Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. SM Energy Co shares valued at $220,114 were sold by Jenkins Richard A. on Jun 17 ’25. At $28.49 per share, Jenkins Richard A. sold 7,726 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 23,668 shares worth approximately $0.65 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, RICHARD JENKINS purchased 7,726 shares, netting a total of over 220,122 in proceeds.
Before that, Vogel Herbert S had added 1,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $21,320, the President & CEO bought SM Energy Co shares for $21.32 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $13.45 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on December 05, 2024, SM Energy Co [SM] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $53 from $51. Analysts at TD Cowen upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of August 21, 2024, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for SM. Earlier on June 25, 2024, Truist initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for SM stock.
Analyzing SM Stock Performance
On last trading session,, SM Energy Co [NYSE: SM] plunged -1.36% to $27.55. The stock’s lowest price that day was $27.53, but it reached a high of $28.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.80%. Over the course of the year, SM Energy Co shares have dropped approximately -28.92%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $44.95 on 01/15/25 and a 52-week low of $19.67 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for SM Energy Co (SM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 27.18, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 26.81. In the upper region, resistance lies at 28.27. The next price resistance is at 28.99. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.59 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is SM Energy Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of SM Energy Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -1.51 million shares to 9.12 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 10.62 million shares. A decline of -16.52% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.6 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.6.
Which companies own the most shares of SM Energy Co (SM)?
In terms of SM Energy Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 36 in the next 12 months, up nearly 28.89% from the previous closing price of $27.93. Analysts anticipate SM Energy Co stock to reach 41 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 33. In spite of this, 19 analysts ranked SM Energy Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 21, 2024, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $63.
