SMX (Security Matters) Public (NASDAQ:SMX) Shares to Split on Monday, June 1st

SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:SMX)’s stock is set to split before the market opens on Monday, June 1st. The 457-200 split was announced on Wednesday, May 27th. The newly created shares will be issued to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, May 29th.

SMX (Security Matters) Public Trading Down 15.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:SMX traded down $1.24 during trading on Thursday, reaching $6.75. The stock had a trading volume of 246,166 shares, compared to its average volume of 148,807. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $88.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $2,762.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.59. SMX has a fifty-two week low of $6.11 and a fifty-two week high of $144,038.66.

SMX (Security Matters) Public (NASDAQ:SMX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 20th. The company reported $881.80 earnings per share for the quarter.

More SMX (Security Matters) Public News

Here are the key news stories impacting SMX (Security Matters) Public this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SMX continues to push its core investment narrative that verified materials, recycled plastic, and “proof of origin” could become central to manufacturing, luxury goods, and U.S. industrial policy. Management also highlighted media coverage in major outlets such as Forbes, TIME, the Miami Herald, and Rolling Stone, which may help raise awareness of the story. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: The company also reported that short interest fell sharply in mid-May, but the latest update showed zero shares short, making the data hard to interpret and unlikely to be a direct catalyst on its own.
• Negative Sentiment: SMX confirmed a 2.285-for-1 reverse stock split effective June 1, 2026. Reverse splits often signal share-price distress and can weigh on sentiment, even when intended to maintain exchange compliance and improve the trading profile. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of SMX (Security Matters) Public in a research report on Friday, March 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, SMX (Security Matters) Public presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SMX (Security Matters) Public

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new position in SMX (Security Matters) Public during the fourth quarter worth approximately $227,000. HRT Financial LP acquired a new position in SMX (Security Matters) Public during the fourth quarter worth approximately $303,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in SMX (Security Matters) Public during the fourth quarter worth approximately $98,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 15.74% of the company’s stock.

About SMX (Security Matters) Public

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.