SM Energy Company’s (SM)  stock has surged significantly over the past year. The company has also outperformed the Oil/Energy space, its subindustry and the S&P 500 composite during the same period.Price PerformanceOver the past year, SM Energy’s stock has surged 70.5% compared with the broader sector’s rise of 14.5% and the Zacks Oil and Gas-U.S. Exploration and Production industry’s growth of 14.4%. Above all, the S&P 500 has jumped nearly 18%. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Given this outperform ...