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Adding SM Energy Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $33.15 -0.48 (-1.43%) (As of 01/27/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$33.14▼$34.1550-Day Range$29.73▼$44.6152-Week Range$29.27▼$54.97Volume1.40 million shsAverage Volume1.66 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.07 billionP/E Ratio3.22Dividend Yield0.89%Price Target$53.25 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability SM Energy MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.50 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside53.1% Upside$50.75 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy3.89% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainability-7.53Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.24Based on 15 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth-6.46%From $7.27 to $6.80 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.54 out of 5 starsOils/Energy Sector54th out of 244 stocksCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry27th out of 74 stocks 4.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingSM Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $50.75, SM Energy has a forecasted upside of 53.1% from its current price of $33.15.Amount of Analyst CoverageSM Energy has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.89% of the outstanding shares of SM Energy have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSM Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in SM Energy has recently decreased by 16.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldSM Energy has a dividend yield of 0.89%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthSM Energy has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of SM Energy is 2.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, SM Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.41% next year. This indicates that SM Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 0.0 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreSM Energy has received a -143.94% net impact score from Upright. The largest negative impact of SM Energy in category "GHG emissions" seems to be driven mostly by its "Crude natural gas", "Crude oil", and "Oil exploration services" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for SM Energy is -7.53. Previous Next 1.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentSM Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.24. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for SM Energy this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 11 people have searched for SM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 6 people have added SM Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, SM Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.60% of the stock of SM Energy is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions89.45% of the stock of SM Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for SM Energy are expected to decrease by -6.46% in the coming year, from $7.27 to $6.80 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of SM Energy is 3.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.57.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of SM Energy is 3.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 47.91.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSM Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.95. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About SM Energy (NYSE:SM) StockSM Energy Company, an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the state of Texas. As of February 24, 2022, it had 492.0 million barrels of oil equivalent of estimated proved reserves. It also has working interests in 825 gross productive oil wells and 483 gross productive gas wells in the Midland Basin and South Texas. The company was formerly known as St. Mary Land & Exploration Company and changed its name to SM Energy Company in May 2010. SM Energy Company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.Read More Receive SM Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SM Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SM Stock News HeadlinesJanuary 27, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comSM Energy (NYSE:SM) Price Target Cut to $45.00 by Analysts at Raymond JamesJanuary 26, 2023 | msn.comAnalyst Ratings for SM EnergyJanuary 27, 2023 | Porter & Company (Ad)Is This The End of Capitalism?EXPOSED: The establishment plot to disenfranchise and impoverish millions of Americans…January 25, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comQ4 2022 Earnings Estimate for SM Energy (NYSE:SM) Issued By Seaport Res PtnJanuary 24, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comSM Energy (NYSE:SM) Receives $53.25 Consensus PT from BrokeragesJanuary 17, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comSM Energy (SM) to Issue Semi-Annual Dividend of $0.15 on February 6thJanuary 17, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comSM Energy (NYSE:SM) to Post FY2022 Earnings of $7.29 Per Share, Capital One Financial ForecastsJanuary 10, 2023 | msn.comBenzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For January 10, 2023January 27, 2023 | Porter & Company (Ad)Is This The End of Capitalism?EXPOSED: The establishment plot to disenfranchise and impoverish millions of Americans…January 4, 2023 | msn.comSM Energy cut at J.P. Morgan on outlook for lower capital efficiencyJanuary 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comThe total return for SM Energy (NYSE:SM) investors has risen faster than earnings growth over the last three yearsJanuary 1, 2023 | seekingalpha.comSM Energy: A Look At Its Potential 2023 ResultsDecember 30, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSM Energy Announces Quarterly DividendsDecember 30, 2022 | msn.comSM Energy declares $0.15 dividendDecember 29, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSM ENERGY DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDENDNovember 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSM Energy (SM) Stock Up 6.3% Since Q3 Earnings Beat EstimatesNovember 10, 2022 | msn.comMore trouble in Shale City: U.S. oil gains slow, costs riseNovember 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSM Energy Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: Beats ExpectationsNovember 5, 2022 | seekingalpha.comSM Energy Company (SM) Q3 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptNovember 3, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSM ENERGY REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2022 RESULTS; RETURN OF CAPITAL PROGRAM IS INITIATEDNovember 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAPA (APA) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue EstimatesOctober 23, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSM Energy Company's (NYSE:SM) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 44% Above Its Share PriceOctober 21, 2022 | seekingalpha.comSM Energy: Delayed Well Completions Affect H2 2022 Production ExpectationsOctober 20, 2022 | nasdaq.comDecember 16th Options Now Available For SM EnergyOctober 17, 2022 | marketwatch.comSM Energy Shares Slide on Preliminary 3Q VolumesOctober 17, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSM ENERGY SCHEDULES THIRD QUARTER 2022 EARNINGS CALL AND PROVIDES PRELIMINARY THIRD QUARTER UPDATEOctober 6, 2022 | msn.comHarry Domash, Online Investing | Rising energy prices likely to fuel some stocksSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive SM Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SM Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SM Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 11/7 Dividend10/24/2022Last Earnings11/03/2022Dividend Payable11/07/2022Ex-Dividend for 2/6 Dividend1/19/2023Today1/27/2023Dividend Payable2/06/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)2/23/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Crude petroleum & natural gas Sub-IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production SectorOils/Energy Current SymbolNYSE:SM CUSIP78454L10 CIK893538 Webwww.sm-energy.com Phone(303) 861-8140Fax303-861-0934Employees506Year Founded1908Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$50.75 High Stock Price Forecast$56.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$45.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+60.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$10.29 Trailing P/E Ratio3.22 Forward P/E Ratio4.56 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$36.23 million Net Margins36.09% Pretax Margin42.55% Return on Equity37.36% Return on Assets16.40% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.55 Current Ratio0.99 Quick Ratio0.99 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.62 billion Price / Sales1.55 Cash Flow$8.46 per share Price / Cash Flow3.92 Book Value$16.98 per share Price / Book1.95Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares122,796,000Free Float120,831,000Market Cap$4.07 billion OptionableOptionable Beta4.48 Social Links Key ExecutivesMr. Herbert S. Vogel (Age 62)Pres, CEO & Director Comp: $2.45MMr. A. Wade Pursell (Age 58)Exec. VP & CFO Comp: $1.34MMr. Lehman E. Newton III (Age 67)Sr. VP of Operations Comp: $835.06kMr. David W. Copeland (Age 66)Advisor Comp: $1.02MMr. Patrick Allen Lytle (Age 42)VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller Ms. Jennifer Martin SamuelsVP of Investor RelationsMr. David J. Whitcomb (Age 60)VP of Marketing Ms. Candace LyonVP of HRMr. Kenneth J. Knott (Age 58)Sr. VP of Bus. Devel. & Land Andrew T. FiskeDeputy Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsKosmos EnergyNYSE:KOSComstock ResourcesNYSE:CRKCallon PetroleumNYSE:CPERange ResourcesNYSE:RRCSouthwestern EnergyNYSE:SWNView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsComerica BankSold 8,407 shares on 1/26/2023Ownership: 0.113%Strs OhioSold 4,400 shares on 1/26/2023Ownership: 0.025%Calamos Advisors LLCSold 53,872 shares on 1/26/2023Ownership: 0.021%Dupont Capital Management CorpBought 4,691 shares on 1/26/2023Ownership: 0.018%Inspire Investing LLCBought 1,231 shares on 1/26/2023Ownership: 0.006%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions SM Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell SM Energy stock right now? 8 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for SM Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" SM shares. View SM analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is SM Energy's stock price forecast for 2023? 8 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for SM Energy's shares. Their SM share price forecasts range from $45.00 to $56.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $50.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 53.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for SM or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have SM shares performed in 2023? SM Energy's stock was trading at $34.83 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SM shares have decreased by 4.8% and is now trading at $33.15. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting SM Energy? SM Energy saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,780,000 shares, a decrease of 16.9% from the December 31st total of 5,750,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,630,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. View SM Energy's Short Interest. When is SM Energy's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 23rd 2023. View our SM earnings forecast. How were SM Energy's earnings last quarter? SM Energy (NYSE:SM) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 3rd. The energy company reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.05. The energy company had revenue of $835.45 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $699.92 million. SM Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 37.36% and a net margin of 36.09%. How often does SM Energy pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for SM Energy? SM Energy announced a Semi-Annual dividend on Thursday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 20th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Monday, February 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 19th. Read our dividend analysis for SM. Is SM Energy a good dividend stock? SM Energy (NYSE:SM) pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.89%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 2.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SM will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.41% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for SM. What is Jay Ottoson's approval rating as SM Energy's CEO? 36 employees have rated SM Energy Chief Executive Officer Jay Ottoson on Glassdoor.com. Jay Ottoson has an approval rating of 31% among the company's employees. This puts Jay Ottoson in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of SM Energy own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other SM Energy investors own include Callon Petroleum (CPE), InterDigital (IDCC), Whiting Petroleum (WLL), Boeing (BA), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), Oasis Petroleum (OAS), Proofpoint (PFPT), Devon Energy (DVN), Matador Resources (MTDR) and Intel (INTC). What is SM Energy's stock symbol? SM Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SM." Who are SM Energy's major shareholders? SM Energy's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (1.17%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.62%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.16%), Comerica Bank (0.11%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%) and Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Anshul Sadana, David J Whitcomb, David W Copeland, Julio M Quintana, Kenneth J Knott, Mary Ellen Lutey, Patrick A Lytle, Ramiro G Peru, Rose M Robeson and William D Sullivan. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of SM Energy? Shares of SM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is SM Energy's stock price today? One share of SM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.15. How much money does SM Energy make? SM Energy (NYSE:SM) has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion and generates $2.62 billion in revenue each year. The energy company earns $36.23 million in net income (profit) each year or $10.29 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does SM Energy have? The company employs 506 workers across the globe. How can I contact SM Energy? SM Energy's mailing address is 1775 SHERMAN STREET SUITE 1200, DENVER CO, 80203. The official website for the company is www.sm-energy.com. The energy company can be reached via phone at (303) 861-8140, via email at ir@sm-energy.com, or via fax at 303-861-0934. This page (NYSE:SM) was last updated on 1/27/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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