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The closing price of SM Energy Co (NYSE: SM) was $27.59 for the day, down -0.43% from the previous closing price of $27.71. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.6 million shares were traded. SM stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.085.
Ratios:
Our analysis of SM’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.57 and its Current Ratio is at 0.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.62.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 3158006528 and an Enterprise Value of 5929569792. As of this moment, SM’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 3.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.083 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.842.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SM is 2.29, which has changed by -0.3254279 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SM has reached a high of $47.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $19.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.40%.
Shares Statistics:
SM traded an average of 2.29M shares per day over the past three months and 1855270 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 114.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 112.58M. Insiders hold about 1.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.81% stake in the company. Shares short for SM as of 1752537600 were 8692090 with a Short Ratio of 3.80, compared to 1749772800 on 8379909. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8692090 and a Short% of Float of 10.8.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.78, SM has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.80. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028148683The 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 2025-07-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-04-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
