SM Energy Company (SM)
NYSE: SM · Real-Time Price · USD
31.05
-0.88 (-2.76%)
At close: Aug 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
31.30
+0.25 (0.81%)
After-hours: Aug 4, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT

SM Energy Company Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 15 analysts polled by S&P Global, SM Energy Company stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $38.4. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 23.67% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $32 (+3.06%) and the highest is $52 (+67.47%).

Price Target: $38.4 (+23.67%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$32$38.4$37$52
Change+3.06%+23.67%+19.16%+67.47%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for SM Energy Company stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingFeb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26
Strong Buy665678
Buy011222
Hold667655
Sell111000
Strong Sell000000
Total131414141415

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Susquehanna
Susquehanna
Hold
Maintains
$31$32
HoldMaintains$31$32+3.06%Jul 21, 2026
Siebert Williams Shank & Co
Siebert Williams Shank & Co
Buy
Maintains
$41
BuyMaintains$41+32.05%Jul 21, 2026
Roth MKM
Roth MKM
Buy
Maintains
$32$34
BuyMaintains$32$34+9.50%Jul 21, 2026
Raymond James
Raymond James
Buy
Reiterates
$55$48
BuyReiterates$55$48+54.59%Jul 21, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintains
$40
HoldMaintains$40+28.82%Jul 20, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
7.17B
from 3.03B
Increased by 136.91%
Revenue Next Year
7.45B
from 7.17B
Increased by 3.88%
EPS This Year
6.89
from 5.42
Increased by 27.07%
EPS Next Year
7.34
from 6.89
Increased by 6.56%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
2.50B3.20B2.27B2.57B3.03B7.17B
Revenue Growth
131.53%27.75%-29.01%13.44%17.60%136.91%
Operating Income
209.12M1.58B987.00M1.08B1.00B2.05B
Net Income
36.23M1.11B818.00M770.00M648.00M886.54M
EPS
----5.426.89
EPS Growth
-----20.29%27.07%
Forward PE
6.824.335.945.135.994.51
Dividend / Share
0.020.310.630.760.800.94
Dividend Growth
-1,450.00%103.23%20.63%5.26%17.22%
Free Cash Flow
431.72M358.78M197.22M-1.97B206.88M1.20B
No. Analysts
-----10
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High7.7B
Avg7.2B
Low6.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
153.6%
Avg
136.9%
Low
113.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High7.65
Avg6.89
Low6.09

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
41.1%
Avg
27.1%
Low
12.4%