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SM Energy Co (NYSE: SM) closed the day trading at $23.73 down -0.79% from the previous closing price of $23.92. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.46 million shares were traded. SM stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.69.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of SM, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.57 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, JP Morgan on December 05, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $53 from $51 previously.
On October 15, 2024, TD Cowen Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also lowered its target price recommendation 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 May 06 ’25 when Vogel Herbert S bought 1,000 shares for $21.32 per share. The transaction valued at 21,320 led to the insider holds 488,101 shares of the business.
PERU RAMIRO G bought 5,000 shares of SM for $143,600 on Mar 04 ’25. The Director now owns 82,535 shares after completing the transaction at $28.72 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Vogel Herbert S, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, bought 500 shares for $29.67 each. As a result, the insider paid 14,835 and bolstered with 487,101 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 2716183296 and an Enterprise Value of 5487745536. As of this moment, SM’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 3.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.927 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.63.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SM is 2.18, which has changed by -0.5094067 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11936104 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SM has reached a high of $50.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $19.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -35.95%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, SM traded about 2.85M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, SM traded about 2335300 shares per day. A total of 114.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 112.72M. Insiders hold about 1.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.42% stake in the company. Shares short for SM as of 1745971200 were 10623483 with a Short Ratio of 3.73, compared to 1743379200 on 10357437. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10623483 and a Short% of Float of 13.200000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
SM’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.78, up from 0.78 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032608695The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.04. The current Payout Ratio is 11.40% for SM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-17 with an ex-dividend date of 1744848000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-04-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
