SM Energy Co (NYSE: SM)’s stock price has decreased by -4.02 compared to its previous closing price of 31.81. However, the company has seen a 0.76% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-21 that SM Energy (SM) reported earnings 30 days ago. What’s next for the stock?
Is It Worth Investing in SM Energy Co (NYSE: SM) Right Now?
SM Energy Co (NYSE: SM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 4.58x compared to its average ratio. SM has 36-month beta value of 3.79. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SM is 112.39M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.04% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SM on March 26, 2025 was 2.08M shares.
SM’s Market Performance
SM stock saw a decrease of 0.76% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -9.73% and a quarterly a decrease of -16.97%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.37%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.60% for SM Energy Co (SM). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.87% for SM stock, with a simple moving average of -26.15% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SM stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for SM by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for SM in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $53 based on the research report published on December 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SM reach a price target of $60, previously predicting the price at $64. The rating they have provided for SM stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 15th, 2024.
SM Trading at -14.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -42.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.60%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.37%, as shares sank -7.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -29.57% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SM rose by +0.76%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -34.71% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.97. In addition, SM Energy Co saw -21.23% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SM starting from PERU RAMIRO G, who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $28.72 back on Mar 04 ’25. After this action, PERU RAMIRO G now owns 82,535 shares of SM Energy Co, valued at $143,600 using the latest closing price.
Vogel Herbert S, the President & CEO of SM Energy Co, purchase 500 shares at $29.67 during a trade that took place back on Mar 03 ’25, which means that Vogel Herbert S is holding 487,101 shares at $14,835 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.41 for the present operating margin
- 0.45 for the gross margin
The net margin for SM Energy Co stands at 0.29. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 19.62, with 10.19 for asset returns.
Based on SM Energy Co (SM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.39 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.66. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.64. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.76.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.92 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.41. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.32. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.41for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.31. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.55.
Conclusion
To put it simply, SM Energy Co (SM) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
