Roth Capital Has Pessimistic View of SM Energy Q4 Earnings

SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM) – Roth Capital decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of SM Energy in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 3rd. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings per share of $0.87 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.12. The consensus estimate for SM Energy’s current full-year earnings is $8.10 per share.

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The energy company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $811.59 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $838.24 million. SM Energy had a return on equity of 18.06% and a net margin of 25.94%.The company’s revenue was up 26.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.62 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on SM. Mizuho set a $38.00 price objective on SM Energy in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SM Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on SM Energy from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Zacks Research raised SM Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on SM Energy from $30.00 to $23.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.64.

SM Energy Stock Performance

SM opened at $17.86 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.05 billion, a PE ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 2.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.17. SM Energy has a fifty-two week low of $17.83 and a fifty-two week high of $46.42.

SM Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, October 17th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 17th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. SM Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.62%.

Institutional Trading of SM Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SM. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in SM Energy by 69.5% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,017 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 417 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in SM Energy during the third quarter valued at $30,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in SM Energy by 316.7% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,200 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 912 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its holdings in SM Energy by 1,097.9% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,138 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 1,043 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in SM Energy by 220.6% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,430 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 984 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.