The Strong Sell recommendation, which was recently downgraded from a Sell to Strong Sell, for Southwest Energy Co is the conclusion of a process of analysis that is proprietary which yielded results that were below average in 6 areas: an economic sector ranked below average in attractiveness, an industry group rated below average in attractiveness, a ranking in its sector group that is in the bottom eighth, ranking in the company's industry group that is in the bottom eighth, an analytical score that is below average, and a numerical calculation of risk/reward that is among the least attractive.

Southwest Energy Co's Strong Sell recommendation, which was recently downgraded from a Sell to Strong Sell, is the conclusion of a process of analysis that is proprietary and produced outcomes that were below average in 6 areas: an economic sector ranked below average in attractiveness, an industry group rated below average in attractiveness, a ranking in the company's sector that is in the bottom eighth, ranking in its industry group that is in the bottom eighth, analytical scoring that is below average, and a quantitative risk/reward calculation that is among the least attractive.

The a Sell rating for SWN is based on the Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. The system for fundamental and quantitative metrics used in this analytical tool assesses and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week. SWN has maintained this ranking for 2 months.

Portfolio Grader currently ranks Southwest Energy Co (NYSE:SWN) a Sell. The methods for fundamental and quantitative metrics used in this analytical tool, developed by Louis Navellier evaluates and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week. This represents no change from the previous week and is the same ranking SWN has had from Portfolio Grader for 2 months.

Southwest Energy Co (NYSE:SWN) is a $2.8 billion in market value component of the Oil & Gas Production GICS industry group where the stock's Portfolio Grader ranking currently places it 119 among the 132 companies in this industry group, a spot that is well below-average. SWN is ranked squarely in the bottom quartile of the sector with a ranking of 169 among the 185 companies in the sector and number 4,098 in the 5000 company Portfolio Grader company universe.

Portfolio Grader currently ranks Southwest Energy Co (NYSE:SWN) a Sell. The methodology for investing incorporated in this analytical tool developed by Louis Navellier assesses and ranks nearly 5,000 stocks each week from a fundamental and quantitative perspective. SWN has maintained this ranking for the last month.

Southwest Energy Co (NYSE:SWN) ranks in the top half of its industry group, Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels, and in the top half of its sector group, Energy, with a market value of $2.7 billion. From an investment attractiveness viewpoint, SWN is ranked squarely in the bottom quartile of the sector with a ranking of 338 among the 362 companies in the sector; the stock's current Portfolio Grader ranking places it 273 among the 289 companies in this industry group, a position that is well below-average and number 4,471 in the 5000 company Portfolio Grader company universe.

Southwest Energy Co (NYSE:SWN) is ranked as a Sell using the approach of Louis Navellier for investing and his Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. The current overall Portfolio Grader recommendation on the shares has changed twice in the past month, which represents a greater level of change than is typical.