Southwestern Energy (SWN) Competitors

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) and Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is MTDR or SWN more profitable?

Southwestern Energy has a net margin of 45.59% compared to Matador Resources' net margin of 38.33%. Southwestern Energy's return on equity of 41.76% beat Matador Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Matador Resources	38.33%	37.11%	21.61%
Southwestern Energy	45.59%	41.76%	10.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTDR or SWN?

Southwestern Energy received 255 more outperform votes than Matador Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.55% of users gave Matador Resources an outperform vote while only 58.70% of users gave Southwestern Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Matador Resources	Outperform Votes 666 72.55%	Underperform Votes 252 27.45%
Southwestern Energy	Outperform Votes 921 58.70%	Underperform Votes 648 41.30%

Does the media prefer MTDR or SWN?

In the previous week, Matador Resources had 8 more articles in the media than Southwestern Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Matador Resources and 2 mentions for Southwestern Energy. Southwestern Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Matador Resources' score of 0.93 indicating that Southwestern Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Matador Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Southwestern Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer MTDR or SWN?

Matador Resources presently has a consensus target price of $70.56, suggesting a potential upside of 49.07%. Southwestern Energy has a consensus target price of $7.85, suggesting a potential upside of 58.33%. Given Southwestern Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Southwestern Energy is more favorable than Matador Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Matador Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Southwestern Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MTDR or SWN?

Southwestern Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Matador Resources. Southwestern Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Matador Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Matador Resources	$3.06 billion	1.84	$1.21 billion	$9.76	4.85
Southwestern Energy	$15.00 billion	0.36	$1.85 billion	$5.84	0.85

Which has more volatility & risk, MTDR or SWN?

Matador Resources has a beta of 3.56, meaning that its share price is 256% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southwestern Energy has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MTDR or SWN?

87.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of Southwestern Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Matador Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Southwestern Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Matador Resources beats Southwestern Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.