Zacks Research Weighs in on Southwestern Energy’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NYSE:SWN)

Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Southwestern Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.23. The consensus estimate for Southwestern Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.61 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Southwestern Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 22nd. The energy company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.69 billion during 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%. Southwestern Energy’s revenue for the quarter was down 49.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.26 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Seaport Res Ptn downgraded shares of Southwestern Energy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Southwestern Energy from $6.50 to $7.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 4th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Southwestern Energy from $6.00 to $6.25 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 18th. Mizuho raised Southwestern Energy from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $6.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Monday, February 26th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on Southwestern Energy from $8.00 to $8.24 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Southwestern Energy presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $8.11.

Southwestern Energy Stock Performance

Shares of SWN stock opened at $7.28 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.01 billion, a PE ratio of 5.16 and a beta of 1.12. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $7.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.81. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Southwestern Energy has a 12 month low of $4.57 and a 12 month high of $7.69.

Institutional Trading of Southwestern Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SWN. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Southwestern Energy by 4,550.6% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 21,735,368 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $108,678,000 after acquiring an additional 21,268,002 shares during the period. Kimmeridge Energy Management Company LLC purchased a new stake in Southwestern Energy in the fourth quarter worth $120,352,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Southwestern Energy by 269.1% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,958,070 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $100,079,000 after purchasing an additional 10,175,992 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Southwestern Energy by 21.5% in the first quarter. State Street Corp now owns 55,933,972 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $401,047,000 after purchasing an additional 9,882,224 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in Southwestern Energy by 61.6% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 25,513,925 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $127,570,000 after purchasing an additional 9,729,900 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.97% of the company’s stock.

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.