MG	MISTRAS GROUP INC	$256.41M	$721.90M	$39.54M	-$11.47M	-$0.39	4.06%	-0.26%	N/A	N/A	2024-07-31
BAER	BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$190.88M	$71.85M	-$18.94M	-$76.86M	-$1.68	53.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BKYI	BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC	$3.19M	$7.75M	-$7.85M	-$8.52M	-$15.21	10.46%	13.90%	N/A	N/A	2024-07-23

Security & Protection Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best security & protection service stocks to buy right now in Jun 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 55, which is 23 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Allegion has seen its stock return 2.53% over the past year, underperforming other security & protection service stocks by -11 percentage points.

Allegion has an average 1 year price target of $132.25, an upside of 12.56% from Allegion's current stock price of $117.49.

Allegion stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Allegion, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Brady (NYSE:BRC)

Brady (NYSE:BRC) is the second best security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 20 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brady has seen its stock return 35.12% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 22 percentage points.

Brady has an average 1 year price target of $65.00, a downside of -1.1% from Brady's current stock price of $65.72.

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.

3. Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO)

Brinks Co (NYSE:BCO) is the third best security & protection service stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 19 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 32. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brinks Co has seen its stock return 41.82% over the past year, overperforming other security & protection service stocks by 29 percentage points.

Brinks Co has an average 1 year price target of $106.50, an upside of 4.51% from Brinks Co's current stock price of $101.90.

Brinks Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Brinks Co, 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 3.47%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 1.79%. 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 3.19%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 1.79%. 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 2.15%, which is the same as the security & protection service industry average of 1.79%. 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 -0.1% in the last day, and down -2.46% 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. Universal Security Instruments (NYSEMKT:UUU)

Universal Security Instruments (NYSEMKT:UUU) is the 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 -26.15% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by -39 percentage points.

2. Geo Group (NYSE:GEO)

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) is the second most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Geo Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Geo Group's stock has gained 81.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 69 percentage points.

3. Corecivic (NYSE:CXW)

Corecivic (NYSE:CXW) is the third most undervalued security & protection service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Corecivic has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the security & protection service industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Corecivic's stock has gained 59.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the security & protection service industry by 47 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 14.45% 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 20.94x.

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