Capital One Financial Estimates SM Energy Q3 Earnings

SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for SM Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 27th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.27 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.39. 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 $1.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.43 EPS.

SM has been the subject of several other research reports. TD Cowen raised shares of SM Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of SM Energy from an “outperform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of SM Energy from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of SM Energy from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of SM Energy from $33.00 to $29.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.50.

SM Energy Stock Performance

SM Energy stock opened at $28.74 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $26.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.96. 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 fifty-two week low of $19.67 and a fifty-two week high of $47.17. The company has a market capitalization of $3.30 billion, a PE ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 2.29.

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The energy company reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.27. SM Energy had a net margin of 25.94% and a return on equity of 18.06%. The business had revenue of $792.94 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $792.58 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.85 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 25.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

SM Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 4th. Investors of record on Friday, July 18th were paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 18th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. SM Energy’s payout ratio is 11.30%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SM Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in SM Energy by 69.5% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,017 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 417 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in SM Energy by 200.8% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,119 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 747 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in SM Energy by 1,097.9% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,138 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,043 shares during the last quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in SM Energy by 172.8% in the first quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 1,473 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 933 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in SM Energy in the first quarter worth $45,000. 94.56% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.