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SM Energy Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:SM | Benzinga
SM Energy Co has a consensus price target of $43.24 based on the ratings of 18 analysts. The high is $60 issued by TD Cowen on October 15, 2024. The low is $24 issued by Susquehanna on April 22, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Mizuho, Susquehanna, and Keybanc on May 13, 2025, April 22, 2025, and April 21, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $34 between Mizuho, Susquehanna, and Keybanc, there's an implied 42.68% upside for SM Energy Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Mizuho
Susquehanna
Keybanc
Stephens & Co.
Wells Fargo
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for SM Energy
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/13/2025 | Buy Now | 76.25% | Mizuho | William Janela47% | $46 → $42 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | 0.71% | Susquehanna | Biju Perincheril44% | $39 → $24 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | 51.07% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan49% | $60 → $36 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | 130.8% | Stephens & Co. | Mike Scialla47% | $62 → $55 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/25/2025 | Buy Now | 38.48% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang33% | $45 → $33 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2025 | Buy Now | 72.05% | JP Morgan | Zach Parham56% | $54 → $41 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2025 | Buy Now | 67.86% | Raymond James | John Freeman76% | $59 → $40 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | 88.84% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann58% | $42 → $45 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/02/2025 | Buy Now | 139.19% | Stephens & Co. | Mike Scialla47% | $57 → $57 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 88.84% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang33% | $47 → $45 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2024 | Buy Now | 130.8% | Mizuho | William Janela47% | $57 → $55 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/04/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Arun Jayaram61% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2024 | Buy Now | 97.23% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang33% | $43 → $47 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/05/2024 | Buy Now | 93.03% | Susquehanna | Biju Perincheril44% | $48 → $46 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 139.19% | Stephens & Co. | Mike Scialla47% | $56 → $57 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | 151.78% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan49% | $65 → $60 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | 151.78% | TD Cowen | Gabe Daoud34% | $64 → $60 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | 126.61% | JP Morgan | Arun Jayaram61% | $50 → $54 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | 109.82% | RBC Capital | Scott Hanold56% | $50 → $50 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2024 | Buy Now | 101.43% | BMO Capital | — | $50 → $48 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2024 | Buy Now | 80.44% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang33% | $48 → $43 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | 59.46% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann58% | $46 → $38 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 139.19% | Mizuho | William Janela47% | $62 → $57 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | 109.82% | JP Morgan | Zach Parham56% | $55 → $50 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2024 | Buy Now | 101.43% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang33% | $50 → $48 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 109.82% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang33% | $51 → $50 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | 93.03% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann58% | $49 → $46 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | 126.61% | RBC Capital | Scott Hanold56% | $54 → $54 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/03/2024 | Buy Now | 126.61% | RBC Capital | Scott Hanold56% | $54 → $54 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/01/2024 | Buy Now | 105.62% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann58% | $51 → $49 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 06/27/2024 | Buy Now | 164.37% | Stephens & Co. | Mike Scialla47% | $63 → $63 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/25/2024 | Buy Now | 114.02% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann58% | → $51 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | 164.37% | Stephens & Co. | Mike Scialla47% | → $63 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2024 | Buy Now | 160.18% | Mizuho | William Janela47% | $57 → $62 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2024 | Buy Now | 126.61% | RBC Capital | Scott Hanold56% | $50 → $54 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | 114.02% | Susquehanna | Biju Perincheril44% | $42 → $51 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | 172.77% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan49% | $62 → $65 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 114.02% | Wells Fargo | Hanwen Chang33% | $45 → $51 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2024 | Buy Now | 160.18% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan49% | $51 → $62 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2024 | Buy Now | 126.61% | JP Morgan | Zach Parham56% | $49 → $54 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | 139.19% | Mizuho | William Janela47% | $51 → $57 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2024 | Buy Now | 109.82% | RBC Capital | Scott Hanold56% | $45 → $50 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/06/2024 | Buy Now | 114.02% | Mizuho | William Janela47% | $44 → $51 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/26/2024 | Buy Now | 76.25% | Susquehanna | Biju Perincheril44% | $38 → $42 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2024 | Buy Now | 88.84% | RBC Capital | Scott Hanold56% | $45 → $45 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2024 | Buy Now | 109.82% | Seaport Global | Mike Kelly53% | → $50 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/11/2024 | Buy Now | 114.02% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan49% | $56 → $51 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2024 | Buy Now | 88.84% | Raymond James | John Freeman76% | $53 → $45 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2024 | Buy Now | 84.64% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar48% | $50 → $44 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2023 | Buy Now | 67.86% | Susquehanna | Biju Perincheril44% | $32 → $40 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2023 | Buy Now | 93.03% | RBC Capital | Scott Hanold56% | → $46 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2023 | Buy Now | 109.82% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar48% | $48 → $50 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/30/2023 | Buy Now | 93.03% | RBC Capital | Scott Hanold56% | $41 → $46 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2023 | Buy Now | 101.43% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar48% | $41 → $48 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2023 | Buy Now | 97.23% | JP Morgan | Zach Parham56% | $45 → $47 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2023 | Buy Now | 88.84% | Raymond James | John Freeman76% | $41 → $45 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2023 | Buy Now | 72.05% | RBC Capital | Scott Hanold56% | $43 → $41 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | 72.05% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar48% | $33 → $41 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2023 | Buy Now | 38.48% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar48% | $37 → $33 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2023 | Buy Now | 80.44% | RBC Capital | Scott Hanold56% | → $43 | Reiterates | → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2023 | Buy Now | 72.05% | Raymond James | John Freeman76% | $38 → $41 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2023 | Buy Now | 25.89% | Susquehanna | Biju Perincheril44% | $34 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2023 | Buy Now | 59.46% | Raymond James | John Freeman76% | $45 → $38 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/24/2023 | Buy Now | 109.82% | RBC Capital | Scott Hanold56% | → $50 | Reiterates | → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2023 | Buy Now | 55.27% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar48% | $51 → $37 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/01/2023 | Buy Now | 46.87% | Cowen & Co. | Gabe Daoud34% | → $35 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/27/2023 | Buy Now | 42.68% | Susquehanna | Biju Perincheril44% | $36 → $34 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2023 | Buy Now | 34.28% | Barclays | William Thompson46% | $46 → $32 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2023 | Buy Now | 88.84% | Raymond James | John Freeman76% | $55 → $45 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2023 | Buy Now | 114.02% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar48% | → $51 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2023 | Buy Now | 93.03% | JP Morgan | Zach Parham56% | $55 → $46 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/08/2022 | Buy Now | 135% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan49% | $64 → $56 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/14/2022 | Buy Now | 130.8% | RBC Capital | Scott Hanold56% | $53 → $55 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2022 | Buy Now | 93.03% | Barclays | Jeanine Wai55% | $51 → $46 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2022 | Buy Now | 168.57% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan49% | → $64 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2022 | Buy Now | 130.8% | Raymond James | John Freeman76% | $65 → $55 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/20/2022 | Buy Now | 126.61% | MKM Partners | Leo Mariani88% | → $54 | Assumes | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2022 | Buy Now | 130.8% | Barclays | Jeanine Wai55% | $40 → $55 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for SM Energy (SM) stock?
The latest price target for SM Energy (NYSE:SM) was reported by Mizuho on May 13, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $42.00 expecting SM to rise to within 12 months (a possible 76.25% upside). 33 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for SM Energy (SM)?
The latest analyst rating for SM Energy (NYSE:SM) was provided by Mizuho, and SM Energy maintained their outperform rating.
When was the last upgrade for SM Energy (SM)?
The last upgrade for SM Energy Co happened on October 15, 2024 when TD Cowen raised their price target to $60. TD Cowen previously had a hold for SM Energy Co.
When was the last downgrade for SM Energy (SM)?
The last downgrade for SM Energy Co happened on December 4, 2024 when JP Morgan changed their price target from N/A to N/A for SM Energy Co.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for SM Energy (SM)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of SM Energy, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for SM Energy was filed on May 13, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 13, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating SM Energy (SM) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest SM Energy (SM) rating was a maintained with a price target of $46.00 to $42.00. The current price SM Energy (SM) is trading at is $23.83, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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