SM Energy (SM) Competitors $25.67 -1.69 (-6.18%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.80 +0.13 (+0.51%) As of 09/19/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SM vs. AROC, HESM, MGY, MPC, MTDR, MUR, OVV, PR, VTLE, and RRCShould you be buying SM Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SM Energy include Archrock (AROC), Hess Midstream Partners (HESM), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), Vital Energy (VTLE), and Range Resources (RRC). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. SM Energy vs. Its Competitors Archrock Hess Midstream Partners Magnolia Oil & Gas Marathon Petroleum Matador Resources Murphy Oil Ovintiv Permian Resources Vital Energy Range Resources Archrock (NYSE:AROC) and SM Energy (NYSE:SM) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, AROC or SM? Archrock has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SM Energy has a beta of 2.46, meaning that its stock price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AROC or SM? 95.5% of Archrock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of SM Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Archrock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of SM Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is AROC or SM a better dividend stock? Archrock pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. SM Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Archrock pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SM Energy pays out 11.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Archrock has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and SM Energy has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Is AROC or SM more profitable? SM Energy has a net margin of 25.94% compared to Archrock's net margin of 17.17%. Archrock's return on equity of 18.74% beat SM Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Archrock17.17% 18.74% 6.28% SM Energy 25.94%18.06%9.08% Does the media refer more to AROC or SM? In the previous week, SM Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for SM Energy and 9 mentions for Archrock. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat SM Energy's score of 0.99 indicating that Archrock is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Archrock 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SM Energy 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate AROC or SM? Archrock presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.53%. SM Energy has a consensus price target of $42.08, indicating a potential upside of 63.94%. Given SM Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SM Energy is more favorable than Archrock.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Archrock 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86SM Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AROC or SM? SM Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. SM Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archrock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArchrock$1.16B3.66$172.23M$1.3218.25SM Energy$2.69B1.10$770.29M$7.083.63 SummarySM Energy beats Archrock on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SM Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSM EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.95B$7.77B$7.95B$21.65BDividend Yield3.12%4.94%10.77%3.51%P/E Ratio3.6310.5440.7829.94Price / Sales1.109.681,216.0859.92Price / Cash1.8314.9936.4824.98Price / Book0.691.644.054.59Net Income$770.29M$568.61M$4.28B$1.00B7 Day Performance-3.98%-1.89%1.36%0.81%1 Month Performance-0.66%1.05%4.82%5.30%1 Year Performance-38.19%-8.98%15.75%14.58% SM Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMSM Energy4.3955 of 5 stars$25.67-6.2%$42.08+63.9%-38.2%$2.95B$2.69B3.63540High Trading VolumeAROCArchrock4.8059 of 5 stars$24.10-1.3%$30.00+24.5%+15.3%$4.24B$1.16B18.251,300Positive NewsInsider TradeHESMHess Midstream Partners4.6044 of 5 stars$39.31+0.0%$45.17+14.9%-0.4%$8.26B$1.50B14.56200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap DownMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.4319 of 5 stars$23.67-0.5%$26.42+11.6%-7.6%$4.52B$1.32B12.39210MPCMarathon Petroleum4.4264 of 5 stars$180.14-0.1%$189.64+5.3%+12.8%$54.77B$133.56B26.7318,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMTDRMatador Resources4.3987 of 5 stars$46.50-2.4%$67.27+44.7%-13.2%$5.79B$3.77B6.81290Positive NewsMURMurphy Oil4.5955 of 5 stars$26.14+1.3%$29.54+13.0%-25.5%$3.73B$2.78B13.54690Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionOVVOvintiv4.5032 of 5 stars$40.70-2.8%$52.53+29.1%+1.8%$10.46B$9.15B18.011,623Positive NewsPRPermian Resources4.4878 of 5 stars$13.24-3.3%$18.47+39.5%-4.7%$10.60B$5.00B8.60220Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeVTLEVital Energy2.8416 of 5 stars$15.96-2.7%$27.80+74.2%-47.1%$617.65M$1.95B-0.81290Positive NewsRRCRange Resources4.8197 of 5 stars$35.11-0.6%$42.45+20.9%+12.5%$8.36B$2.79B17.64540Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AROC Alternatives HESM Alternatives MGY Alternatives MPC Alternatives MTDR Alternatives MUR Alternatives OVV Alternatives PR Alternatives VTLE Alternatives RRC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SM) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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