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After finishing at $24.33 in the prior trading day, SM Energy Co (NYSE: SM) closed at $22.6, down -7.11%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.11 million shares were traded. SM stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.055 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.38.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.69 and its Current Ratio is at 0.69. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.59 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.59.
On December 05, 2024, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $51 to $53.
TD Cowen Upgraded its Hold to Buy on October 15, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $64 to $60.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 17 ’25 when Jenkins Richard A. sold 7,726 shares for $28.49 per share. The transaction valued at 220,114 led to the insider holds 23,668 shares of the business.
RICHARD JENKINS bought 7,726 shares of SM for $220,122 on Jun 17 ’25. On May 06 ’25, another insider, Vogel Herbert S, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $21.32 each. As a result, the insider paid 21,320 and bolstered with 488,101 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SM now has a Market Capitalization of 2597959680 and an Enterprise Value of 5232172544. As of this moment, SM’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 3.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.743 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.362.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SM is 2.31, which has changed by -0.49350065 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.118204355 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SM has reached a high of $46.42, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $19.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.14%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.05M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2802470 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 114.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 113.03M. Insiders hold about 1.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.39% stake in the company. Shares short for SM as of 1759190400 were 10242180 with a Short Ratio of 4.99, compared to 1756425600 on 10497143. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10242180 and a Short% of Float of 12.65.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SM’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.8, compared to 0.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03288122. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.11. The current Payout Ratio is 11.40% for SM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-17. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-04-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of SM Energy Co (SM) is the result of assessments by 13.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.03, with high estimates of $1.33 and low estimates of $0.72.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.15 and $4.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.58. EPS for the following year is $4.27, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $5.65 and $2.92.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $833.68M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $874.7M to a low estimate of $792M. As of. The current estimate, SM Energy Co’s year-ago sales were $643.61MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $805.53M. There is a high estimate of $857.36M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $768M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.4B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.22B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.31B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.69BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.21B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.37B and the low estimate is $3.01B.
