SNT vs NSSC vs ADT Stock Comparison

Senstar Technologies, Napco Security Technologies and Adt Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADT ADT Inc.
$6.88 +7.3% 1M -21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.68B
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Adt leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Adt 6, Napco Security Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNTNSSCADTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.49M $1.42B $5.68B ADT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 78.2x 33.0x 9.3x ADT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.7x 8.0x ADT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +11.4% +2.1% NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 21.3% 11.9% NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.7% — 8.2% ADT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -67.9% -9.9% -21.3% NSSC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.9%/yr +11.1%/yr -4.0%/yr NSSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.0% 40.9% 29.8% ADT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 65/100 69/100 ADT

Percentile Scorecard

SNTNSSCADT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSNTNSSCADT
Valuation 72 #32 of 112 32 #77 of 112 96 #5 of 112
Growth 3 #93 of 96 79 #21 of 96 50 #49 of 96
Profitability 36 #59 of 91 100 #1 of 91 91 #9 of 91
Financial Health 89 #15 of 125 96 #6 of 125 14 #108 of 125
Shareholder Returns – 18 #55 of 67 92 #6 of 67
Overall 50 65 69
  • SNT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • NSSC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ADT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSNTNSSCADTSPY
1 month -3.1%+11.4%+7.3% -0.2%
3 months -10.9%+6.7%-6.1% +3.9%
6 months -44.5%-13.0%-4.3% +8.2%
Year to date -67.7%-4.7%-14.7% +12.9%
1 year -67.9%-9.9%-21.3% +12.3%
3 years +36.8%+107.3%+20.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.0%+27.5%+6.5% +23.3%
5 years -60.3%+68.9%-18.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.9%+11.1%-4.0% +10.9%
10 years -65.2%+1,035.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.0%+27.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNTNSSCADTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.0%40.9%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.6%43.4%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.220.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.15-0.24-0.71 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.7%-65.8%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.2%-15.9%-22.2% -1.2%
52-week high $4.91$47.23$8.84 $779.14
52-week low $1.34$34.96$6.08 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSNTNSSCADT
P/E now vs peer median 74.0xmedian 21.2x 33.0xmedian 21.2x 8.5xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.9x 7.0xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x 26.8xmedian 11.9x 4.3xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.7x 24.0xmedian 13.7x 2.4xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.4x 7.4xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.00 1.85median 1.00 0.05median 1.00

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSNTNSSCADT
Revenue $36.80M $202.32M $5.16B
Gross profit $23.34M $119.79M $4.17B
Operating income $729.00K $45.64M $1.29B
Net income $378.00K $43.03M $612.75M
Free cash flow – $59.23M $1.97B
R&D $3.98M $13.79M –
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $1.20 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $7.88M $126.93M $3.88M
Total debt $1.14M – $7.69B
Shares (diluted) 23.46M 35.89M 820.13M
Enterprise value -$24.23M $937.16M $5.41B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSNTNSSCADT
P/E 74.0x 33.0x 8.5x
P/FCF – 24.0x 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.2x 2.2x
P/S 1.0x 7.0x 0.9x
P/B 0.9x 7.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 7.6x -3.5x
EV/EBITDA – 26.8x 4.3x
EV/EBIT 39.5x 28.1x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 6.3x 2.4x
EV/FCF – 21.7x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.0x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.85 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNTNSSCADT
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 11.4% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.5% 18.6% 1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% -1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -86.3% -1.3% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 19.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -92.6% -0.9% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% 164.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -90.5% 0.8% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% 178.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.2% 8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 35.3% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.2% 7.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 39.7% 5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNTNSSCADT
Gross margin 63.4% 59.2% 80.7%
EBITDA margin – 23.6% 55.6%
Operating margin 2.0% 22.6% 25.0%
Pretax margin 2.4% 24.6% 16.6%
Net margin 1.3% 21.3% 11.9%
FCF margin – 29.3% 38.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.2% 41.8%
Return on equity 0.9% 23.3% 16.8%
Return on assets 0.7% 18.7% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 0.7% – 8.2%
Return on capital employed 1.6% 24.3% 8.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNTNSSCADT
Debt / assets 0.8% – 48.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.7x
Debt / FCF – – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 20.6% 20.0% 77.9%
Equity / assets 79.4% 80.0% 22.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.6x 4.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.2x 4.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.0x 3.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.12 21.50 0.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNTNSSCADT
Dividend yield – 1.5% 3.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 15.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.5% 18.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSNTNSSCADT
Forward P/E – 24.7xFY2027 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.61FY2027 $0.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.6%FY2027 -3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.3% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $208.17MFY2027 $4.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.9%FY2027 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +9.1% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNTNSSCADT
Held by institutions – 100.0% 94.5%
Institutions holding – 259 456
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.2% -2.7%
Institutions buying – 136 297
Institutions selling – 89 125
Buyers to sellers – 1.53 2.38

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SNTNSSCADT
SNT 1.00 0.11 0.02
NSSC 0.11 1.00 0.32
ADT 0.02 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNT, NSSC and ADT?

Adt (ADT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Senstar Technologies (SNT) $38.49M, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.42B, Adt (ADT) $5.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNT, NSSC and ADT?

Adt (ADT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 78.2x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 33.0x, Adt (ADT) 9.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adt (ADT) is cheapest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 24.7x, Adt (ADT) 8.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Senstar Technologies (SNT) -3.2%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.4%, Adt (ADT) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 1.3%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.3%, Adt (ADT) 11.9%). On return on invested capital, Adt (ADT) leads (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.7%, Adt (ADT) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) returned the most: Senstar Technologies (SNT) -67.9%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -9.9%, Adt (ADT) -21.3%. Over five years, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) compounded fastest (Senstar Technologies (SNT) -16.9%/yr, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.1%/yr, Adt (ADT) -4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Adt (ADT) has been the steadiest (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 59.0%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 40.9%, Adt (ADT) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNT, NSSC and ADT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Adt (ADT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.