SMX (Security Matters) Public (NASDAQ:SMX – Get Rating) and Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for SMX (Security Matters) Public and Enerpac Tool Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SMX (Security Matters) Public | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Enerpac Tool Group | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Enerpac Tool Group has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential downside of 26.75%. Given Enerpac Tool Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enerpac Tool Group is more favorable than SMX (Security Matters) Public.
Risk and Volatility
Profitability
This table compares SMX (Security Matters) Public and Enerpac Tool Group’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% |
| Enerpac Tool Group | 4.23% | 20.08% | 8.80% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
73.1% of SMX (Security Matters) Public shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of SMX (Security Matters) Public shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SMX (Security Matters) Public and Enerpac Tool Group’s top-line 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 |
| Enerpac Tool Group | $571.22 million | 2.80 | $15.69 million | $0.43 | 65.08 |
Enerpac Tool Group has higher revenue and earnings than SMX (Security Matters) Public.
Summary
Enerpac Tool Group beats SMX (Security Matters) Public on 9 of the 10 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 Enerpac Tool Group
Enerpac Tool Group Corp. is a diversified industrial company. The firm engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of industrial products and systems to various end markets. It operates through the following segments: Industrial Tools and Services, and Other. The Industrial Tools and Services segment supplies both products and services to a broad array of end markets, including the industrial, energy, mining, and production automation markets. The Other operating segment designs and manufactures high performance synthetic ropes and biomedical assemblies. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, WI.
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