Smart Sand (SND) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Smart Sand, Inc. (NASDAQ:SND) is a U.S.-based industrial mineral company specializing in the mining, processing and distribution of high-purity silica sand. The company’s primary business centers on the production of frac sand for the oil and gas industry, as well as specialty sand products for foundry, glass and construction applications. Through an integrated network of mines, processing plants and trans-load facilities, Smart Sand delivers precision-engineered sand solutions designed to meet stringent performance and purity requirements.

Smart Sand’s operations include flagship mining and processing facilities in Wisconsin, which supply Northern White silica sand, and production sites in Texas, strategically located to serve major U.S. shale basins such as the Permian and Eagle Ford. The company maintains a vertically integrated logistics platform featuring rail loading terminals and trucking fleets, enabling efficient sand delivery across key drilling and manufacturing regions.

In addition to its core frac sand segment, Smart Sand offers tailored packaging and blending services for foundry molds, metallurgy applications and specialty glass manufacturers. Its quality control protocols and laboratory services support product consistency, enabling customers to optimize operational performance while adhering to environmental and safety standards.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Smart Sand has grown under the leadership of CEO William J. Courtney and an experienced management team with deep expertise in mining operations and supply chain logistics. Since its initial public offering in 2017, the company has focused on expanding capacity, improving operational efficiencies and strengthening its customer partnerships across North America.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.82 to $5.07
• 50-Day Range: $3.70 to $5.51
• 52-Week Range: $1.76 to $5.84
• Volume: 229,082 shs
• Average Volume: 288,917 shs
• Market Capitalization: $209.79 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.87
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Smart Sand Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Smart Sand scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 188th out of 249 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Smart Sand has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Smart Sand has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Smart Sand has a P/B Ratio of 0.90. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.51% of the float of Smart Sand has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Smart Sand has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.62, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Smart Sand has recently increased by 9.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Smart Sand does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Smart Sand does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Smart Sand has a news sentiment score of 0.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Smart Sand this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for SND on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Smart Sand insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,485,250.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

34.00% of the stock of Smart Sand is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

35.21% of the stock of Smart Sand is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/5 Dividend: 4/22/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/5 Dividend: 4/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/05/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/12/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - FIELD SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SND
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:SND
• CIK: 1529628
• Web: www.smartsand.com
• Phone: (281) 231-2660
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 330
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.35 million
• Net Margins: 6.07%
• Pretax Margin: -0.94%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.04
• Current Ratio: 1.66
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $330.15 million
• Price / Sales: 0.64
• Cash Flow: $0.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.93
• Book Value: $5.45 per share
• Price / Book: 0.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 42,990,000
• Free Float: 28,371,000
• Market Cap: $209.79 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.41