SM Energy (SM) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Shares of this independent oil and gas company have returned +3.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.8% change. The Zacks Oil and Gas - Exploration and Production - United States industry, to which SM Energy belongs, has gained 0.5% over this period. Now the key question is: Wh ...