SMX (Security Matters) Public (SMX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the development and commercialization of track and trace technologies for various industries. It owns and commercializes technology to mark various objects, such as solid, liquid, or gas allowing identification, circularity, proof of authenticity, tracking supply chain movements, and quality assurance. The company's technology comprises a chemical-based hidden barcode system, as well as a reader to identify these codes and a blockchain record to store and protect ownership data. It serves brand owners and manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Empatan Public Limited Company and changed its name to SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company in February 2023. SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.27 to $2.49
• 50-Day Range: $2.25 to $16.80
• 52-Week Range: $2.07 to $649.37
• Volume: 37,277 shs
• Average Volume: 395,217 shs
• Market Capitalization: $255,440.00
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

SMX (Security Matters) Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SMX (Security Matters) Public scored higher than 13% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for SMX (Security Matters) Public.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SMX (Security Matters) Public has a P/B Ratio of 0.00. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

98.92% of the float of SMX (Security Matters) Public has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SMX (Security Matters) Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SMX (Security Matters) Public has recently decreased by 49.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

SMX (Security Matters) Public does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

SMX (Security Matters) Public does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

98.92% of the float of SMX (Security Matters) Public has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SMX (Security Matters) Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SMX (Security Matters) Public has recently decreased by 49.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.71

News Sentiment

SMX (Security Matters) Public has a news sentiment score of 0.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for SMX (Security Matters) Public this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for SMX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added SMX (Security Matters) Public to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -88% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SMX (Security Matters) Public insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.40% of the stock of SMX (Security Matters) Public is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 15.74% of the stock of SMX (Security Matters) Public is held by institutions.

SMX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SMX shares performed this year?

SMX (Security Matters) Public's stock was trading at $16.8036 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SMX shares have decreased by 85.2% and is now trading at $2.48.
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When did SMX (Security Matters) Public's stock split?

SMX (Security Matters) Public shares reverse split before market open on Wednesday, January 15th 2025. The 2-57 reverse split was announced on Tuesday, December 10th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Tuesday, January 14th 2025. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 4 shares after the split.

Who are SMX (Security Matters) Public's major shareholders?

SMX (Security Matters) Public's top institutional investors include XTX Topco Ltd (74.95%).

How do I buy shares of SMX (Security Matters) Public?

Shares of SMX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of SMX (Security Matters) Public own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SMX (Security Matters) Public investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), NVIDIA (NVDA), AFC Gamma (AFCG), American Lithium (AMLI), BOTS (BTZI), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RYCEY) and Plug Power (PLUG).

Company Calendar

• Today: 3/12/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Miscellaneous industrial & commercial machinery & equipment
• Sub-Industry: Machinery
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SMX
• CIK: 1940674
• Web: lheartcapital.com
• Phone: 305-573-3900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 0.02
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $23,635.27 per share
• Price / Book: 0.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 103,000
• Free Float: 93,000
• Market Cap: $255,440.00
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -2.74