# Security & Protection Services — Industry Hub

> Quantitative analysis from TrendMatrix. Data for informational use only — not investment advice.

Security & Protection Services companies provide physical security, monitoring, surveillance systems, and access control for commercial and residential properties. These businesses are cyclical—tied to corporate spending and economic growth—while facing secular pressure from automation and regulatory shifts around data privacy and cybersecurity integration. TrendMatrix ranks 8 US-listed Security & Protection Services stocks by 10-dimension quantitative score, refreshed every 5 minutes during market hours with a full reanalysis nightly.

- **Parent sector:** Industrials
- **Stocks tracked:** 8 (primer N: 8)
- **Sentiment:** 0 bullish · 4 neutral · 4 bearish · avg score 5.78
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-25T16:28:11+00:00

## Ranked Stocks

| # | Symbol | Name | Verdict | Score | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [GEO](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/GEO) | Geo Group Inc (The) REIT | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 6.2 | $18.75 | +33.6% |
| 2 | [MSA](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/MSA) | MSA Safety Incorporated | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 5.9 | $166.44 | +8.8% |
| 3 | [BRC](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/BRC) | Brady Corporation | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 5.8 | $81.63 | +6.2% |
| 4 | [NSSC](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/NSSC) | NAPCO Security Technologies, In | HOLD_IF_HOLDING | 5.1 | $46.18 | +13.1% |
| 5 | [BCO](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/BCO) | Brinks Company (The) | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 6.1 | $106.83 | +22.7% |
| 6 | [CXW](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CXW) | CoreCivic, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 6.1 | $20.52 | +26.4% |
| 7 | [ADT](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/ADT) | ADT Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.7 | $7.50 | +1.3% |
| 8 | [ALLE](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/ALLE) | Allegion plc | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.3 | $137.37 | +6.3% |

## Recent 8-K Events (last 30 days)

- **BCO** [Item 5.02] (2026-04-10): Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | | | (d) | Exhibits | | | | | | 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) * * * SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be s...

## Cross-Company Themes

- **federal correctional, detention and residential reentry authorities** — 1 companies (CXW)
- **government** — 1 companies (GEO)
- **Mexico sourcing** — 1 companies (ALLE)

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