Q3 Earnings Forecast for SM Energy Issued By Roth Capital

Key Points

• Roth Capital has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for SM Energy from $1.56 to $1.45, while the full-year earnings estimate is projected at $8.10 per share.
• The company reported a Q2 2025 EPS of $1.50, outperforming expectations, with revenue increasing by 25% year-over-year to $792.94 million.
• SM Energy is set to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share on November 3rd, translating to an annualized dividend yield of 3.7%.

SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of SM Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.45 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.56. The consensus estimate for SM Energy's current full-year earnings is $8.10 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for SM Energy's FY2025 earnings at $5.82 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.08 EPS.

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

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on SM. TD Cowen upgraded SM Energy to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of SM Energy from an "outperform" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of SM Energy from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of SM Energy from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Mizuho set a $38.00 price target on shares of SM Energy in a research report on Friday, October 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $38.10.

SM Energy Price Performance

Shares of SM opened at $21.75 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average is $26.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.44. The company has a market capitalization of $2.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 2.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.69. SM Energy has a fifty-two week low of $19.67 and a fifty-two week high of $46.42.

SM Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 17th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 17th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. SM Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 11.30%.

Institutional Trading of SM Energy

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Collar Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of SM Energy by 4.0% during the third quarter. Collar Capital Management LLC now owns 81,347 shares of the energy company's stock worth $2,031,000 after acquiring an additional 3,166 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC increased its position in shares of SM Energy by 15.6% during the third quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 21,994 shares of the energy company's stock worth $549,000 after acquiring an additional 2,960 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of SM Energy by 36.3% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,010 shares of the energy company's stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 535 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of SM Energy by 8.5% during the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 42,710 shares of the energy company's stock worth $1,066,000 after acquiring an additional 3,353 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Point Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of SM Energy during the third quarter worth $261,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.56% of the company's stock.

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.

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