SM Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (SM Energy Company | NYSE:SM)

SM Energy Co is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, gas, and NGLs in Texas and Utah. The Company operates in the oil and gas extraction industry, focused on exploration and production activities, onshore in the United States. Its portfolio is comprised of assets in the Midland Basin of West Texas, the Maverick Basin of South Texas, and the Uinta Basin of northeastern Utah.

SM Energy Company trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol SM.

As of July 17, 2026, SM stock price climbed to $31.32 with 2,152,418 million shares trading.

SM has a beta of -0.85, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. SM has a correlation of 0.05 to the broad based SPY ETF.

SM has a market cap of $7.51 billion. This is considered a Mid Cap stock.

Last quarter SM Energy Company reported $1 billion in Revenue and $1.55 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $64 million and exceeded earnings estimates by $.39.

In the last 3 years, SM traded as high as $53.26 and as low as $17.45.

The top ETF exchange traded funds that SM belongs to (by Net Assets): IJR, AVUV, VTI, IWM, VB.

SM has outperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +25.9% while the SPY ETF gained +20.3%. SM has also outperformed the stock market ETF in the last 3 month and 2 week periods returning +12.3% and +16.6%, respectively, while the SPY returned +6.2% and -0.2%, respectively.

SM support price is $29.39 and resistance is $31.03 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that SM shares will trade within this expected range on the day.