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SM Energy (SM) has drawn fresh attention after a recent 1 day gain of 3.8%, in contrast with a 6.4% decline over the past week and a 17.9% rise over the past month.
Over the past 3 months, the stock shows a 64.7% return, with year to date performance at 60.1% and a 1 year total return of 43.9%. The company reports annual revenue of US$3,027.0m and net income of US$648.0m.
See our latest analysis for SM Energy.
For investors, the key takeaway is that SM Energy combines strong recent share price momentum over the past quarter with a solid 1 year total shareholder return, even after a pullback in the last week.
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With SM Energy trading at US$30.62, a 14.9% discount to the US$35.19 analyst price target and flagged with a value score of 5, are you looking at an undervalued producer or a stock already pricing in future growth?
Compared with the last close at $30.62, the most followed narrative fair value of $28.82 points to a modest premium baked into the current price, using a 7.02% discount rate.
Analysts have trimmed their price target on SM Energy to $28.82 from $31.42, citing updated assumptions that reflect a lower discount rate, adjusted revenue growth expectations, higher projected profit margins, and a higher future P/E multiple.
Curious what kind of revenue path, margin shift, and future earnings multiple need to line up to justify that fair value? The full narrative spells out those moving parts in detail, including how a higher valuation multiple fits with changing profitability.
Result: Fair Value of $28.82 (OVERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what’s behind the forecasts.
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Find out about the key risks to this SM Energy narrative.
The most followed narrative sees SM Energy as 6.3% overvalued at $28.82, yet market ratios tell a different story. At a P/E of 11.3x, the shares trade below the US Oil and Gas industry at 15.6x and well below a fair ratio of 20.4x, which points to a wide gap between current pricing and where the market could move if sentiment shifts.
