How Does SM Energy Co (SM) Stock Rank on Wall Street Thursday?

Wall Street is positive on SM Energy Co (SM). On average, analysts give SM Energy Co a Strong Buy rating. The average price target is $54.527, which means analysts expect the stock to gain by 19.58% over the next twelve months. That average ranking earns SM Energy Co an Analyst Rating of 43, which is better than 43% of stocks based on data compiled by InvestorsObserver.

Wall Street analysts are rating SM a Strong Buy today. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on SM!

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What's Happening With SM Energy Co Stock Today?

SM Energy Co (SM) stock is trading at $45.60 as of 1:55 PM on Thursday, Sep 15, a drop of -$1.30, or -2.77% from the previous closing price of $46.90. The stock has traded between $45.21 and $46.55 so far today. Volume today is less active than usual. So far 569,250 shares have traded compared to average volume of 1,488,306 shares. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for SM Energy Co stock.