NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC (NSSC)
Information Technology · electronic security and access control systems · NASDAQ
NAPCO Security Technologies provides integrated commercial security and fire protection systems, blending hardware manufacturing with high-margin recurring SaaS monitoring services.
What NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC does
NAPCO Security Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells electronic security systems and access control products for commercial and residential customers. The company generates revenue from two primary channels: equipment sales (intrusion detection systems, video surveillance, and access control hardware) and recurring service revenue (monitoring and maintenance). NAPCO operates a vertically integrated business model with both direct sales and a network of authorized dealers.
Themes: security and safety technology, recurring revenue / SaaS, internet of things (IoT) security, commercial building automation
Fundamentals
- Price$38.09 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.4B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+25.3% 2025-08-21 close $30.39 → 2026-08-21 close $38.09
- P/E37.64 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+18.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+57.0% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+20.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+8.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+8.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.53 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-05-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.1%; at least 3 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How NSSC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 265 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 386 covered Information Technology peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 107 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, NSSC's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 31%, free-cash-flow payout 27%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout31% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout27% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC looks technically
NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC (NSSC) is trading 5.8% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 56 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago. It is 20.8% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 5.8% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -5.8% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $37.47 | $37.47 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $40.44 | $40.44 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 14 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 14 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that upward direction; the labelling fails if price closes below 36.88. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 56 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 56 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 17.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 50.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($37.13 to $41.62) — its "stochastic" reading is 21 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 21.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 5 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $48.12 | $48.12 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 20.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -20.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 27.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +27.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 20.8% below its highest point of the past year | 20.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $58.09 (set on 2024-08-19) | $58.09 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($30.19 to $47.23), and it has given back around half of its rise from last year’s low — 54% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $36.15 to $36.70. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 53.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 34.4% below its all-time high | -34.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.9% above a support level at $37.74 — a price it turned at 8 times since 2024-10-07, most recently on 2026-05-26. Since 2024-08-21 it has 6 such levels below the current price and 6 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.385 (set on 2009-03-05) | $0.385 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 9793.5% above its all-time low | +9,794% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 41st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.05 between its high and its low — about 2.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.05 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $35.51 and $41.39 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $35.51 – $38.45 – $41.39 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.8% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.2 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (5.8% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.2 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.37× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.5% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap down opened on 2026-07-09 has been "filled" 14 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 17 sessions to close | 14 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 2.9 percentage points (the stock gained 5.3% while the market gained 2.3%) | +3.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 0.7 percentage points (the stock gained 3.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | +0.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 28.0 percentage points (the stock lost 16.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | -28.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 4.9 percentage points (the stock gained 25.3% while the market gained 20.5%) | +4.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 10.4% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 6% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $40.61 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -6.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-05-04 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $37.58 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 74 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
NSSC last closed at $38.09 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 6 prices below its last close and 6 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $37.74 | Support | 0.9% below the last close | turned there 8 times · 2024-10-07 to 2026-05-26 |
| $39.35 | Resistance | 3.3% above the last close | turned there three times · 2024-11-11 to 2026-07-06 |
| $36.66 | Support | 3.8% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-17 |
| $41.31 | Resistance | 8.4% above the last close | turned there six times · 2024-11-25 to 2026-08-07 |
| $34.68 | Support | 8.9% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-11-18 to 2026-07-23 |
| $42.41 | Resistance | 11.3% above the last close | turned there five times · 2024-09-18 to 2025-10-22 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $36.88.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $38.28 and $40.05 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close above $41.62.
This reading has stood for 6 trading days, since 2026-08-14.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.17 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 6 analysts
- Mean price target$50.33 range $48.00 – $53.00; median $50.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for NSSC
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.38 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-23
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Accrued litigation costs which can materially impact quarterly financial results.","Dependence on the successful growth of recurring SaaS/service revenue models.","Market competition and the need for continuous technological innovation in security hardware."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of NSSC's 10-Q filed 2026-05-05 against the prior one filed 2026-02-02.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
Risk Factors
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Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 2 sells ($8M) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-03-03. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about NSSC's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding NSSC as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 7,623,490
- Reported value $300,422,101
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
NSSC had 3,032,819 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
NSSC had 8.49% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 11.66 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 3,032,819
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 8.49%
- Prior settlement (shares) 3,428,459
- Reported change -11.54%
- Days to cover (reported) 11.66
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions
What does NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC (NSSC) do?
NAPCO Security Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells electronic security systems and access control products for commercial and residential customers. The company generates revenue from two primary channels: equipment sales (intrusion detection systems, video surveillance, and access control hardware) and recurring service revenue (monitoring and maintenance). NAPCO operates a vertically integrated business model with both direct sales and a network of authorized dealers.
What sector is NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC (NSSC) in?
NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC (NSSC) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is electronic security and access control systems. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does NSSC pay a dividend?
Yes — NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC (NSSC) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.11% and at least 3 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC's (NSSC) competitors?
Notable peers of NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC (NSSC) include Honeywell, ADT, Allegion, dormakaba and Resideo. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC (NSSC) overbought or oversold right now?
NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC (NSSC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on NSSC come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.