Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN) is expected to report Q2 earnings around Aug. 3. Here's what Wall Street wants to see:

The 10-second takeaway
Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Southwestern Energy's revenues will shrink -13.5% and EPS will wane -45.8%.

The average estimate for revenue is $455.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.26.

Revenue details
Last quarter, Southwestern Energy notched revenue of $466.3 million. GAAP reported sales were 2.9% lower than the prior-year quarter's $676.3 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
Last quarter, EPS came in at $0.31. GAAP EPS of $0.31 for Q1 were 21% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.39 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Recent performance
For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 68.4%, 200 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 28.3%, 610 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 16.4%, 380 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
The full year's average estimate for revenue is $1.98 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.22.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 1,001 members out of 1,041 rating the stock outperform, and 40 members rating it underperform. Among 172 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 166 give Southwestern Energy a green thumbs-up, and six give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Southwestern Energy is outperform, with an average price target of $39.07.

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