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Across 14 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 9 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $38.40.
NYSE: SM · Oil & Gas E&p
Over the past week, SM Energy (SM) racked up 15 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 54% bullish but is far apart: News runs 100% bullish while X sits at just 29%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 9 of 14 analysts rating SM a buy.
There is little buzz around SM this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 64% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 29% to News at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 14 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 9 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $38.40.
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 Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 10 points above the crowd average of 54%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 100% bullish while X sits at 29%, a 71-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, SM Energy (SM) buzz held subdued around 14.4 while the price drifted up 27.0% 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 3.7M shares. Updated Jul 27, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, SM gained 9.9%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 23.4 and was relatively stable, swinging between 14.4 and 29.1. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 10 of the 13 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.
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Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, SM Energy (SM) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 52/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 54% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 15 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 3 mentions across 5 tracked subreddits. The tone is 33% bullish with stable 3-day activity momentum, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads split on SM Energy (SM), averaging 54% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 100% bullish and X at 29%, a 71-point spread. On the professional side, 9 of 14 analysts rate SM a buy.
Of the 14 analysts covering SM Energy (SM), 9 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $38.40. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 54% bullish.
SM Energy (SM) sentiment is mixed across all 3 tracked sources. Reddit reads 33% bullish, News reads 100% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 29% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 52/100 conviction.
Social sentiment data shows consistently mixed discussion around SM Energy (SM). All 3 tracked sources lean in different directions, with x being the most bearish at 29% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across X and News. The hold signal carries 52/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 7 mentions (47% of total volume). News contributes 5 mentions and Reddit contributes 3 mentions. Sentiment is mixed across all sources.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. SM's hold signal at 52/100 conviction reflects consistently mixed sentiment across 3 tracked sources. 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.
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