Roth Capital Weighs in on SM Energy’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:SM)

SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for SM Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings per share of $1.12 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.33. The consensus estimate for SM Energy’s current full-year earnings is $8.10 per share.

SM Energy (NYSE:SM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The energy company reported $1.50 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $792.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $792.58 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.85 earnings per share. SM Energy’s revenue was up 25.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

SM has been the subject of several other research reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of SM Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of SM Energy from an “outperform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SM Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. TD Cowen raised shares of SM Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price objective 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.10.

SM Energy Trading Down 1.6%

NYSE SM opened at $21.75 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.44. 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 one year low of $19.67 and a one year high of $46.42. The firm has a market cap of $2.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 2.30.

SM Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, October 17th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 17th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. SM Energy’s payout ratio is currently 11.30%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of SM Energy by 663.7% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,884,536 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $56,442,000 after buying an additional 1,637,779 shares during the last quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SM Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $44,005,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of SM Energy by 169.4% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,873,860 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $56,122,000 after buying an additional 1,178,397 shares during the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of SM Energy by 51.4% during the 1st quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 3,207,245 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $96,057,000 after buying an additional 1,088,948 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of SM Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,179,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.56% of the company’s stock.

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.