Capital One Financial Estimates SM Energy Q1 Earnings

SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM) – Analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for SM Energy in a research report issued on Monday, November 17th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the energy company will earn $1.50 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.04. 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 FY2026 earnings at $4.79 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on SM. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price 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 research note on Monday, November 3rd. Roth Capital set a $28.00 price objective on SM Energy in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Mizuho set a $38.00 target price on SM Energy in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of SM Energy from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $36.64.

SM Energy Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of SM opened at $19.05 on Thursday. SM Energy has a fifty-two week low of $17.58 and a fifty-two week high of $46.42. The company’s fifty day moving average is $22.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.86. The firm has a market cap of $2.18 billion, a PE ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 2.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The energy company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.08. SM Energy had a net margin of 25.94% and a return on equity of 18.06%. The firm had revenue of $811.59 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $838.24 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.62 earnings per share. SM Energy’s revenue was up 26.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SM Energy

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SM. CWM LLC boosted its position in SM Energy by 34.0% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,760 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $113,000 after buying an additional 955 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of SM Energy by 272.7% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 433,834 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $12,993,000 after acquiring an additional 317,421 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in SM Energy by 349.4% in the first quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 20,642 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $618,000 after purchasing an additional 16,049 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd grew its stake in SM Energy by 145.1% during the 1st quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 20,393 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $611,000 after purchasing an additional 12,074 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in SM Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,280,000. 94.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SM Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 17th were issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 17th. SM Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.