SM Energy (SM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SM Energy Company is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. Its operations focus on onshore properties in the United States, with activities concentrated in major producing regions such as the Permian Basin in West Texas and the South Texas Eagle Ford.

The company’s products include crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, which it sells to energy marketers, midstream companies, and other purchasers. SM Energy manages the full upstream development process, including acquiring acreage, drilling and completing wells, and operating producing properties.

Founded in 1908 as St. Mary Land & Exploration Company, the business adopted the name SM Energy Company in 2010. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, SM Energy has built its portfolio through a combination of organic development, asset acquisitions, and exploration in U.S. onshore oil and gas basins.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.49 to $35.82
• 50-Day Range: $28.72 to $41.25
• 52-Week Range: $17.45 to $41.56
• Volume: 2.43 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.98 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.88
• Dividend Yield: 2.52%
• Price Target: $39.38
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

SM Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SM Energy scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

SM Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

SM Energy has a consensus price target of $39.38, representing about 12.6% upside from its current price of $34.97.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SM Energy has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SM Energy are expected to grow by 9.88% in the coming year, from $7.49 to $8.23 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SM Energy is 6.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SM Energy is 6.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.28.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SM Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.83. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.69% of the float of SM Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SM Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.82, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SM Energy has recently increased by 5.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

SM Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.51%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

SM Energy has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SM Energy is 17.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, SM Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.69% next year. This indicates that SM Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

SM Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for SM Energy this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

20 people have searched for SM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added SM Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SM Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $787,572.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.45% of the stock of SM Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.56% of the stock of SM Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/21 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Record date for 9/21 Dividend: 9/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/21/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SM
• CIK: 893538
• Web: www.sm-energy.com
• Phone: (303) 861-8140
• Fax: 303-861-0934
• Employees: 1,241
• Year Founded: 1908

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SM Energy: $39.38
• High Price Target: $52.00
• Low Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.67
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $648 million
• Net Margins: 18.20%
• Pretax Margin: 24.09%
• Return on Equity: 17.93%
• Return on Assets: 7.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.85
• Current Ratio: 0.62
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.62
• Cash Flow: $15.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.20
• Book Value: $41.96 per share
• Price / Book: 0.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 237,854,000
• Free Float: 236,784,000
• Market Cap: $8.32 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95