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SM Energy Co (NYSE: SM) closed the day trading at $18.5 up 0.38% from the previous closing price of $18.43. In other words, the price has increased by $0.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.02 million shares were traded. SM stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.94.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of SM, let’s 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 2126648448 and an Enterprise Value of 4702400512. As of this moment, SM’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 2.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.80. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.485 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.087.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SM is 1.18, which has changed by -0.5888914 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1177547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SM has reached a high of $46.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.21%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, SM traded about 2.69M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, SM traded about 3406580 shares per day. 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 103.11% stake in the company. Shares short for SM as of 1763078400 were 9988656 with a Short Ratio of 3.69, compared to 1760486400 on 10619815. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9988656 and a Short% of Float of 12.4.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 12.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.89, with high estimates of $1.34 and low estimates of $0.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.91 and $4.98 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.52. EPS for the following year is $3.42, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $5.48 and $1.74.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $787.44M in revenue for . 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, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $777.18M. 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 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.43B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.89B and the low estimate is $5.76B.
