The stock of Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) decreased by -$0.01 on Monday to finish at $6.47, down -0.15 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 19,526,500 shares of common stock traded. 16 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $0.62. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 20,912,949, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 21,557,426.
SWN stock appreciated 9.85% since last month. On 07/17/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $5.77. The stock touched a high of $8.39 on 08/09/23, after rallying from a low of $4.57 in 52 weeks. The price of SWN stock has risen by 10.60% or $0.62 this year, reaching a new high 16 times. Still, the stock price is down -22.88% from the 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
Southwestern Energy Company (SWN) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 1.30. Beta for the stock is 1.37. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.63, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.10, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 7.35.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, Southwestern Energy Company’s quick ratio was 0.60, while its current ratio was 0.60, indicating its inability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 0.62, and the total debt to equity ratio is 0.62. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 69.40% percent. Southwestern Energy Company’s operating margin stood at 39.30% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $7.35 billion and revenue of $15.0 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. SWN’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 42.50%. There was a 83.60% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 119.50%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Southwestern Energy Company’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A lower net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $1.27 billion, while revenues fell by -226.08% to $2.12 billion. It was predicted that Southwestern Energy Company’s quarterly earnings would be $0.09, but it ended up being $0.06. EBITDA was $273.0 million for the quarter. At the end of Southwestern Energy Company’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 6.51 billion, while its total debt was $4.2 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $1.1 billion.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Southwestern Energy Company’s (SWN) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 14 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 55.62%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 27.54% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 53.33% and 61.49% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.21. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 53.33%, the RSI (14) reading is 58.95%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -0.02, and the 14-day reading is at 0.01.
Analyst Ratings
In its analyst report released on June 30, 2023, Stifel began covering Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN). The stock was rated as a Buy by the brokerage firm. Analysts have assigned Southwestern Energy Company (SWN) an Hold rating. SWN is a stock that is recommended for selling by 4 brokerage firms, while 13 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 0 rates it overweight and 9 others recommend it as a buy.
What is SWN’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $5.00 and $14.00, with a median target price of $8.00. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Southwestern Energy Company (SWN) is $7.99.
