The outlook and analysis of SM Energy Co (SM)’s stock

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, SM Energy Co [SM] stock is trading at $18.88, down -0.58%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The SM shares have gain 3.34% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.11%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

SM Energy Co [NYSE: SM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 24, 2025, when Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Underperform. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral on December 05, 2024, and elevated its price target to $53. On October 15, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $60 on the stock. Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. upgraded its rating to a Buy. Truist initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $51 as its price target on June 25, 2024. Stephens started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on June 21, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $63. In a note dated January 31, 2024, Seaport Research Partners upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $50.

For the past year, the stock price of SM Energy Co fluctuated between $17.58 and $44.95. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $29.17 within the next 12 months. SM Energy Co [NYSE: SM] shares were valued at $18.88 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 54.5% based on the average SM price forecast.

Analyzing the SM fundamentals

According to SM Energy Co [NYSE:SM], the company’s sales were 3.30B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 26.10% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.38% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.26%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.28%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.22%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.11. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.49.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 18.54 points at the first support level, and at 18.19 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 19.19, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 19.49.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that SM Energy Co [NYSE:SM] has a current ratio of 0.56. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.56, while the Cash Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.66, the price to book ratio is 0.46 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 2.98.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Jenkins Richard A., Senior Vice President – Utah, that happened on Jun 17 ’25 when 7726.0 shares were sold. Officer, RICHARD JENKINS completed a deal on Jun 17 ’25 to buy 7726.0 shares. Meanwhile, President & CEO Vogel Herbert S bought 1000.0 shares on May 06 ’25.

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