SM Insider Buying

The table below summarizes the most recent SM insider buying information — the latest buy being $21,320.00 by Herbert S. Vogel on 5/6/2025, with links to see the CAGR achieved by each insider on their purchases. As the saying goes on Wall Street, there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Watch the importance of insider buying video for more information about why SM insider buys like these are important for investors to follow.
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DateInsiderPriceAmount
5-6-2025
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
President & CEO
$21.32
CAGR »
$21,320.00
1,000 shares
3-4-2025
Insider Buy
Ramiro G. Peru
Director
$28.72
CAGR »
$143,600.00
5,000 shares
3-3-2025
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
President & CEO
$29.67
CAGR »
$14,835.00
500 shares
2-26-2025
Insider Buy
Barton R. Brookman Jr.
Director
$32.36
CAGR »
$226,520.00
7,000 shares
2-25-2025
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
President & CEO
$33.82
CAGR »
$33,820.00
1,000 shares
3-15-2023
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
President & CEO
$25.63
CAGR »
$25,630.00
1,000 shares
3-7-2023
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
President & CEO
$31.07
CAGR »
$62,130.00
2,000 shares
3-9-2023
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
President & CEO
$29.32
CAGR »
$58,630.00
2,000 shares
3-9-2020
Insider Buy
Ramiro G. Peru
Director
$2.35
CAGR »
$52,950.00
22,500 shares
3-9-2020
Insider Buy
David W. Copeland
EVP and General Counsel
$3.17
CAGR »
$79,300.00
25,000 shares
3-10-2020
Insider Buy
Julio M. Quintana
Director
$2.00
CAGR »
$80,000.00
40,000 shares
3-4-2020
Insider Buy
Javan D. Ottoson
President & CEO
$5.81
CAGR »
$46,480.00
8,000 shares
3-3-2020
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
Chief Operating Officer
$5.76
CAGR »
$11,520.00
2,000 shares
3-4-2020
Insider Buy
David W. Copeland
EVP and General Counsel
$5.84
CAGR »
$29,200.00
5,000 shares
3-3-2020
Insider Buy
David J. Whitcomb
VP-Marketing
$5.93
CAGR »
$59,300.00
10,000 shares
2-25-2020
Insider Buy
David W. Copeland
EVP and General Counsel
$7.34
CAGR »
$73,400.00
10,000 shares
2-24-2020
Insider Buy
Ramiro G. Peru
Director
$7.67
CAGR »
$57,525.00
7,500 shares
5-24-2019
Insider Buy
David W. Copeland
EVP and General Counsel
$12.71
CAGR »
$127,121.00
10,000 shares
5-29-2019
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
EVP - Operations
$12.41
CAGR »
$24,813.00
2,000 shares
5-7-2019
Insider Buy
Javan D. Ottoson
President & CEO
$14.63
CAGR »
$73,150.00
5,000 shares
6-8-2017
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
EVP - Operations
$16.60
CAGR »
$49,806.06
3,000 shares
6-8-2017
Insider Buy
Javan D. Ottoson
President & CEO
$16.44
CAGR »
$32,888.48
2,000 shares
3-13-2017
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
EVP - Operations
$21.84
CAGR »
$21,835.40
1,000 shares
3-8-2017
Insider Buy
Rose M. Robeson
Director
$23.36
CAGR »
$23,355.00
1,000 shares
3-8-2017
Insider Buy
William D. Sullivan
Director
$24.31
CAGR »
$121,561.10
5,000 shares
3-8-2017
Insider Buy
Loren M. Leiker
Director
$24.57
CAGR »
$491,472.00
20,000 shares
3-8-2017
Insider Buy
Julio M. Quintana
Director
$24.59
CAGR »
$491,800.00
20,000 shares
3-8-2017
Insider Buy
Ramiro G. Peru
Director
$23.40
CAGR »
$35,094.00
1,500 shares
3-8-2017
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
EVP - Operations
$23.09
CAGR »
$46,190.00
2,000 shares
2-27-2017
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
EVP - Operations
$25.70
CAGR »
$25,696.00
1,000 shares
2-27-2017
Insider Buy
William D. Sullivan
Director
$25.69
CAGR »
$256,902.00
10,000 shares
2-27-2017
Insider Buy
David W. Copeland
EVP, GC & Corp. Sec.
$25.22
CAGR »
$252,200.00
10,000 shares
2-27-2017
Insider Buy
Javan D. Ottoson
President & CEO
$25.22
CAGR »
$126,100.00
5,000 shares
2-27-2017
Insider Buy
Ramiro G. Peru
Director
$25.42
CAGR »
$25,422.00
1,000 shares
2-29-2016
Insider Buy
Javan D. Ottoson
President & CEO
$9.00
CAGR »
$22,500.00
2,500 shares
3-1-2016
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
EVP - Operations
$8.64
CAGR »
$51,836.40
6,000 shares
2-26-2016
Insider Buy
Javan D. Ottoson
President & CEO
$7.95
CAGR »
$39,729.45
5,000 shares
12-8-2015
Insider Buy
David W. Copeland
EVP, GC & Corp. Sec.
$23.04
CAGR »
$230,417.00
10,000 shares
6-9-2015
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
EVP - Operations
$48.28
CAGR »
$96,566.00
2,000 shares
11-19-2014
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
EVP - Operations
$50.55
CAGR »
$50,550.00
1,000 shares
11-13-2014
Insider Buy
Ramiro G. Peru
Director
$51.41
CAGR »
$257,040.00
5,000 shares
11-14-2014
Insider Buy
David W. Copeland
EVP, GC & Corp. Sec.
$51.54
CAGR »
$257,685.00
5,000 shares
2-25-2014
Insider Buy
Herbert S. Vogel
Sr VP Portf Dev & Tech Servs
$71.50
CAGR »
$71,500.00
1,000 shares
2-21-2014
Insider Buy
David W. Copeland
Exec. VP and General Counsel
$72.13
CAGR »
$252,441.35
3,500 shares
2-21-2014
Insider Buy
Javan D. Ottoson
President & COO
$71.94
CAGR »
$71,940.00
1,000 shares
6-1-2012
Insider Buy
David W. Copeland
Senior VP and General Counsel
$53.37
CAGR »
$533,685.40
10,000 shares
8-8-2011
Insider Buy
David W. Copeland
Senior VP and General Counsel
$76.81
CAGR »
$1,152,200.00
15,000 shares

Also See: Institutional Holders of SM
Also See: SEC filings


SM Energy Insider Purchase CAGR Analysis

SM Performance Since Insider Purchase
Below we present the annualized performance delivered by SM stock since 5-6-2025 (the date of the most recent insider purchase). The performance of the investment from the time SM insider buying occurred is the ultimate test of whether insiders were right about SM being a good buy.

Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested

Start date: 05/07/2025
End date: 07/10/2026
Start price/share: $21.20
End price/share: $27.81
Starting shares: 471.70
Ending shares: 492.42
Dividends reinvested/share: $1.04
Total return: 36.94%
Average Annual Total Return: 30.67%
Starting investment: $10,000.00
Ending investment: $13,694.51
Years: 1.18
 
Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested

Start date: 05/07/2025
End date: 07/10/2026
Start price/share: $21.20
End price/share: $27.81
Dividends collected/share: $1.04
Total return: 36.08%
Average Annual Total Return: 29.97%
Starting investment: $10,000.00
Ending investment: $13,608.32
Years: 1.18

Which SM Insiders Report Buying

This Holdings Channel page has presented insider buying activity, covering Directors, officers (such as CEO, CFO, COO, etc.), and >10% owners (who are required to file form 4's with the SEC). Important institutional owners may not fall under these categories, but instead file their holdings quarterly on the latest form 13F filings. While recent SM insider buying activity is included, there may also be stock sales over this same period (Also See: SEC filings for sales and other details).

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