Capital One Financial Predicts SM Energy FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has lowered its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for SM Energy to $5.81, down from a previous estimate of $6.03, while the current consensus estimate remains at $8.10.
• SM Energy's recent quarterly earnings showed $1.50 per share, surpassing the consensus estimate of $1.23 and signifying a 25% year-over-year revenue increase.
• Several analysts have mixed ratings on SM Energy, with one "Strong Buy," three "Buy," six "Hold," and one "Sell," reflecting a variety of outlooks among investment firms.

SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of SM Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, August 27th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings of $5.81 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $6.03. The consensus estimate for SM Energy's current full-year earnings is $8.10 per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on SM Energy from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Mizuho upped their price target on SM Energy from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on SM Energy from $33.00 to $29.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Raymond James Financial lowered SM Energy from an "outperform" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, TD Cowen raised SM Energy to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.50.

SM Energy Stock Performance

NYSE SM traded down $1.16 during trading on Monday, hitting $27.82. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,555,401 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,242,007. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $26.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.65. The firm has a market cap of $3.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.93 and a beta of 2.46. SM Energy has a 52 week low of $19.67 and a 52 week high of $46.42.

SM Energy (NYSE:SM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The energy company reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $792.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $792.58 million. SM Energy had a return on equity of 18.06% and a net margin of 25.94%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 25.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.85 EPS.

Institutional Trading of SM Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SM. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of SM Energy by 69.5% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,017 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 417 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of SM Energy by 200.8% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,119 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 747 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of SM Energy by 1,097.9% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,138 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 1,043 shares during the last quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of SM Energy by 172.8% in the first quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 1,473 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 933 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flaharty Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SM Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $45,000. 94.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SM Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 18th were paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 18th. SM Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.30%.

About SM Energy

SM Energy Company, an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, gas, and natural gas liquids in the state of Texas. It has working interests in oil and gas producing wells in the Midland Basin and South Texas. The company was formerly known as St.