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After finishing at $18.2 in the prior trading day, SM Energy Co (NYSE: SM) closed at $17.78, down -2.31%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.99 million shares were traded. SM stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.55.
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 0.56 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:
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 2036773632 and an Enterprise Value of 4619921408. As of this moment, SM’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 2.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.459 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.05.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SM is 1.14, which has changed by -0.59332114 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19362879 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 $17.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.19%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.03M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2957740 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 102.21% stake in the company. Shares short for SM as of 1765756800 were 9279760 with a Short Ratio of 3.06, compared to 1763078400 on 9988656. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9279760 and a Short% of Float of 11.5200005.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SM’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.8, compared to 1.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04303389. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.28. The current Payout Ratio is 11.40% for SM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-26 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 assessment of SM Energy Co (SM) involves the perspectives of 12.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.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 $5.49. EPS for the following year is $2.93, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $4.51 and $1.74.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $786.86M in revenue. The current 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, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $784.87M. There is a high estimate of $834M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $756M.
A total of 8 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 $6.53B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.98B and the low estimate is $5.76B.
