Published on 12 Jan 2022 on Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance
In this article we will check out the progression of hedge fund sentiment towards Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) and determine whether it is a good investment right now. We at Insider Monkey like to examine what billionaires and hedge funds think of a company before spending days of research on it. Given their 2 and 20 payment structure, hedge funds have more incentives and resources than the average investor. The funds have access to expert networks and get tips from industry insiders. They also employ numerous Ivy League graduates and MBAs. Like everyone else, hedge funds perform miserably at times, but their consensus picks have historically outperformed the market after risk adjustments.
Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) investors should be aware of a decrease in hedge fund sentiment in recent months. Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) was in 22 hedge funds' portfolios at the end of September. The all time high for this statistic is 48. There were 27 hedge funds in our database with SWN holdings at the end of June. Our calculations also showed that SWN isn't among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds (click for Q2 rankings).
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