SM Energy Company (SM)

SM Energy Company Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 7 analysts that cover SM Energy Company stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $32.57, which forecasts a 27.55% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $19 and the highest is $49.

Price Target: $32.57 (+27.55%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$19	$32.57	$29	$49
Change	-25.59%	+27.55%	+13.57%	+91.89%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for SM Energy Company stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Hold	6	6	5	4	4	4
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	10	9	8	8	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Mike Scialla Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Buy Maintains $48 → $49	Buy	Maintains	$48 → $49	+91.89%	Feb 19, 2026
Biju Perincheril Susquehanna	Susquehanna	Hold Maintains $21 → $19	Hold	Maintains	$21 → $19	-25.59%	Jan 26, 2026
Scott Hanold RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $35 → $29	Hold	Maintains	$35 → $29	+13.57%	Jan 13, 2026
Tim Rezvan Keybanc	Keybanc	Buy Maintains $36 → $28	Buy	Maintains	$36 → $28	+9.65%	Dec 10, 2025
Biju Perincheril Susquehanna	Susquehanna	Hold Maintains $27 → $24	Hold	Maintains	$27 → $24	-6.01%	Oct 20, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.84B

Increased by 126.07%

from 3.03B

Revenue Next Year

7.56B

Increased by 10.45%

from 6.84B

EPS This Year

3.49

Decreased by -38.14%

from 5.63

EPS Next Year

4.56

Increased by 30.84%

from 3.49

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	2.50B	3.20B	2.27B	2.57B	3.03B	6.84B	7.56B
Revenue Growth	131.53%	27.75%	-29.01%	13.44%	17.60%	126.07%	10.45%
EPS	0.29	8.96	6.86	6.67	5.63	3.49	4.56
EPS Growth	-	2,989.66%	-23.44%	-2.77%	-15.52%	-38.14%	30.84%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	7.33	5.60
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	16	15

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	7.6B	8.5B
Avg	6.8B	7.6B
Low	5.7B	6.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	151.8%	23.6%
Avg	126.1%	10.4%
Low	88.5%	-2.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	4.59	7.15
Avg	3.49	4.56
Low	2.14	2.60

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-18.6%	105.1%
Avg	-38.1%	30.8%
Low	-62.1%	-25.5%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.