SM Energy Co [NYSE: SM] closed the trading session at $18.45 on 2025-11-13. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $18.255, while the highest price level was $19.1.
The stocks have a year to date performance of -58.09 percent and weekly performance of 3.02 percent. The stock has been moved at -24.88 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed -16.55 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed -29.55 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 2.47M shares, SM reached to a volume of 4468242 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about SM Energy Co [SM]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for SM shares is $37.31 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on SM stock is a recommendation set at 2.40. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Raymond James have made an estimate for SM Energy Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Underperform, with their previous recommendation back on June 24, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, JP Morgan raised their target price from $51 to $53. The new note on the price target was released on December 05, 2024, representing the official price target for SM Energy Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $64 to $60, while TD Cowen kept a Buy rating on SM stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.45, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.42.
SM stock trade performance evaluation
SM Energy Co [SM] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 3.02. With this latest performance, SM shares dropped by -16.55% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -24.88% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -52.40% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for SM stock in for the last two-week period is set at 34.27, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 1.00, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 1.04 for SM Energy Co [SM]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 23.30, while it was recorded at 18.56 for the last single week of trading, and 26.55 for the last 200 days.
SM Energy Co [SM]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and SM Energy Co [SM] shares currently have an operating margin of 30.85% and a Gross Margin at 36.49%. SM Energy Co’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 22.03%.
SM Energy Co (SM) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for SM Energy Co. ( SM), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 16.58%, reflecting robust shareholder value creation. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 8.50%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, SM Energy Co’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 10.38%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
SM Energy Co (SM) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on SM Energy Co’s (SM) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 0.58%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
SM Energy Co (SM) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, SM Energy Co. (SM) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $1096983.41 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 0.56% and a Quick Ratio of 0.56%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for SM Energy Co [SM] stock
With the latest financial reports released by the company, SM Energy Co posted 1.91/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 1.91/share. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for SM. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for SM Energy Co go to -8.99%.
SM Energy Co [SM]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $102.01%, or 103.69%% of SM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of SM stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 19.71 million shares, which is approximately 17.1953%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 14.34 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$620.07 million in SM stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$274.16 million in SM stock with ownership which is approximately 5.5323%.
