Capital One Financial Predicts Higher Earnings for SM Energy

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of SM Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, November 5th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.64 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) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The energy company reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $643.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $643.67 million. SM Energy had a net margin of 33.89% and a return on equity of 19.62%. The company’s revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.73 earnings per share.

SM has been the topic of several other research reports. Stephens upped their price target on shares of SM Energy from $56.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on SM Energy from $50.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Tudor Pickering upgraded SM Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on SM Energy from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded SM Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $64.00 to $60.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $50.73.

SM Energy Price Performance

NYSE SM opened at $44.01 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 4.18. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 3.52 and a quick ratio of 1.29. SM Energy has a 52-week low of $34.13 and a 52-week high of $53.26.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SM. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. bought a new position in SM Energy during the 1st quarter valued at about $5,614,000. Foundry Partners LLC increased its position in shares of SM Energy by 1,733.5% during the first quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 102,307 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $5,100,000 after acquiring an additional 96,727 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of SM Energy during the first quarter worth $710,000. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC raised its holdings in shares of SM Energy by 4.8% in the second quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 593,241 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $25,646,000 after buying an additional 27,405 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of SM Energy by 19.5% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 764,118 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $38,093,000 after purchasing an additional 124,450 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.56% of the company’s stock.

SM Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 25th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.82%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 25th. This is an increase from SM Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. SM Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.