Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for SM Energy Q1 Earnings

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for SM Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the energy company will earn $2.25 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.01. The consensus estimate for SM Energy’s current full-year earnings is $8.10 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for SM Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.81 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.96 EPS.

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The energy company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by ($0.09). SM Energy had a net margin of 28.63% and a return on equity of 19.82%. The company had revenue of $852.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $849.44 million.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on SM. Truist Financial raised their price objective on SM Energy from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Mizuho cut their price target on SM Energy from $57.00 to $55.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on SM Energy from $47.00 to $45.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $57.00 target price on shares of SM Energy in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $53.00 price target (up previously from $51.00) on shares of SM Energy in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, SM Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $51.90.

SM Energy Stock Performance

SM opened at $34.37 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 3.52 and a current ratio of 0.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.15 and a beta of 4.11. The company has a fifty day moving average of $39.64 and a 200 day moving average of $41.81. SM Energy has a fifty-two week low of $34.06 and a fifty-two week high of $53.26.

SM Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 24th were paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.33%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 24th. SM Energy’s payout ratio is currently 11.98%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SM. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in SM Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of SM Energy by 3,434.5% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,025 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 996 shares in the last quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp purchased a new stake in shares of SM Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $55,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in SM Energy by 3,897.2% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,439 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 1,403 shares in the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new position in SM Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $61,000. Institutional investors own 94.56% of the company’s stock.

SM Energy Company Profile

SM Energy Company, an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, gas, and natural gas liquids in the state of Texas. It has working interests in oil and gas producing wells in the Midland Basin and South Texas. The company was formerly known as St.