Contrasting SMX (Security Matters) Public (NASDAQ:SMX) and LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT)

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Which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies on the basis of their valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Value & Earnings

This table compares SMX Public (Security Matters), LiqTech International, and their revenue, earnings per shares (EPS), and valuation.

Gross Revenue

Price/Sales Ratio

Net Income

Earnings per Share

Price/Earnings ratio

SMX Public (Security Matters).

N/A

N/A

-$6.18 Million

N/A

N/A

LiqTech International

15 98 millions

1.19

-$14.17 millions

($0.45)

-0.93

SMX Public (Security Matters Public) has higher earnings but lower revenue than LiqTech International.

Analyst Recommendations

MarketBeat has published a list of the latest ratings and recommendations for SMX Public (Security Matters), and LiqTech International.

Sell Ratings

Hold Ratings

Buy Ratings

Strong Buy Ratings

Rating Score

SMX Public (Security Matters).

0

0

0

0

N/A

LiqTech International

0

0

1

0

3.00

LiqTech International's consensus price target is $3.00. This represents a potential gain of 614.29%. Analysts clearly believe that LiqTech International has a higher potential upside than SMX Public (Security Matters).

Insiders & Institutional Ownership

Institutional investors hold 73.1% SMX Public (Security Matters). Comparatively 21.6% LiqTech International's shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of SMX Public (Security Matters), shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively 9.2% of LiqTech International's shares are owned by company insiders. A stock with a high level of institutional ownership indicates that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe it will outperform its market in the long run.

Volatility and Risk

SMX Public (Security Matters), with a beta value of -0.86, has a share price that is 186% more volatile than S&P 500. LiqTech International, on the other hand, has a beta value of 1.24. This means that its stock price is 24 % more volatile than S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares SMX Public (Security Matters), LiqTech International, and their net margins. It also compares the return on equity as well as return on assets.

Net Margins

Return on Equity

Return on Assets

SMX Public (Security Matters).

N/A

N/A

-6.27%

LiqTech International

-88.66%

-60.14%

-30.04%

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SMX Public (Security Matters), beats LiqTech International in 6 out of 10 factors compared.

About SMX Public

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Lionheart III Corp. is a company that operates with a blank cheque. It plans to carry out a merger, a capital stock exchange with another company, an asset purchase, reorganization, or combining of businesses. Lionheart III Corp has its headquarters in Miami, Florida.

LiqTech International

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LiqTech International, Inc., a company that specializes in clean technology, manufactures ceramic silicon carbide filter products for gas and liquid purification. Water, Ceramics Plastics and Other are its four segments. The company specializes in diesel particulate filter (DPF) systems to control diesel engine soot particles and ceramic membranes used for liquid filtration. MarketBeat.com offers a FREE daily email newsletter
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