SM

SM Energy Co

NYSE · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas · Inc. DE · CIK 0000893538
$31.15 -0.42% $7.5B
High Impact Filing (7/10)47 New Institutional Positions3 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$7.5B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (64%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$4.6B
Inst. Activity47 buys / 3 sells
Insider Activity0B / 1S
Insider Net $-$834.3K
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports9
Exchange NYSE·Sector Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas·Inc. DE·CIK 0000893538·Prev Close $31.28

Recent Activity

Jun 11, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 70.8% short (1.0M / 1.5M)
Short: 1,027,553 | Exempt: 1,679 | TRF Vol: 1,450,807 | Short Ratio: 70.8% | Off-exchange volume (da
May 22, 2026 SEC
SM Energy filed an 8-K reporting its annual shareholder meeting results and several executive compensation changes. The
8-K — Impact 3/10
May 21, 2026 Insider
PERU RAMIRO G sold 24,553 shares
Director @ $33.98 ($834.3K)
May 12, 2026 SEC
SM Energy redeemed all $400M of its 5.000% Senior Notes due 2026 on May 11, 2026, satisfying all remaining obligations u
8-K — Impact 3/10
Apr 30, 2026 SEC
SM Energy closed the sale of ~61,000 net acres in its southern Maverick Basin position (Webb County, TX) for $950M, rece
8-K — Impact 7/10
Mar 12, 2026 Insider
PURSELL A WADE gifted 7,500 shares
EVP & CFO
Feb 5, 2026 Insider
van Kempen Wouter T. surrendered for taxes 75,217 shares
Director @ $18.87 ($1.4M)
Inst.
BlackRock, Inc. — ADD
38,431,787 shares ($1.2B)

Price Targets

$40.79 +30.9% upside Strong Buy
Current $31.15 Low $30.00 Median $39.00 High $61.00 14 analysts
$30.00 $61.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy64% buy · 22 analysts
4Strong Buy
10Buy
8Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 27, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
May 20, 2026 Raymond James UPGRADE Underperform → Outperform
May 18, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
May 12, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
May 11, 2026 Susquehanna MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $2.03 ▲ +6.6% $1.40 — $3.14 35% YoY 14
Next Q $2.12 ▲ +13.6% $1.68 — $3.03 60% YoY 13
Current FY $7.72 ▲ +13.6% $6.25 — $10.30 43% YoY 14
Next FY $7.87 ▲ +4.9% $7.03 — $8.90 58% YoY 9

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$1.2BADD
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$475.0M
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT$451.9MDOUBLED
STATE STREET CORP$389.6MADD
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$328.6M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 21, 2026PERU RAMIROSELL$834.3K
Mar 12, 2026PURSELL AG$0.00
Feb 5, 2026van KempenF$1.4M
Dec 31, 2025PURSELL AJ$2.9K

Reddit Sentiment

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21 mentions 5 bullish 5 bearish
50 institutional holders with $4.6B total value (147,029,401 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, CANADA. Net buying activity: 47 institutions added/increased vs 3 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.38,431,787$1.2B26.1%ADD +83.6%
2VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC15,234,489$475.0M10.4%
3CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD14,493,791$451.9M9.9%DOUBLED +2296.1%
4STATE STREET CORP12,495,962$389.6M8.5%ADD +99.7%
5VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC10,537,773$328.6M7.2%
6DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP9,995,353$311.7M6.8%ADD +79.5%
7FMR LLC4,018,416$125.3M2.7%DOUBLED +1518.2%
8MORGAN STANLEY3,511,681$109.5M2.4%
9NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.2,942,244$91.7M2.0%
10CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC2,899,774$90.4M2.0%DOUBLED +111.0%
11WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP2,749,950$85.7M1.9%DOUBLED +1779.5%
12MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP2,676,731$83.5M1.8%NEW
13GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC2,408,516$75.1M1.6%
14Nuveen, LLC2,360,486$73.6M1.6%DOUBLED +183.3%
15VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO1,485,194$46.3M1.0%
16FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP1,290,485$40.2M0.9%ADD +72.8%
17BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/1,261,194$39.3M0.9%
18Gotham Asset Management, LLC1,228,384$38.3M0.8%DOUBLED +11232.0%
19Invesco Ltd.1,136,724$35.4M0.8%ADD +49.1%
20VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC1,126,394$35.1M0.8%ADD +37.9%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
BlackRock, Inc.ADD20,930,88138,431,787+83.6%$1.2B2026-Q1
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDDOUBLED604,90014,493,791+2296.1%$451.9M2026-Q1
STATE STREET CORPADD6,257,36012,495,962+99.7%$389.6M2026-Q1
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPADD5,568,6029,995,353+79.5%$311.7M2026-Q1
FMR LLCDOUBLED124,1654,018,416+1518.2%$125.3M2026-Q1
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCDOUBLED1,374,1432,899,774+111.0%$90.4M2026-Q1
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPDOUBLED146,3152,749,950+1779.5%$85.7M2026-Q1
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORPNEW2,676,731$83.5M2026-Q1
Nuveen, LLCDOUBLED833,1672,360,486+183.3%$73.6M2026-Q1
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LPADD746,7161,290,485+72.8%$40.2M2026-Q1
Gotham Asset Management, LLCDOUBLED10,8401,228,384+11232.0%$38.3M2026-Q1
Invesco Ltd.ADD762,3891,136,724+49.1%$35.4M2026-Q1
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCADD816,8931,126,394+37.9%$35.1M2026-Q1
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARDDOUBLED396,514809,815+104.2%$25.3M2026-Q1
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCADD542,523772,243+42.3%$24.3M2026-Q1
RHUMBLINE ADVISERSADD377,853735,782+94.7%$22.9M2026-Q1
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLCNEW716,918$22.4M2026-Q1
GLENMEDE TRUST CO NAADD449,851597,420+32.8%$18.6M2026-Q1
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.NEAR_EXIT2,271,757545,386-76.0%$17.0M2026-Q1
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbHADD362,741535,533+47.6%$16.7M2026-Q1
Legal & General Group PlcADD283,917476,140+67.7%$14.8M2026-Q1
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMDOUBLED204,526475,818+132.6%$14.8M2026-Q1
CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A.ADD253,069426,570+68.6%$13.3M2026-Q1
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.ADD250,409383,179+53.0%$12.0M2026-Q1
Baird Financial Group, Inc.ADD305,063383,177+25.6%$11.9M2026-Q1
3 unique insiders with 4 transactions. Net insider value: -$834.3K ($0.00 bought, $834.3K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 21, 2026PERU RAMIRO GDirectorSELL24,553$33.98$834.3K
Mar 12, 2026PURSELL A WADEEVP & CFOGIFT7,500
Feb 5, 2026van Kempen Wouter T.DirectorTAX W/H75,217$18.87$1.4M
Dec 31, 2025PURSELL A WADEEVP & CFOJ184$15.96$2.9K

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (64% buy). Based on 22 analysts: 4 strong buy, 10 buy, 8 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$40.79 mean target +30.9% upside Strong Buy (2.00)
$30.00 Low $61.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$31.15
Target Low$30.00
Target Mean$40.79
Target Median$39.00
Target High$61.00
# Analysts14
RecommendationStrong Buy (2.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$2.03 $1.40 $3.14 35.5% +6.6% 5↑ 4↓ $2.1B 160.2% 14
Next Q
2026-09-30
$2.12 $1.68 $3.03 59.5% +13.6% 5↑ 4↓ $2.0B 150.5% 13
Current FY
2026-12-31
$7.72 $6.25 $10.30 42.5% +13.6% 8↑ 2↓ $7.5B 136.5% 14
Next FY
2027-12-31
$7.87 $7.03 $8.90 57.8% +4.9% 5↑ 2↓ $7.6B 1.9% 9

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$2.032
7d ago$2.019+0.014
30d ago$1.907+0.125
60d ago$1.519+0.513
90d ago$0.731+1.301
11 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 1 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 27, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
May 20, 2026 Raymond James UPGRADE Underperform Outperform
May 18, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 12, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 11, 2026 Susquehanna MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Apr 21, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 8, 2026 Roth Capital DOWNGRADE Buy Neutral
Apr 2, 2026 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Market Perform Market Perform
Apr 2, 2026 Keybanc MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Mar 24, 2026 Truist Securities INITIATE Hold Buy
Mar 19, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Mar 17, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 19, 2026 Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 26, 2026 Susquehanna MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 13, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 202641080064%
May 1, 20264981059%
Apr 1, 202641171065%
Mar 1, 20264971062%
Feb 1, 20265961067%
Jan 1, 20265961067%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

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21 mentions 5 bullish 5 bearish 19 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
May 21, 2026140° Cool011
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May 7, 2026258° Warm102
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Apr 24, 2026150° Neutral001
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Apr 5, 2026256° Neutral002
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Mar 30, 2026160° Warm101
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Mar 13, 2026150° Neutral001
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Mar 12, 2026140° Cool011
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Recent Reddit Threads

Jun 11, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 70.8% short (1.0M / 1.5M)
Short: 1,027,553 | Exempt: 1,679 | TRF Vol: 1,450,807 | Short Ratio: 70.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 10, 2026
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Short Volume: SM — 64.7% short (0.8M / 1.3M)
Short: 841,634 | Exempt: 1,629 | TRF Vol: 1,300,233 | Short Ratio: 64.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 8, 2026
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Short Volume: SM — 68.7% short (0.6M / 0.8M)
Short: 557,660 | Exempt: 3,636 | TRF Vol: 811,590 | Short Ratio: 68.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 59.2% short (0.7M / 1.2M)
Short: 711,988 | Exempt: 2,732 | TRF Vol: 1,203,497 | Short Ratio: 59.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 3, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 65.1% short (0.8M / 1.2M)
Short: 812,633 | Exempt: 3,081 | TRF Vol: 1,248,699 | Short Ratio: 65.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 59.8% short (0.9M / 1.5M)
Short: 915,079 | Exempt: 5,594 | TRF Vol: 1,530,720 | Short Ratio: 59.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 58.1% short (0.7M / 1.3M)
Short: 733,837 | Exempt: 3,763 | TRF Vol: 1,262,898 | Short Ratio: 58.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 68.3% short (1.0M / 1.4M)
Short: 988,727 | Exempt: 15,810 | TRF Vol: 1,446,630 | Short Ratio: 68.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 62.3% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 701,661 | Exempt: 3,261 | TRF Vol: 1,126,565 | Short Ratio: 62.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 26, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 59.6% short (0.8M / 1.3M)
Short: 782,289 | Exempt: 10,307 | TRF Vol: 1,311,661 | Short Ratio: 59.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 59.0% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 654,964 | Exempt: 511 | TRF Vol: 1,109,296 | Short Ratio: 59.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 19, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 62.8% short (1.1M / 1.8M)
Short: 1,140,403 | Exempt: 5,160 | TRF Vol: 1,815,916 | Short Ratio: 62.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 67.6% short (1.6M / 2.3M)
Short: 1,574,213 | Exempt: 5,646 | TRF Vol: 2,329,124 | Short Ratio: 67.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 15, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 66.0% short (0.9M / 1.4M)
Short: 895,399 | Exempt: 1,671 | TRF Vol: 1,356,272 | Short Ratio: 66.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SM — 64.3% short (1.0M / 1.5M)
Short: 981,113 | Exempt: 4,353 | TRF Vol: 1,526,676 | Short Ratio: 64.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 6, 2026
Enforcement
HSR Early Termination: Caturus HoldCo, LLC; SM Energy Company
The FTC granted early termination of the HSR Act waiting period for a transaction involving Caturus HoldCo, LLC; SM Energy Company.