SMX (Security Matters) Public (NASDAQ:SMX) Stock Price Down 3.6% – Should You Sell?

Posted by George Bondi on Sep 2nd, 2026

SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:SMX – Get Free Report) dropped 3.6% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $16.01 and last traded at $16.01. Approximately 5,965 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 63% from the average session volume of 16,263 shares. The stock had previously closed at $16.61.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on SMX. Wall Street Zen raised SMX (Security Matters) Public from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of SMX (Security Matters) Public in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Sell”.

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SMX (Security Matters) Public Stock Down 4.0%

The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 4.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a 50 day moving average of $16.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $71.58.

SMX (Security Matters) Public (NASDAQ:SMX – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 1st. The company reported ($76.00) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SMX. Geode Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in SMX (Security Matters) Public in the 4th quarter valued at $98,000. HRT Financial LP purchased a new position in SMX (Security Matters) Public during the fourth quarter valued at $303,000. Finally, Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new position in SMX (Security Matters) Public during the fourth quarter valued at $227,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 15.74% of the company’s stock.

About SMX (Security Matters) Public

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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.