Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Decreases Stake in Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN)

Mutual of America Capital Management LLC reduced its holdings in Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN - Free Report) by 27.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,056,034 shares of the energy company's stock after selling 397,122 shares during the period. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.10% of Southwestern Energy worth $6,917,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of SWN. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Southwestern Energy during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Southwestern Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $38,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Southwestern Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $39,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Southwestern Energy by 555.0% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 7,624 shares of the energy company's stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 6,460 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of Southwestern Energy by 244.2% during the 3rd quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 8,420 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 5,974 shares during the period. 86.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Southwestern Energy Stock Up 0.4 %

NYSE:SWN traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $7.42. The stock had a trading volume of 12,513,588 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,368,636. Southwestern Energy has a twelve month low of $4.57 and a twelve month high of $7.69. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $7.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.79. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The company has a market capitalization of $8.17 billion, a PE ratio of 5.26 and a beta of 1.12.

Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 22nd. The energy company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. Southwestern Energy had a net margin of 23.87% and a return on equity of 11.74%. The company's revenue was down 49.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.26 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Southwestern Energy will post 0.62 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $6.60 price objective (down from $8.50) on shares of Southwestern Energy in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Southwestern Energy from $8.00 to $8.24 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 12th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Southwestern Energy in a research report on Friday. They set a "hold" rating for the company. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of Southwestern Energy from $6.50 to $7.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, March 4th. Finally, Scotiabank cut shares of Southwestern Energy from a "sector outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $9.00 to $9.50 in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $8.11.

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.