Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN - Get Free Report) has been given an average rating of "Hold" by the fourteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $8.25.

Several research firms recently commented on SWN. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Southwestern Energy in a research note on Wednesday. They issued a "hold" rating on the stock. Piper Sandler reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $7.00 target price (down previously from $8.00) on shares of Southwestern Energy in a report on Friday, April 19th. Seaport Res Ptn lowered shares of Southwestern Energy from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Scotiabank downgraded shares of Southwestern Energy from a "sector outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and increased their target price for the company from $9.00 to $9.50 in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Southwestern Energy from $7.50 to $8.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 16th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Southwestern Energy by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 29,332,203 shares of the energy company's stock worth $192,133,000 after purchasing an additional 1,924,108 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of Southwestern Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $2,027,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Southwestern Energy by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 10,444,522 shares of the energy company's stock worth $68,412,000 after purchasing an additional 203,452 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Southwestern Energy by 5,710.7% during the third quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 683,045 shares of the energy company's stock worth $4,406,000 after purchasing an additional 671,290 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kimmeridge Energy Management Company LLC purchased a new position in shares of Southwestern Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $120,352,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.97% of the company's stock.

Southwestern Energy Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of SWN stock traded down $0.08 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $7.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 12,969,820 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,438,367. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $7.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The company has a market cap of $8.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.23 and a beta of 1.15. Southwestern Energy has a one year low of $4.72 and a one year high of $7.80.

Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The energy company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.01). Southwestern Energy had a positive return on equity of 9.00% and a negative net margin of 32.93%. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.31 earnings per share. The business's revenue was down 33.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Southwestern Energy will post 0.59 earnings per share for the current year.

About Southwestern Energy

Southwestern Energy Company, an independent energy company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the United States. It operates through two segments, Exploration and Production, and Marketing. The company focuses on the development of unconventional natural gas and oil reservoirs located in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Louisiana.