Capital One Financial Expects Reduced Earnings for SM Energy

SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM) – Capital One Financial lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for SM Energy in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 17th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the energy company will earn $5.59 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.61. The consensus estimate for SM Energy’s current full-year earnings is $8.10 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for SM Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.70 EPS.

SM has been the topic of several other research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on SM Energy from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on SM Energy from $30.00 to $23.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research upgraded SM Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Roth Capital set a $28.00 price objective on shares of SM Energy in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Susquehanna cut their target price on shares of SM Energy to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $36.64.

SM Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:SM opened at $19.07 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.69. SM Energy has a one year low of $17.58 and a one year high of $46.42. The firm has a market cap of $2.18 billion, a PE ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 2.29.

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The energy company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $811.59 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $838.24 million. SM Energy had a net margin of 25.94% and a return on equity of 18.06%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.62 EPS.

Institutional Trading of SM Energy

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of SM Energy by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,269,443 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $457,320,000 after buying an additional 69,933 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in SM Energy by 0.5% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,921,769 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $147,876,000 after acquiring an additional 30,951 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in SM Energy by 8.9% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,585,624 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $114,503,000 after acquiring an additional 375,754 shares in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. boosted its stake in SM Energy by 16.3% in the second quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 3,731,350 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $92,202,000 after acquiring an additional 524,105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in SM Energy by 0.7% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,710,106 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $66,979,000 after purchasing an additional 17,930 shares during the last quarter. 94.56% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SM Energy Announces Dividend

The business 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 4.2%. SM Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.62%.

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.