Analyst ratings
Across 17 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 11 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $44.18.
NYSE: SM · Oil & Gas E&p
Over the past week, SM Energy (SM) racked up about 122 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Buy. The crowd averages 77% bullish but is far apart: Reddit runs 100% bullish while News sits at just 57%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 11 of 17 analysts rating SM a buy.
There is steady buzz around SM this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Buy.
Wall Street’s 65% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 57% to Reddit at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 17 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 11 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $44.18.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Buy.
The crowd runs 12 points hotter than the 65% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 100% bullish while News sits at 57%, a 43-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, SM Energy (SM) buzz held subdued around 34.0 while the price drifted down 2.9% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 3.9M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, SM gained 5.5%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 42.8 and was highly volatile, swinging between 22.8 and 77.2. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 12 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Buy |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (11 / 5 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 77% |
| Avg price target | $44.18 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 100% |
| Most bearish source | News, 57% |
| Sentiment spread | 43 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 122 |
| Market cap | $8.82B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 6.6 · 4.4 |
| EPS · Beta | $5.64 · 1.0 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $4.96B · 20% margin |
| Industry | Oil & Gas E&p |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, SM Energy (SM) currently carries an Adanos buy signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 77% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 122 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around SM Energy (SM) is fairly quiet with 2 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 7 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 100% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bullish on SM Energy (SM), averaging 77% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 100% bullish and News at 57%, a 43-point spread. On the professional side, 11 of 17 analysts rate SM a buy.
Of the 17 analysts covering SM Energy (SM), 11 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 1 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $44.18. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 77%.
SM Energy (SM)'s cross-source average is bullish at 77% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bullish. Reddit reads 100% bullish, X reads 73% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 57% bullish. The combined signal points to broad buy-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for SM Energy (SM) at 77% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bullish. The most bearish reading is news at 57% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across X and News. The buy signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 106 mentions (87% of total volume). News contributes 14 mentions and Reddit contributes 2 mentions. The cross-source average is bullish at 77% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bullish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. SM's buy signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 77% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bullish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The SM sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Buy signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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