SM Energy Co (SM) · Insider trading

What SM Energy's directors, officers and largest holders bought and sold themselves, from the Form 4 each of them files with the SEC within two business days of a trade. Open-market purchases and sales first: those are the trades somebody chose to make at the market price.

Bought, 12 months

0 insiders, 0 trades

Sold, 12 months

$1.62M

3 insiders, 0% under a plan

Net, 12 months

−$1.62M

bought less sold

Latest filing

2026-09-11

filings read to 2026-10-19

Bought and sold at the market, by month

Two years. Purchases above the line, sales below, in dollars.

Bought Sold Largest month: $834,311

Who traded, two years

Insider	Bought	Sold	Trades	Last trade	Holds after
Peru Ramiro GDirector	$143,600	$834,311	2	2026-05-21	65,964
Lebeck James BarkerEVP, GC & Corp Secretary	–	$647,850	1	2026-08-21	14,705
Brookman Barton R JrDirector	$226,520	–	1	2025-02-26	14,666
Jenkins Richard A.Senior Vice President - Utah	–	$220,114	1	2025-06-17	23,668
Venkatraman AshwinDirector	–	$139,722	1	2026-09-10	12,525
Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	$69,975	–	4	2025-05-06	488,101

Open-market purchases and sales

Newest first. “Plan” marks a trade made under a 10b5-1 plan set up in advance.

Date	Insider	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Holds after	Filing
2026-09-10	Venkatraman AshwinDirector	Sale	3,650	38.28	$139,722	12,525	Form 4
2026-08-21	Lebeck James BarkerEVP, GC & Corp Secretary	Sale	17,500	37.02	$647,850	14,705	Form 4
2026-05-21	Peru Ramiro GDirector	Sale	24,553	33.98	$834,311	65,964	Form 4
2025-06-17	Jenkins Richard A.Senior Vice President - Utah	Sale	7,726	28.49	$220,114	23,668	Form 4
2025-05-06	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Buy	1,000	21.32	$21,320	488,101	Form 4
2025-03-04	Peru Ramiro GDirector	Buy	5,000	28.72	$143,600	82,535	Form 4
2025-03-03	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Buy	500	29.67	$14,835	487,101	Form 4
2025-02-26	Brookman Barton R JrDirector	Buy	7,000	32.36	$226,520	14,666	Form 4
2025-02-25	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Buy	500	33.66	$16,830	486,601	Form 4
2025-02-24	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Buy	500	33.98	$16,990	486,101	Form 4

Grants, exercises and other transactions

Pay, tax and paperwork rather than a choice to trade at the market price. Two years.

38 × shares withheld for tax37 × option exercise22 × grant or award15 × other7 × gift3 × returned to the company

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Date	Insider	What	Shares	Price	Holds after	Filing
2026-08-21	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Gift G	−5,000	–	426,531	Form 4
2026-07-24	Lebeck James BarkerEVP, GC & Corp Secretary	Option exercise M	+7,520	–	35,496	Form 4
2026-07-24	Lebeck James BarkerEVP, GC & Corp Secretary	Shares withheld for tax F	−3,291	26.10	32,205	Form 4
2026-07-24	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Option exercise M	+16,917	–	438,934	Form 4
2026-07-24	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−7,403	26.10	431,531	Form 4
2026-07-01	McKenna Blake DouglasEVP and COO	Option exercise M	+4,160	–	4,160	Form 4
2026-07-01	McKenna Blake DouglasEVP and COO	Shares withheld for tax F	−1,196	26.10	2,964	Form 4
2026-07-01	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Option exercise M	+11,855	–	410,155	Form 4
2026-07-01	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−3,705	26.10	406,450	Form 4
2026-07-01	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Option exercise M	+9,543	–	415,993	Form 4
2026-07-01	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−4,176	26.10	411,817	Form 4
2026-07-01	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Option exercise M	+16,000	–	427,817	Form 4
2026-07-01	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−5,800	26.10	422,017	Form 4
2026-07-01	Bennett Alan DVice President - Controller	Option exercise M	+948	–	2,599	Form 4
2026-07-01	Bennett Alan DVice President - Controller	Shares withheld for tax F	−396	26.10	2,203	Form 4
2026-07-01	Bennett Alan DVice President - Controller	Option exercise M	+630	–	2,833	Form 4
2026-07-01	Bennett Alan DVice President - Controller	Shares withheld for tax F	−264	26.10	2,569	Form 4
2026-07-01	Bennett Alan DVice President - Controller	Option exercise M	+1,919	–	4,488	Form 4
2026-07-01	Bennett Alan DVice President - Controller	Shares withheld for tax F	−802	26.10	3,686	Form 4
2026-07-01	McDonald Elizabeth AnnePresident & CEO	Option exercise M	+9,690	–	17,361	Form 4
2026-07-01	McDonald Elizabeth AnnePresident & CEO	Shares withheld for tax F	−4,240	26.10	13,121	Form 4
2026-07-01	McDonald Elizabeth AnnePresident & CEO	Option exercise M	+14,720	–	27,841	Form 4
2026-07-01	McDonald Elizabeth AnnePresident & CEO	Shares withheld for tax F	−6,440	26.10	21,401	Form 4
2026-07-01	Lebeck James BarkerEVP, GC & Corp Secretary	Option exercise M	+5,269	–	20,728	Form 4
2026-07-01	Lebeck James BarkerEVP, GC & Corp Secretary	Shares withheld for tax F	−2,306	26.10	18,422	Form 4
2026-07-01	Lebeck James BarkerEVP, GC & Corp Secretary	Option exercise M	+6,108	–	24,530	Form 4
2026-07-01	Lebeck James BarkerEVP, GC & Corp Secretary	Shares withheld for tax F	−2,673	26.10	21,857	Form 4
2026-07-01	Lebeck James BarkerEVP, GC & Corp Secretary	Option exercise M	+10,880	–	32,737	Form 4
2026-07-01	Lebeck James BarkerEVP, GC & Corp Secretary	Shares withheld for tax F	−4,761	26.10	27,976	Form 4
2026-06-30	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Other J	+190	15.90	398,300	Form 4
2026-06-30	McDonald Elizabeth AnnePresident & CEO	Other J	+1,309	15.90	7,671	Form 4
2026-06-30	Lebeck James BarkerEVP, GC & Corp Secretary	Other J	+622	15.90	15,459	Form 4
2026-06-22	van Kempen Wouter T.Director	Grant or award A	+6,166	–	141,551	Form 4
2026-06-22	Fox Carrie MDirector	Grant or award A	+9,024	–	98,046	Form 4
2026-06-22	Willard Howard A.Director	Grant or award A	+9,024	–	81,986	Form 4
2026-06-22	Peru Ramiro GDirector	Grant or award A	+6,166	–	72,130	Form 4
2026-06-22	Robeson Rose MDirector	Grant or award A	+6,166	–	47,529	Form 4
2026-06-22	Quintana Julio MDirector	Grant or award A	+10,377	–	120,191	Form 4
2026-06-22	Clark Morris RDirector	Grant or award A	+6,166	–	68,978	Form 4
2026-06-22	Brookman Barton R JrDirector	Grant or award A	+9,024	–	35,771	Form 4
2026-06-22	Helms Lloyd W JrDirector	Grant or award A	+9,024	–	26,564	Form 4
2026-06-22	Venkatraman AshwinDirector	Grant or award A	+6,166	–	16,175	Form 4
2026-03-12	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Gift G	−7,500	–	398,110	Form 4
2026-02-05	van Kempen Wouter T.Director	Shares withheld for tax F	−75,217	18.87	135,385	Form 4
2026-01-23	Lebeck James BarkerEVP Corp Development & GC	Option exercise M	+14,698	–	21,628	Form 4
2026-01-23	Lebeck James BarkerEVP Corp Development & GC	Shares withheld for tax F	−6,791	18.75	14,837	Form 4
2025-12-31	McDonald Elizabeth AnnePresident & CEO	Other J	+912	15.96	6,362	Form 4
2025-12-31	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Other J	+184	15.96	405,610	Form 4
2025-09-09	McDonald Elizabeth AnnePresident & COO	Option exercise M	+9,690	–	9,690	Form 4
2025-09-09	McDonald Elizabeth AnnePresident & COO	Shares withheld for tax F	−4,240	26.71	5,450	Form 4
2025-07-24	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Option exercise M	+11,436	–	410,431	Form 4
2025-07-24	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−5,005	24.71	405,426	Form 4
2025-07-24	Lytle Patrick ASenior VP - Finance	Option exercise M	+1,331	–	13,353	Form 4
2025-07-24	Lytle Patrick ASenior VP - Finance	Shares withheld for tax F	−557	24.71	12,796	Form 4
2025-07-24	Knott Kenneth J.SVP - Bus Dev & Land	Option exercise M	+3,458	–	135,078	Form 4
2025-07-24	Knott Kenneth J.SVP - Bus Dev & Land	Shares withheld for tax F	−843	24.71	134,235	Form 4
2025-07-24	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Option exercise M	+28,721	–	548,643	Form 4
2025-07-24	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Shares withheld for tax F	−12,566	24.71	536,077	Form 4
2025-07-01	Lytle Patrick ASenior VP - Finance	Option exercise M	+1,223	–	10,096	Form 4
2025-07-01	Lytle Patrick ASenior VP - Finance	Shares withheld for tax F	−511	24.71	9,585	Form 4
2025-07-01	Lytle Patrick ASenior VP - Finance	Option exercise M	+2,371	–	11,956	Form 4
2025-07-01	Lytle Patrick ASenior VP - Finance	Shares withheld for tax F	−990	24.71	10,966	Form 4
2025-07-01	Lytle Patrick ASenior VP - Finance	Option exercise M	+1,813	–	12,779	Form 4
2025-07-01	Lytle Patrick ASenior VP - Finance	Shares withheld for tax F	−757	24.71	12,022	Form 4
2025-07-01	Jenkins Richard A.Senior Vice President - Utah	Grant or award A	+1,379	–	25,622	Form 4
2025-07-01	Jenkins Richard A.Senior Vice President - Utah	Returned to the company D	−336	24.71	25,286	Form 4
2025-07-01	Jenkins Richard A.Senior Vice President - Utah	Grant or award A	+1,581	–	26,867	Form 4
2025-07-01	Jenkins Richard A.Senior Vice President - Utah	Returned to the company D	−385	24.71	26,482	Form 4
2025-07-01	Jenkins Richard A.Senior Vice President - Utah	Grant or award A	+1,908	–	28,390	Form 4
2025-07-01	Jenkins Richard A.Senior Vice President - Utah	Returned to the company D	−465	24.71	27,925	Form 4
2025-07-01	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Option exercise M	+17,606	–	506,325	Form 4
2025-07-01	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Shares withheld for tax F	−7,704	24.71	498,621	Form 4
2025-07-01	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Option exercise M	+21,077	–	519,698	Form 4
2025-07-01	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Shares withheld for tax F	−9,222	24.71	510,476	Form 4
2025-07-01	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Option exercise M	+16,796	–	527,272	Form 4
2025-07-01	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Shares withheld for tax F	−7,350	24.71	519,922	Form 4
2025-07-01	Bennett Alan DVice President - Controller	Option exercise M	+742	–	742	Form 4
2025-07-01	Bennett Alan DVice President - Controller	Shares withheld for tax F	−214	24.71	528	Form 4
2025-07-01	Bennett Alan DVice President - Controller	Option exercise M	+948	–	1,476	Form 4
2025-07-01	Bennett Alan DVice President - Controller	Shares withheld for tax F	−273	24.71	1,203	Form 4
2025-07-01	Bennett Alan DVice President - Controller	Option exercise M	+629	–	1,832	Form 4
2025-07-01	Bennett Alan DVice President - Controller	Shares withheld for tax F	−181	24.71	1,651	Form 4
2025-07-01	Lebeck James BarkerEVP Corp Development & GC	Option exercise M	+5,269	–	5,801	Form 4
2025-07-01	Lebeck James BarkerEVP Corp Development & GC	Shares withheld for tax F	−2,306	24.71	3,495	Form 4
2025-07-01	Lebeck James BarkerEVP Corp Development & GC	Option exercise M	+6,107	–	9,602	Form 4
2025-07-01	Lebeck James BarkerEVP Corp Development & GC	Shares withheld for tax F	−2,672	24.71	6,930	Form 4
2025-07-01	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Option exercise M	+10,515	–	389,818	Form 4
2025-07-01	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−3,024	24.71	386,794	Form 4
2025-07-01	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Option exercise M	+11,856	–	398,650	Form 4
2025-07-01	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−5,022	24.71	393,628	Form 4
2025-07-01	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Option exercise M	+9,543	–	403,171	Form 4
2025-07-01	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−4,176	24.71	398,995	Form 4
2025-07-01	Knott Kenneth J.SVP - Bus Dev & Land	Option exercise M	+3,179	–	127,097	Form 4
2025-07-01	Knott Kenneth J.SVP - Bus Dev & Land	Shares withheld for tax F	−775	24.71	126,322	Form 4
2025-07-01	Knott Kenneth J.SVP - Bus Dev & Land	Option exercise M	+3,952	–	130,274	Form 4
2025-07-01	Knott Kenneth J.SVP - Bus Dev & Land	Shares withheld for tax F	−963	24.71	129,311	Form 4
2025-07-01	Knott Kenneth J.SVP - Bus Dev & Land	Option exercise M	+3,053	–	132,364	Form 4
2025-07-01	Knott Kenneth J.SVP - Bus Dev & Land	Shares withheld for tax F	−744	24.71	131,620	Form 4
2025-06-30	Lytle Patrick ASenior VP - Finance	Other J	+644	21.34	8,873	Form 4
2025-06-30	Jenkins Richard A.Senior Vice President - Utah	Other J	+575	21.34	24,243	Form 4
2025-06-30	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Other J	+618	21.34	488,719	Form 4
2025-06-30	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Other J	+136	21.34	379,303	Form 4
2025-06-30	Knott Kenneth J.SVP - Bus Dev & Land	Other J	+575	21.34	123,918	Form 4
2025-06-13	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Gift G	−5,000	–	379,167	Form 4
2025-06-10	Powers Anita M.Director	Grant or award A	+12,081	–	33,890	Form 4
2025-06-10	Sullivan William DDirector	Grant or award A	+12,081	–	105,088	Form 4
2025-06-10	Quintana Julio MDirector	Grant or award A	+14,022	–	109,814	Form 4
2025-06-10	Robeson Rose MDirector	Grant or award A	+7,982	–	41,363	Form 4
2025-06-10	Venkatraman AshwinDirector	Grant or award A	+7,982	–	10,009	Form 4
2025-06-10	Bailo Carla JeanDirector	Grant or award A	+7,982	–	106,830	Form 4
2025-06-10	Peru Ramiro GDirector	Grant or award A	+7,982	–	90,517	Form 4
2025-06-10	Brookman Barton R JrDirector	Grant or award A	+12,081	–	26,747	Form 4
2024-12-31	Lytle Patrick ASenior VP - Finance	Other J	+224	32.70	8,229	Form 4
2024-12-31	Lebeck James BarkerEVP Corp Development & GC	Other J	+276	32.70	532	Form 4
2024-12-31	Knott Kenneth J.SVP - Bus Dev & Land	Other J	+256	32.70	123,343	Form 4
2024-12-31	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Other J	+86	32.70	384,167	Form 4
2024-12-31	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Other J	+232	32.70	485,601	Form 4
2024-12-11	Venkatraman AshwinDirector	Grant or award A	+2,027	–	2,027	Form 4
2024-12-02	Vogel Herbert SDirector, President & CEO	Gift G	−3,000	–	485,369	Form 4
2024-11-19	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Gift G	−1,000	–	387,581	Form 4
2024-11-19	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Gift G	−1,000	–	386,581	Form 4
2024-11-19	Pursell A WadeEVP & CFO	Gift G	−2,500	–	384,081	Form 4

How to read it

Buy, sale: Code P and S on the form: shares bought or sold in the market, at the market price. The other codes are mostly pay (a grant, an option exercised) or tax (shares the company withheld), and say little about what the insider thinks of the price.
Plan: A sale or purchase under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, set up in advance and running on its own schedule. Since April 2023 the form has a box for it. Much executive selling is planned and says more about diversifying than about the company.
Holds after: The shares the insider still held after the trade, in the form the trade was in (directly, or indirectly through a trust or a fund).
Value: Shares times the price the form reports, which is often an average over several fills on the day.

Read from the SEC's own quarterly data sets of Forms 3, 4 and 5, and from each day's filings since the last one. A correcting amendment replaces the lines it restates. Every row links to its filing. None of this is advice: insiders sell for many reasons, and buy for fewer.

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