SMX (Security Matters) Public (SMX) Competitors

Ekso Bionics (NASDAQ:EKSO) and SMX (Security Matters) Public (NASDAQ:SMX) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, EKSO or SMX?

Ekso Bionics has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SMX (Security Matters) Public has a beta of -2.57, indicating that its stock price is 357% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EKSO or SMX?

6.4% of Ekso Bionics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of SMX (Security Matters) Public shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Ekso Bionics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of SMX (Security Matters) Public shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EKSO or SMX?

Ekso Bionics has higher revenue and earnings than SMX (Security Matters) Public.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ekso Bionics	$14.65M	0.53	-$11.33M	-$6.64	-0.45
SMX (Security Matters) Public	N/A	N/A	-$31.09M	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to EKSO or SMX?

In the previous week, SMX (Security Matters) Public had 3 more articles in the media than Ekso Bionics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SMX (Security Matters) Public and 0 mentions for Ekso Bionics. Ekso Bionics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat SMX (Security Matters) Public's score of -0.15 indicating that Ekso Bionics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ekso Bionics	Neutral
SMX (Security Matters) Public	Neutral

Is EKSO or SMX more profitable?

SMX (Security Matters) Public has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ekso Bionics' net margin of -75.66%. SMX (Security Matters) Public's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ekso Bionics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ekso Bionics	-75.66%	-86.60%	-41.70%
SMX (Security Matters) Public	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer EKSO or SMX?

Ekso Bionics currently has a consensus price target of $562.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18,712.71%. Given Ekso Bionics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ekso Bionics is more favorable than SMX (Security Matters) Public.

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

Summary

Ekso Bionics beats SMX (Security Matters) Public on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.