Roth Capital Has Negative Outlook for SM Energy Q1 Earnings

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for SM Energy in a research report issued on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the energy company will post earnings of $1.84 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.94. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.15 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on SM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on SM Energy from $54.00 to $41.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on SM Energy from $45.00 to $33.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Stephens decreased their target price on shares of SM Energy from $62.00 to $55.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of SM Energy from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $41.00 price objective on SM Energy in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $47.83.

SM Energy Stock Up 2.6 %

Shares of NYSE:SM opened at $22.28 on Wednesday. SM Energy has a 52-week low of $19.67 and a 52-week high of $51.94. The company has a market capitalization of $2.55 billion, a PE ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 3.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 3.52 and a current ratio of 0.55. The company has a fifty day moving average of $29.99 and a 200-day moving average of $37.72.

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The energy company reported $1.91 EPS 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 company had revenue of $852.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $849.44 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SM Energy

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SM. Byrne Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of SM Energy by 172.8% in the first quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 1,473 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 933 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in SM Energy by 122.3% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 17,723 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $531,000 after purchasing an additional 9,751 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in SM Energy by 80.7% in the 1st quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,520 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 679 shares during the last quarter. Range Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of SM Energy by 16.9% during the 1st quarter. Range Financial Group LLC now owns 25,119 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $752,000 after buying an additional 3,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC boosted its stake in shares of SM Energy by 3.9% in the 1st quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 582,370 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $17,442,000 after buying an additional 22,126 shares during the last quarter. 94.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Barton R. Brookman, Jr. purchased 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $32.36 per share, for a total transaction of $226,520.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 14,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $474,591.76. This represents a 91.31 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

SM Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 18th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. SM Energy’s payout ratio is presently 11.98%.

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.