NextDecade (NEXT) Competitors $7.06 -0.32 (-4.27%) As of 09:34 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NEXT vs. SWX, CPK, CTRI, RGCO, OKE, NFG, KNTK, CRK, DINO, and ENLCShould you be buying NextDecade stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NextDecade include Southwest Gas (SWX), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), Centuri (CTRI), RGC Resources (RGCO), ONEOK (OKE), National Fuel Gas (NFG), Kinetik (KNTK), Comstock Resources (CRK), HF Sinclair (DINO), and EnLink Midstream (ENLC). NextDecade vs. Southwest Gas Chesapeake Utilities Centuri RGC Resources ONEOK National Fuel Gas Kinetik Comstock Resources HF Sinclair EnLink Midstream NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) and Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking. Does the media favor NEXT or SWX? In the previous week, Southwest Gas had 7 more articles in the media than NextDecade. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Southwest Gas and 6 mentions for NextDecade. NextDecade's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Southwest Gas' score of 1.09 indicating that NextDecade is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NextDecade 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Southwest Gas 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NEXT or SWX? 66.7% of NextDecade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Southwest Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of NextDecade shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Southwest Gas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate NEXT or SWX? NextDecade currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.14%. Southwest Gas has a consensus price target of $74.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.11%. Given NextDecade's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe NextDecade is more favorable than Southwest Gas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NextDecade 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Southwest Gas 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NEXT or SWX? Southwest Gas received 74 more outperform votes than NextDecade when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.97% of users gave NextDecade an outperform vote while only 51.28% of users gave Southwest Gas an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNextDecadeOutperform Votes20758.97% Underperform Votes14441.03% Southwest GasOutperform Votes28151.28% Underperform Votes26748.72% Is NEXT or SWX more profitable? Southwest Gas has a net margin of 3.44% compared to NextDecade's net margin of 0.00%. Southwest Gas' return on equity of 5.99% beat NextDecade's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NextDecadeN/A -22.67% -5.47% Southwest Gas 3.44%5.99%1.76% Which has better earnings & valuation, NEXT or SWX? Southwest Gas has higher revenue and earnings than NextDecade. NextDecade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southwest Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNextDecadeN/AN/A-$162.26M-$0.68-10.66Southwest Gas$4.83B1.03$150.89M$3.1122.21 Which has more risk & volatility, NEXT or SWX? NextDecade has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southwest Gas has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySouthwest Gas beats NextDecade on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NextDecade News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NEXT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NEXT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNextDecadeGas transmission & distribution IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.89B$10.30B$7.28B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A3.18%10.95%4.10%P/E Ratio-6.47143.6554.6819.71Price / SalesN/A1.1122,856.40117.28Price / CashN/A10.6335.5034.62Price / Book2.511.993.524.50Net Income-$162.26M$503.36M$4.30B$248.18M7 Day Performance-5.84%-2.28%-0.74%0.20%1 Month Performance0.69%-0.64%6.62%12.37%1 Year Performance-6.09%-5.88%174.47%7.04% NextDecade Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NEXTNextDecade2.5496 of 5 stars$7.07-4.3%$9.00+27.4%-8.6%$1.86BN/A-6.3652Positive NewsSWXSouthwest Gas3.0699 of 5 stars$71.38+3.4%$74.00+3.7%-11.8%$5.13B$4.83B28.7812,700Positive NewsCPKChesapeake Utilities3.9109 of 5 stars$125.00+1.5%$126.50+1.2%+9.1%$2.92B$81.68B25.361,030Analyst DowngradeCTRICenturi0.7861 of 5 stars$18.98-2.9%$19.00+0.1%-32.5%$1.68B$2.66B949.0012,572Gap DownRGCORGC Resources3.0615 of 5 stars$21.88+1.2%N/A+2.0%$225.63M$91.31M18.70100Analyst UpgradeOKEONEOK4.9629 of 5 stars$84.71-1.1%$105.00+24.0%-1.3%$52.91B$24.96B17.722,970Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNFGNational Fuel Gas3.5035 of 5 stars$81.28+0.1%$74.67-8.1%+44.0%$7.34B$2.07B-580.532,130Positive NewsKNTKKinetik4.4279 of 5 stars$44.89-1.0%$57.89+29.0%+7.2%$7.08B$1.58B16.56200News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionCRKComstock Resources1.8673 of 5 stars$23.69-2.3%$15.32-35.3%+112.5%$6.94B$1.43B-31.17240Positive NewsDINOHF Sinclair4.6675 of 5 stars$36.37-0.7%$43.30+19.1%-38.6%$6.85B$27.92B44.355,220News CoveragePositive NewsENLCEnLink MidstreamN/A$14.56+2.9%$15.33+5.3%+8.5%$6.65B$6.65B69.331,130High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Southwest Gas Alternatives Chesapeake Utilities Alternatives Centuri Alternatives RGC Resources Alternatives ONEOK Alternatives National Fuel Gas Alternatives Kinetik Alternatives Comstock Resources Alternatives HF Sinclair Alternatives EnLink Midstream Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NEXT) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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