Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) Forecasted to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.40 Per Share

Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) – Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Southwestern Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the energy company will earn $0.40 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Southwestern Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Southwestern Energy’s FY2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS.

Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The energy company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.01). Southwestern Energy had a positive return on equity of 8.31% and a negative net margin of 32.93%. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.31 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 33.1% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on SWN. Scotiabank downgraded shares of Southwestern Energy from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $9.00 to $9.50 in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. UBS Group upped their price target on Southwestern Energy from $6.00 to $6.25 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 18th. Seaport Res Ptn cut Southwestern Energy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Southwestern Energy from $6.60 to $7.60 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 23rd. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on Southwestern Energy from $8.00 to $8.24 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $8.14.

Southwestern Energy Stock Performance

Shares of Southwestern Energy stock opened at $7.08 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.81 billion, a PE ratio of -4.07 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $7.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.88. Southwestern Energy has a one year low of $4.57 and a one year high of $7.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.82.

Institutional Trading of Southwestern Energy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SWN. Kimmeridge Energy Management Company LLC acquired a new position in Southwestern Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $120,352,000. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Southwestern Energy by 32.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 39,784,990 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $256,613,000 after buying an additional 9,709,483 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Southwestern Energy by 11,994.8% in the 3rd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 2,803,943 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $17,132,000 after buying an additional 2,780,760 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Southwestern Energy by 13.7% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,735,475 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $146,644,000 after buying an additional 2,744,656 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Southwestern Energy by 55.8% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,330,974 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $41,468,000 after acquiring an additional 2,268,429 shares during the period. 86.97% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Southwestern Energy Company Profile

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.