The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 24%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $50. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
Napco Security Technologies, Inc.
NSSC · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $1.4B · 1,061 employees
Napco Security Technologies, Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenPrice as of 4 Nov 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-11-04 · the tape above runs as of 20:03 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price31.75 USD at the 4 Nov 2026 close
- Our value readUndervalued vs our fair value, as of 4 Nov 2026
- Our regime readDistribution, as of 4 Nov 2026
- Ethical screenDoes not pass
- OptionsOpen interest leans heavily to calls (put/call 0.69)
- Last reviewed4 Nov 2026 (1 days ago)
- Release timesRelease and earnings times on your chart: Event Guard Mentor
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
Our fair-value range: $42.47 to $48.84, base estimate $42.47 (screen dated 2026-11-04).
- Trend Distribution
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options put/call open interest 0.69, read 2026-11-03
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its distribution label.
Napco Security Technologies, Inc. holds its Distribution at $31.75. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 75 days.
| Phase | Distribution · caution |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 75 days |
| Price at the screen | $31.75 |
| Valuation | 32.17 trailing · 22.10 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.50 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Accounts receivable
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 2.69% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 2.7% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 8.12% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 8.1% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 57.13% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 57.1% of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | 2.10% | Below 5% | Only 2.1% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
Napco Security Technologies,'s business is fine, but its receivables are about 57% of its assets, just over the ~49% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-11-05. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The Fair Value Range
Our analysis reads Undervalued vs our fair value, as of 4 Nov 2026: it trades at roughly a 25% discount to our $42.47 fair value, 10.00% revenue growth.
How a fair value is estimated: discounted cash flow (DCF).
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-11-04 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 25.2% discount to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 6 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +57% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere our models see it going: fair-value estimate $42.47, with a range of $42.47 to $48.84, dated to the 2026-11-04 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsWhy it stands out
A 10%-growth business trading at just 22.1x forward earnings. That is a 25% discount to our $42.47 fair value: the market is pricing it cautiously while the fundamentals argue otherwise. 6 analysts rate it Strong Buy with a $50.00 average target, about 57% above the screened price.
| Forward P/E | 22.1xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 32.2xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 1.20 |
| EPS, forward | 1.75 |
| Revenue growth | +10.0%steady growth |
| Profit margin | 21.3%healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 23.9%an exceptional return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 3.68% |
| Dividend yield | 161.00% |
| Debt to equity | 2.71heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 4.90comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 1.50much more volatile than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.07% |
| 52-week range | 33.91 - 51.77 |
| Market cap | $1.4B |
| Employees | 1,061 |
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it already moves more than the market on an average day; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 1.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 24%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $50. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 24%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $50. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 24%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $50. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 0.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 24%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $50. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 24%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $50. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 24%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $50. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 10.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 24%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $50. Since the last review it its composite score eased. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 3.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 24%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $50.
The framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 0.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 24%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $50.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $40.21 | -12.4% | · | $876 | -12.4% |
| 2 months | $42.75 | -17.6% | · | $824 | -17.6% |
| 3 months | $42.15 | -16.5% | $0.15 | $839 | -16.1% |
| 6 months | $42.79 | -17.7% | $0.29 | $830 | -17.0% |
| 1 year | $28.32 | +24.3% | $0.57 | $1,263 | +26.3% |
| 2 years | $48.75 | -27.8% | $0.95 | $742 | -25.8% |
| 3 years | $36.60 | -3.8% | $1.31 | $998 | -0.2% |
| 5 years | $16.50 | +113.5% | $1.37 | $2,218 | +121.8% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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