NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of oil company Southwestern Energy (SWN) - Get Report were gaining 1.7% to $22.98 Monday as oil prices increased due to the weakening U.S. dollar.

WTI crude oil for May delivery was up 1.6% to $47.30 a barrel early Monday afternoon, and Brent crude oil was up 1% to $55.86 a barrel.

Oil prices were rising due to the declining strength of the U.S. dollar, according to Bloomberg. The dollar dropped against 15 foreign currencies following the Federal Reserve's comments last week. Oil is priced against U.S. dollars, so a weaker dollar makes the commodity more attractive to investors using other currencies.

Brent oil prices were falling earlier Monday after Saudi Arabia announced it is producing almost 10 million barrels a day. The increased output contributed to concerns of global oversupply, according to Reuters.

TheStreet Ratings team rates SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO as a Hold with a ratings score of C. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:

"We rate SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO (SWN) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed -- some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, compelling growth in net income and attractive valuation levels. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself."

Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:

• The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 19.6%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 6.0%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
• The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. The net income increased by 115.9% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $144.49 million to $312.00 million.
• The return on equity has improved slightly when compared to the same quarter one year prior. This can be construed as a modest strength in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry and the overall market on the basis of return on equity, SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO has underperformed in comparison with the industry average, but has exceeded that of the S&P 500.
• SWN's stock share price has done very poorly compared to where it was a year ago: Despite any rallies, the net result is that it is down by 50.94%, which is also worse that the performance of the S&P 500 Index. Investors have so far failed to pay much attention to the earnings improvements the company has managed to achieve over the last quarter. Naturally, the overall market trend is bound to be a significant factor. However, in one sense, the stock's sharp decline last year is a positive for future investors, making it cheaper (in proportion to its earnings over the past year) than most other stocks in its industry. But due to other concerns, we feel the stock is still not a good buy right now.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49 is relatively high when compared with the industry average, suggesting a need for better debt level management. Along with this, the company manages to maintain a quick ratio of 0.11, which clearly demonstrates the inability to cover short-term cash needs.
• You can view the full analysis from the report here: SWN Ratings Report