SM Energy Company
SM
NYSE·Energy·Oil & Gas Exploration & Production·Mkt cap $8.8B
$36.62
▼ -0.52%
P/E
9.46
Mkt Cap
$8.8B
52-Wk Range
$17.45–$38.25
52-Week Range
$17.45 - $38.25
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Beta
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Price action
Price chart
Up 26.4% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Established operations in prolific Midland Basin and South Texas with 115+ years of operational history
- Significant proved reserve base of 492 million BOE providing long-term production visibility
- Large portfolio of productive wells (825 oil wells, 483 gas wells) generating diversified cash flows
- Strategic acreage positions in core operating areas with infrastructure and development upside
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.7).
Growth
Strong growth ahead
Increased oil and natural gas prices driving higher revenues and cash generation
Value
Undervalued - trading well below Oil & Gas E&P peers
Momentum
Strong
+19.2% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Solid
2.29% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying SM right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 2, 2026
AUG 5, 2026
Reported EPS of $2.19 vs $1.96 consensus (+11.7% surprise). Revenue of $2.5B vs $2.0B expected (+23.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+11.7%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+38%
+50%
+24%
+26%
-14%
+76%
+218%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$642.4M
$835.9M
$839.6M
$785.1M
$811.0M
$718.3M
$1.5B
$2.5B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
77.8%
Operating
59.8%
Profit
42.8%
Wall Street consensus
15 analysts · 67% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
67%
Hold
27%
Sell
7%
Median Price Target
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Latest: UBS · Aug 26, 2026
vs Industry
How SM stacks vs Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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