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SM is currently covered by 9 analysts with an average price target of $28.97. This is a potential upside of $9.43 (48.26%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $19.54.
SM Energy Co's activity chart (see below) currently has 342 price targets and 277 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of SM is 52.63% HOLD, 42.11% BUY and 5.26% SELL.
Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 70.83% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 389.75 days.
Highest price target for SM is $55, Lowest price target is $23, average price target is $35.63.
Most recent stock forecast was given by SCOTT HANOLD from RBC on 13-Jan-2026. First documented stock forecast 21-Jun-2013.
Currently out of the existing stock ratings of SM, 10 are a HOLD (52.63%), 8 are a BUY (42.11%), 1 are a SELL (5.26%).
Analyst name
Rating
Current price target
Potential Upside
Previous price target
Date
Price targets met ratio
Average potential upside
Average Days to Hit Target
Performance score
Hold Since 03-Nov-2021
$29
$9.53 (48.95%)
$35
23 days ago
(13-Jan-2026)
9/17 (52.94%)
$10.83 (59.60%)
126
Buy Since 19-Sep-2022
$28
$8.53 (43.81%)
$36
1 months 26 days ago
(10-Dec-2025)
1/8 (12.5%)
$7.57 (37.05%)
85
Hold Since 15-Dec-2023
$23
$3.53 (18.13%)
$29
3 months 19 days ago
(17-Oct-2025)
2/10 (20%)
$1.74 (8.18%)
36
Buy Since 05-Mar-2024
$39
$19.53 (100.31%)
$42
4 months 21 days ago
(15-Sep-2025)
2/9 (22.22%)
$12.93 (49.60%)
89
Hold Since 26-Feb-2024
$27
$7.53 (38.67%)
$24
6 months 13 days ago
(23-Jul-2025)
16/19 (84.21%)
$-0.41 (-1.50%)
209
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