Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, purchases, distributes, and transports natural gas in Arizona, Nevada, and California. The company operates through two segments, Natural Gas Operations and Utility Infrastructure Services. As of December 31, 2018, it had 2,047,000 residential, commercial, industrial, and other natural gas customers.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Gas transmission & distribution
Sub-IndustryGas Utilities
SectorUtilities
Phone702-876-7237
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$2.88 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees2,312
Next Earnings Date11/5/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Southwest Gas' stock symbol?
Southwest Gas trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SWX."
How often does Southwest Gas pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Southwest Gas?
Southwest Gas announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.545 per share on Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 14th. View Southwest Gas' Dividend History.
How were Southwest Gas' earnings last quarter?
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.02. The utilities provider earned $713.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.70 million. Southwest Gas had a net margin of 6.61% and a return on equity of 8.86%. Southwest Gas's quarterly revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.44 EPS. View Southwest Gas' Earnings History.
When is Southwest Gas' next earnings date?
What guidance has Southwest Gas issued on next quarter's earnings?
Southwest Gas updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 6th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.75-4.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.94.
What price target have analysts set for SWX?
6 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Southwest Gas' shares. Their predictions range from $76.00 to $96.00. On average, they anticipate Southwest Gas' stock price to reach $88.1667 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.5%. View Analyst Price Targets for Southwest Gas.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Southwest Gas?
6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Gas in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Southwest Gas.
Has Southwest Gas been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about SWX stock have been trending negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Southwest Gas earned a news sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Southwest Gas.
Who are some of Southwest Gas' key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Southwest Gas own?
Who are Southwest Gas' key executives?
Southwest Gas' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. John P. Hester, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)
- Mr. Gregory J. Peterson, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 59)
- Ms. Karen S. Haller, Exec. VP & Chief Legal and Admin. Officer (Age 55)
- Mr. Eric DeBonis, Sr. VP of Operations - Southwest Gas Corp. (Age 51)
- Mr. Paul M. Daily, Pres & CEO of Centuri Construction Group Inc. (Age 62)
Who are Southwest Gas' major shareholders?
Southwest Gas' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.85%), BlackRock Inc. (12.85%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.37%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (6.60%), Northern Trust Corp (2.81%) and Gabelli Funds LLC (2.23%). Company insiders that own Southwest Gas stock include Eric Debonis, Gregory J Peterson, John P Hester, Justin L Brown, Karen S Haller, Kenneth J Kenny, Paul M Daily, Thomas A Thomas and Thomas E Chestnut. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Southwest Gas.
Which major investors are selling Southwest Gas stock?
SWX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cohen & Steers Inc., Magellan Asset Management Ltd, Victory Capital Management Inc., Gabelli Funds LLC, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. and Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.. Company insiders that have sold Southwest Gas company stock in the last year include Eric Debonis, John P Hester, Kenneth J Kenny and Thomas E Chestnut. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southwest Gas.
Which major investors are buying Southwest Gas stock?
SWX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., Invesco Ltd., Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Reaves W H & Co. Inc., Vanguard Group Inc. and Moody Aldrich Partners LLC. Company insiders that have bought Southwest Gas stock in the last two years include Eric Debonis, Justin L Brown, Paul M Daily and Thomas A Thomas. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southwest Gas.
How do I buy shares of Southwest Gas?
Shares of SWX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Southwest Gas' stock price today?
One share of SWX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $91.41.
How big of a company is Southwest Gas?
Southwest Gas has a market capitalization of $4.97 billion and generates $2.88 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $182.28 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.68 on an earnings per share basis. Southwest Gas employs 2,312 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Southwest Gas.
What is Southwest Gas' official website?
How can I contact Southwest Gas?
Southwest Gas' mailing address is 5241 SPRING MOUNTAIN ROAD PO BOX 98510, LAS VEGAS NV, 89193. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 702-876-7237.
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