Research Analysts Offer Predictions for SM Energy’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:SM)

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of SM Energy in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 17th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $7.20 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $7.08. The consensus estimate for SM Energy’s current full-year earnings is $6.21 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of SM Energy from $51.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 5th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of SM Energy from $38.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of SM Energy from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of SM Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of SM Energy from $45.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, SM Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $50.86.

SM Energy Stock Up 0.1 %

SM stock opened at $48.09 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. SM Energy has a 1 year low of $25.03 and a 1 year high of $53.26. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.90. The firm has a market cap of $5.57 billion, a PE ratio of 7.00 and a beta of 4.20.

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 21st. The energy company reported $1.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.17. SM Energy had a net margin of 34.45% and a return on equity of 20.74%. The business had revenue of $608.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $611.35 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.29 EPS. SM Energy’s quarterly revenue was down 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

SM Energy Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 18th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.50%. SM Energy’s payout ratio is 10.48%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of SM Energy by 11.3% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,683 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $104,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of SM Energy by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 6,999 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $271,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of SM Energy by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 20,125 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $779,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the period. Eaton Vance Management increased its stake in SM Energy by 3.8% in the first quarter. Eaton Vance Management now owns 8,361 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $326,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares during the period. Finally, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY increased its stake in SM Energy by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY now owns 7,630 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $266,000 after acquiring an additional 326 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.56% of the company’s stock.

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.