NYSE: SM · Oil & Gas E&p

SM Energy (SM) stock sentiment

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 vs the crowd on SM

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.

Analyst ratings

Strong Buy
Buy 11
Hold 5
Sell 1
Avg target $44.18

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.

17 analysts65% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Buy
Crowd bullish 77%
Spread 43 pts
Most bullish Reddit 100%
Most bearish News 57%

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.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on SM

43pt spread
Wall St
65%
Reddit
100%
X
73%
News
57%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 77%

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.

Why SM reads Buy

Buy +32.5
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 76.7% bullish, above the 50% neutral line.
+34.7
Trend
More sources are weakening than improving: 0 up, 2 down, 1 flat.
-4.7
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 47.9, close to the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
All 3 sources lean bullish, so the score gets a small bonus.
+3.0

SM Energy (SM) buzz score vs. EOD price

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.

How each source saw SM this week

Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.

Reddit 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 26.8
Bullish 100%
Mentions 2
Trend Stable
7 subreddits · 30-day context7-day sentiment +0.3
Bullish 100%Neutral 0%Bearish 0%
r/wallstreetbets Bearish
Loudest Reddit venue in the 30-day context window with 3 mentions.

X 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 72.3
Bullish 73%
Mentions 106
Trend Falling
106 tweets7-day sentiment +0.3
Bullish 73%Neutral 24%Bearish 3%
@_fox09 · 30-day context Bullish 0.27
“This CA for Super Model $SM: HGTZ7MQ66o772dVs5PBapRPRy4qP3P43pxQadbt5pump”
♥ 23↻ 9👁 743 views

News 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 44.5
Bullish 57%
Mentions 14
Trend Falling
9 publishers · 30-day context7-day sentiment +0.6
Bullish 57%Neutral 43%Bearish 0%
Yahoo Finance · 30-day context Bullish 0.83
“2 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stocks with Impressive Fundamentals and 1 We Brush Off Wall Street is overwhelmingly bullish on the stocks in t…” Led by MarketBeat and Yahoo Finance.

Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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SM Energy (SM) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Oct 10, 2026.

Adanos signalBuy
Analyst consensusStrong Buy (11 / 5 / 1)
Crowd bullish (7d)77%
Avg price target$44.18
Most bullish sourceReddit, 100%
Most bearish sourceNews, 57%
Sentiment spread43 pts
Mentions (7d)122
Market cap$8.82B
P/E · Forward P/E6.6 · 4.4
EPS · Beta$5.64 · 1.0
Revenue (TTM)$4.96B · 20% margin
IndustryOil & Gas E&p

SM Energy (SM) stock sentiment FAQ

Is SM Energy (SM) a buy or sell right now?

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.

What does Reddit say about SM stock?

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.

Is SM Energy (SM) bullish or bearish right now?

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.

What do analysts say about SM Energy (SM)?

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%.

What is the sentiment on SM stock?

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.

Why does SM carry a buy signal right now?

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.

What is driving SM Energy (SM) sentiment right now?

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.

What does the Adanos buy signal mean for SM Energy (SM)?

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.

How fresh is this SM sentiment data?

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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