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

Company Overview

SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited is a technology company that develops systems for identifying, authenticating and tracking physical materials and products throughout their life cycles. Its technology is designed to connect physical items with digital records, helping businesses improve supply-chain visibility, verify product origin and support circular-economy initiatives.

The company’s platform uses proprietary chemical markers that can be incorporated into materials such as plastics, rubber, textiles, cotton, metals and liquids. These markers are intended to remain associated with the material and can be detected with specialized readers, while related information is recorded in a secure digital system. SMX markets the technology for applications including product authentication, anti-counterfeiting, materials traceability, recycling and sustainability reporting.

Security Matters was founded in Australia in 2018 by Haggai Alon and has developed relationships with businesses and organizations across international markets. The company became publicly traded through a business combination with Lionheart Acquisition Corp. III in 2022 and operates under the SMX name. Haggai Alon has served as the company’s founder and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.74 to $4.25
• 50-Day Range: $3.79 to $19.48
• 52-Week Range: $3.50 to $46,360.50
• Volume: 215,605 shs
• Average Volume: 224,963 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.13 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

SMX (Security Matters) Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SMX (Security Matters) Public scored higher than 14% 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: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

SMX (Security Matters) Public has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SMX (Security Matters) Public has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.49% 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 0.57, 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 increased by 15.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

SMX (Security Matters) Public has a news sentiment score of 0.28. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

7 people have searched for SMX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added SMX (Security Matters) Public to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 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

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/01/2026
• Today: 10/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment & Instruments
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SMX
• CIK: 1940674
• Web: smx.tech
• Phone: 305-573-3900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 26
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): 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: 4.20
• 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: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,090,000
• Free Float: 987,000
• Market Cap: $4.13 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -2.87