Critical Comparison: SMX (Security Matters) Public (NASDAQ:SMX) vs. LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT)

SMX (Security Matters) Public (NASDAQ:SMX – Get Rating) and LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for SMX (Security Matters) Public and LiqTech International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SMX (Security Matters) Public	0	0	0	0	N/A
LiqTech International	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SMX (Security Matters) Public and LiqTech International’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SMX (Security Matters) Public	N/A	N/A	-$6.18 million	N/A	N/A
LiqTech International	$15.98 million	1.19	-$14.17 million	($0.32)	-1.31

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

Risk & Volatility

SMX (Security Matters) Public has a beta of -0.86, meaning that its share price is 186% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiqTech International has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares SMX (Security Matters) Public and LiqTech International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SMX (Security Matters) Public	N/A	N/A	-6.27%
LiqTech International	-78.33%	-47.54%	-27.63%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.1% of SMX (Security Matters) Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of LiqTech International shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of SMX (Security Matters) Public shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of LiqTech International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

SMX (Security Matters) Public beats LiqTech International on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SMX (Security Matters) Public

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Lionheart III Corp is a blank check company. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or related business combination with one or more businesses. Lionheart III Corp is based in Miami, Florida.

About LiqTech International

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LiqTech International, Inc. is a clean technology company, which engages in the provision of gas and liquid purification products by manufacturing ceramic silicon carbide filters. It operates through the following segments: Water, Ceramics, Plastics, and Other. The firm specializes in ceramic membranes for liquid filtration systems and diesel particulate filters (DPFs) to control soot exhaust particles from diesel engines. The company was founded by Lasse Andreassen on July 1, 2004 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.