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Stocks Info
SM Energy Co is listed on the NYSE in the Energy sector while operating in the Oil & Gas E&P industry. The current market capitalization of SM Energy Co is $3.33B. A total of 3.25 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.77M shares.
In the most recent transaction, PERU RAMIRO G bought 5,000 shares of SM for 28.72 per share on Mar 04 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 82,535 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 03 ’25, Vogel Herbert S bought 500 shares at 29.67 per share. SM shares that President & CEO owns now total 487,101.
Among the insiders who bought shares, BROOKMAN BARTON R JR acquired of 7,000 shares on Feb 26 ’25 at a per-share price of $32.36. This resulted in the Director holding 14,666 shares of SM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Vogel Herbert S bought 500 shares at $33.98 per share on Feb 24 ’25. Company shares held by the President & CEO now total 486,101.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. SM Energy Co pays an annual dividend of $0.76, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.61%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.36. SM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.12% when it declared a $0.20 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/24/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/25/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.8%. The SM stock dividend was $0.20 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SM has a high of $53.26 and a low of $26.66.
As of this writing, SM has an earnings estimate of $1.54 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.94 per share and a lower estimate of $0.98.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. SM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $332.72M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.08B in debt and $889.33M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $37.02, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.06B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SM is Buy with a score of 3.87.
