SMX (Security Matters) Public (SMX) Competitors

SMX (Security Matters) Public (NASDAQ:SMX) and LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SMX or LIQT?

15.7% of SMX (Security Matters) Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.1% of LiqTech International shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of SMX (Security Matters) Public shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of LiqTech International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SMX or LIQT?

LiqTech International has higher revenue and earnings than SMX (Security Matters) Public.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SMX (Security Matters) Public	N/A	N/A	-$20.91M	N/A	N/A
LiqTech International	$14.60M	1.01	-$8.57M	-$1.65	-0.93

Does the media prefer SMX or LIQT?

In the previous week, LiqTech International had 2 more articles in the media than SMX (Security Matters) Public. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for LiqTech International and 2 mentions for SMX (Security Matters) Public. SMX (Security Matters) Public's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat LiqTech International's score of 0.48 indicating that SMX (Security Matters) Public is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SMX (Security Matters) Public	Positive
LiqTech International	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SMX or LIQT?

LiqTech International received 47 more outperform votes than SMX (Security Matters) Public when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SMX (Security Matters) Public	N/A	N/A
LiqTech International	Outperform Votes 47 27.98%	Underperform Votes 121 72.02%

Which has more risk and volatility, SMX or LIQT?

SMX (Security Matters) Public has a beta of -2.52, suggesting that its stock price is 352% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiqTech International has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SMX or LIQT?

LiqTech International has a consensus target price of $4.70, indicating a potential upside of 205.19%. Given LiqTech International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than SMX (Security Matters) Public.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SMX (Security Matters) Public	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
LiqTech International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SMX or LIQT more profitable?

SMX (Security Matters) Public has a net margin of 0.00% compared to LiqTech International's net margin of -69.76%. SMX (Security Matters) Public's return on equity of 0.00% beat LiqTech International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SMX (Security Matters) Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
LiqTech International	-69.76%	-76.05%	-33.87%

Summary

LiqTech International beats SMX (Security Matters) Public on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.