SM Energy Q1 EPS Estimate Raised by Capital One Financial

SM Energy (NYSE:SM - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of SM Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, November 5th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the energy company will post earnings of $1.64 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.59. The consensus estimate for SM Energy's current full-year earnings is $6.84 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for SM Energy's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.06 EPS.

SM Energy (NYSE:SM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The energy company reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $643.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $643.67 million. SM Energy had a return on equity of 19.62% and a net margin of 33.89%. The business's quarterly revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.73 EPS.

SM has been the subject of several other reports. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on SM Energy from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Susquehanna decreased their price target on SM Energy from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and set a $50.00 price objective on shares of SM Energy in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Tudor Pickering upgraded shares of SM Energy to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of SM Energy from $46.00 to $38.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 30th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $50.73.

SM Energy Stock Performance

SM stock traded down $0.78 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $43.28. The company had a trading volume of 1,345,729 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,741,039. SM Energy has a one year low of $34.13 and a one year high of $53.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 4.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 3.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $42.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.13.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SM Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Plato Investment Management Ltd lifted its stake in SM Energy by 461.9% during the second quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 590 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in SM Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV increased its stake in SM Energy by 63.9% in the 2nd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 872 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 340 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in SM Energy in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of SM Energy by 3,434.5% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,025 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 996 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.56% of the company's stock.

SM Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 4th. Investors of record on Friday, October 25th were issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.85%. This is a boost from SM Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 25th. SM Energy's payout ratio is presently 11.17%.

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.