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

Company Overview

Security Matters Public Ltd. (NASDAQ: SMX) is a cybersecurity company specializing in hardware-enforced security solutions designed to protect computing systems and connected devices against physical and supply-chain attacks. The company’s patented approach embeds security primitives directly into hardware, offering a layer of protection that traditional software-only defenses cannot provide. By leveraging these hardware-based security elements, Security Matters aims to safeguard critical assets such as cryptographic keys, passwords and system integrity in a wide range of applications.

The company’s flagship product, VANA, comprises a suite of IP blocks and development tools that semiconductor vendors and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can integrate into system-on-chip (SoC) designs. VANA enables hardware architects to implement encryption, secure key storage and runtime integrity checks with minimal overhead, addressing vulnerabilities in consumer electronics, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, telecommunications infrastructure and automotive systems. Security Matters also offers design consulting and verification services to ensure seamless integration of its security primitives into custom hardware environments.

Founded in Israel, Security Matters has positioned itself as a global partner for companies seeking to strengthen their supply-chain security and prevent hardware-level attacks. While headquartered in Herzliya, the company collaborates with leading semiconductor foundries and OEMs across North America, Europe and Asia. Security Matters holds a growing portfolio of patents covering various hardware security techniques and works closely with academic and industry research institutions to advance the state of the art in embedded cybersecurity.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.51 to $13.42
• 50-Day Range: $0.49 to $113.79
• 52-Week Range: $12.51 to $304,930.28
• Volume: 16,905 shs
• Average Volume: 68,321 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.07 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 5% 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: 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: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

63.69% 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 0.31, 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 32.67%, 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: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.48

News Sentiment

SMX (Security Matters) Public has a news sentiment score of 0.48. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for SMX (Security Matters) Public this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 27 people have searched for SMX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 7 people have added SMX (Security Matters) Public to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 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: 3/20/2026
• Today: 6/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Technology Services
• 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 (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: 0.02
• Current Ratio: 0.59
• Quick Ratio: 0.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $4,105.03 per share
• Price / Book: 0.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 160,000
• Free Float: 145,000
• Market Cap: $2.05 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -2.93