Roth Capital Has Strong Estimate for SM Energy Q1 Earnings

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for SM Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $2.25 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.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on SM. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on SM Energy from $47.00 to $45.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. StockNews.com raised SM Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Mizuho dropped their target price on SM Energy from $57.00 to $55.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on SM Energy from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their target price on SM Energy from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. 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, SM Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $51.90.

SM Energy Trading Down 2.3 %

NYSE:SM opened at $33.06 on Monday. SM Energy has a fifty-two week low of $32.96 and a fifty-two week high of $53.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.55 and a quick ratio of 3.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.78 billion, a PE ratio of 4.95 and a beta of 4.11. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.68.

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

SM Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 24th were paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 24th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. SM Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.98%.

Institutional Trading of SM Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SM. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of SM Energy by 2,515.6% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 4,463,443 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $178,404,000 after acquiring an additional 4,292,793 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of SM Energy by 22.0% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,632,255 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $179,546,000 after acquiring an additional 835,929 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of SM Energy by 40.1% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,683,131 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $103,998,000 after acquiring an additional 767,779 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of SM Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $22,059,000. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of SM Energy by 214.7% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 519,302 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $20,128,000 after acquiring an additional 354,297 shares during the period. 94.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About SM Energy

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.