Southwest Gas (SWX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc., through its primary subsidiary Southwest Gas Corporation, is a publicly traded natural gas distribution utility headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Established in 1931, the company has grown from a regional provider to one of the largest natural gas utilities in the United States. Southwest Gas is subject to regulation by state public utility commissions in the jurisdictions it serves, ensuring reliable service and infrastructure investment to meet customer needs while maintaining safety and environmental standards.

The company’s core business activities center on the purchase, transportation, storage and distribution of natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Southwest Gas constructs, operates and maintains an extensive network of pipelines, compressor stations and storage facilities to deliver natural gas under firm and interruptible contracts. In addition to its regulated utility operations, the company offers energy efficiency programs and customer support services designed to promote safe usage and conservation of natural gas.

Southwest Gas serves more than two million customers across three primary state markets: Nevada, Arizona and California. Within these territories, the company has expanded service areas through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions, aligning with population growth and regional demand. Southwest Gas continues to invest in pipeline integrity, infrastructure modernization and renewable natural gas initiatives to enhance reliability and support evolving energy policies in the western United States.

The company’s leadership team is led by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Michael W. Florio, who brings decades of utility operations experience to the role. Southwest Gas emphasizes a strong corporate governance framework, with a board of directors composed of industry experts and community leaders. Under this guidance, the company remains focused on delivering safe, reliable natural gas service while pursuing long-term value creation for shareholders and stakeholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $77.86 to $79.27
• 50-Day Range: $67.89 to $77.89
• 52-Week Range: $64.31 to $80.29
• Volume: 61,205 shs
• Average Volume: 383,750 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.48
• Dividend Yield: 3.13%
• Price Target: $77.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Southwest Gas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Southwest Gas scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Southwest Gas has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Southwest Gas has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.78%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Southwest Gas are expected to grow by 21.78% in the coming year, from $3.03 to $3.69 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Southwest Gas is 25.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Southwest Gas is 25.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 19.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Southwest Gas has a PEG Ratio of 1.99. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Southwest Gas has a P/B Ratio of 1.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.07% of the float of Southwest Gas has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Southwest Gas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Southwest Gas has recently increased by 32.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Southwest Gas pays a meaningful dividend of 3.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Southwest Gas does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Southwest Gas is 79.74%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Southwest Gas will have a dividend payout ratio of 67.21% next year. This indicates that Southwest Gas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -8.87

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.07% of the float of Southwest Gas has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Southwest Gas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Southwest Gas has recently increased by 32.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

Southwest Gas has a news sentiment score of 0.98. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Southwest Gas this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for SWX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Southwest Gas insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.51% of the stock of Southwest Gas is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.77% of the stock of Southwest Gas is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SWX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SWX shares performed this year?

Southwest Gas' stock was trading at $70.71 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SWX stock has increased by 10.2% and is now trading at $77.89.

How were Southwest Gas' earnings last quarter?

Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 12th. The utilities provider reported $1.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.04. Southwest Gas's revenue for the quarter was down 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Southwest Gas have any subsidiaries?

Southwest Gas subsidiaries include these companies: and Utility Financial Corp., Canyon Pipeline Construction Inc., Canyon Special Projects LLC, Canyon Traffic Control LLC, Carson Water Company, Centuri Canada Division Inc., Centuri Group Inc., and more.

Who are Southwest Gas' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Southwest Gas include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.36%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.20%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%) and Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Paul M Daily, Robert J Stefani and Justin L Brown.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Southwest Gas?

Shares of SWX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Southwest Gas own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Southwest Gas investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Chevron (CVX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/12/2025
• Record date for 6/2 Dividend: 5/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend: 5/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/02/2025
• Today: 7/21/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2025
• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - GAS DISTR
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SWX
• CIK: 1692115
• Web: www.swgasholdings.com
• Phone: (702) 876-7237
• Fax: 702-876-7037
• Employees: 2,435
• Year Founded: 1931

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Southwest Gas: $77.25
• High Price Target: $82.00
• Low Price Target: $74.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.71
• P/E Growth: 1.99
• Net Income: $198.82 million
• Net Margins: 4.66%
• Pretax Margin: 5.67%
• Return on Equity: 6.76%
• Return on Assets: 2.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.15
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.10
• Cash Flow: $9.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.40
• Book Value: $51.31 per share
• Price / Book: 1.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 71,910,000
• Free Float: 71,546,000
• Market Cap: $5.60 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.48