Energy Prospectus

SM Energy (SM): An update profile and forecast model have been posted under the Sweet 16 Tab.

I think natural gas prices are going to spike to over $5.00/mcf this winter. If you agree, you need to take a hard look at SM.

SM completed several high rate Eagle Ford wells in October.

Vogel Herbert S, who is EVP - Operations at SM Energy, bought 1,000 shares at $50.55 on Nov. 21, 2014. Following this transaction, the EVP - Operations owned 6,542 shares meaning that the stake was boosted by 18.04% with the 1,000-share transaction.

The shares most recently traded at $53.82, up $3.27, or 6.08% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for SM Energy go as follows:


4-Week # shares bought: 10,000
4-Week # shares sold: 2,020
12-Week # shares bought: 10,000
12-Week # shares sold: 2,020
24-Week # shares bought: 10,000
24-Week # shares sold: 3,953

The average volume for SM Energy has been 1.3 million shares per day over the past 30 days. SM Energy has a market cap of $3.6 billion and is part of the basic materials sector and energy industry. Shares are down 34.56% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday.

SM Energy Company, an independent energy company, is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in North America. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 0.19%. The company has a P/E ratio of 10.6. Currently, there are 9 analysts who rate SM Energy a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.

First Call's Price Target is $87.71 and I rate it a "Screaming Buy" up to $60/share.