SM Energy Co’s recent filing unveils that its Senior Vice President – Utah Jenkins Richard A. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.22 million on Jun 17 ’25. In the deal valued at $28.49 per share,7,726 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Jenkins Richard A. now holds 23,668 shares worth roughly $0.61 million.
Then, RICHARD JENKINS bought 7,726 shares, generating $220,122 in total proceeds.
Before that, Vogel Herbert S bought 1,000 shares. SM Energy Co shares valued at $21,320 were divested by the President & CEO at a price of $21.32 per share. As a result of the transaction, Vogel Herbert S now holds 488,101 shares, worth roughly $12.51 million.
JP Morgan downgraded its SM Energy Co [SM] rating to a Neutral from a an Overweight in a research note published on December 05, 2024; the price target was increased to $53 from $51. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including TD Cowen’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid October from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. also remained covering SM and has increased its forecast on August 21, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Truist started covering the stock on June 25, 2024. It rated SM as “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of SM
On Monday, SM Energy Co [NYSE:SM] saw its stock fall -7.04%% to $25.62. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -9.34%. SM Energy Co shares have fallen nearly -46.09% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -33.90% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $50.20 was reached on 01/15/25, a 52-week low of $19.67 was recorded on 04/09/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For SM Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 24.69, which if violated will result in even more drops to 23.76. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 27.34. A further resistance level may holdings at 29.05.
How much short interest is there in SM Energy Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in SM Energy Co stocks on 2025-05-30, dropping by -1.51 million shares to a total of 9.12 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-30 was 10.62 million shares. There was a decline of -16.52%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on June 21, 2024 when Stephens began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating along with a $63 price target.
