Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) Shares Bought by BNP Paribas Financial Markets

BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN - Free Report) by 23.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 971,618 shares of the energy company's stock after buying an additional 186,421 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets owned about 0.09% of Southwestern Energy worth $6,364,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in Southwestern Energy by 481.1% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 4,655 shares of the energy company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 3,854 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of Southwestern Energy during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Lindbrook Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Southwestern Energy by 30.2% during the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 6,747 shares of the energy company's stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 1,564 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Southwestern Energy by 555.0% in the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 7,624 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 6,460 shares during the period. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Southwestern Energy by 244.2% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.97% of the company's stock.

Southwestern Energy Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of SWN traded up $0.01 on Friday, hitting $7.53. 8,417,112 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 13,907,261. Southwestern Energy has a 1 year low of $4.72 and a 1 year high of $7.80. The stock's 50 day moving average is $7.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $6.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.30 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.33 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. Southwestern Energy had a positive return on equity of 9.00% and a negative net margin of 32.93%. Southwestern Energy's revenue for the quarter was down 33.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.31 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Southwestern Energy will post 0.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SWN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com began coverage on Southwestern Energy in a report on Tuesday, May 14th. They issued a "hold" rating for the company. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Southwestern Energy from $7.50 to $8.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday. Seaport Res Ptn lowered Southwestern Energy from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Southwestern Energy from $6.60 to $7.60 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $7.00 price objective (down from $8.00) on shares of Southwestern Energy in a research note on Friday, April 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $8.25.

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.