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In the latest session, SM Energy Co (NYSE: SM) closed at $19.41 up 6.24% from its previous closing price of $18.27. In other words, the price has increased by $6.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.06 million shares were traded. SM stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.465 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.57.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of SM Energy Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 0.56. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 2223496960 and an Enterprise Value of 4806644736. As of this moment, SM’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 3.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.518 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.133.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SM is 1.07, which has changed by -0.5031276 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15905356 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SM has reached a high of $44.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.07%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SM has traded an average of 2.91M shares per day and 2688420 over the past ten days. A total of 114.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 112.64M. Insiders hold about 1.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.12% stake in the company. Shares short for SM as of 1764288000 were 9141615 with a Short Ratio of 3.14, compared to 1761868800 on 9903423. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9141615 and a Short% of Float of 11.350001.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for SM is 0.80, from 0.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04378763. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.21. The current Payout Ratio is 11.40% for SM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-17 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-26. 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) reflects the combined expertise of 12.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.86, with high estimates of $1.37 and low estimates of $0.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.91 and $5.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.54. EPS for the following year is $3.33, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $5.48 and $1.74.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 9 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $787.99M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $813M to a low estimate of $746M. As of. The current estimate, SM Energy Co’s year-ago sales were $852.22MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $777.29M. There is a high estimate of $834M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $743M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.35B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.19B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.28B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.69BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.45B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.89B and the low estimate is $5.76B.
