NYSE:SWX - Southwest Gas Stock Price, Price Target & More

Southwest Gas trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SWX."

Southwest Gas announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.52 per share on Tuesday, September 4th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 14th. View Southwest Gas' Dividend History.

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.03. The utilities provider earned $754.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $524.56 million. Southwest Gas had a net margin of 7.69% and a return on equity of 10.32%. The business's revenue was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.45 EPS. View Southwest Gas' Earnings History.

Southwest Gas is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August, 6th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Southwest Gas.

6 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Southwest Gas' shares. Their forecasts range from $69.00 to $89.00. On average, they expect Southwest Gas' stock price to reach $76.00 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Southwest Gas.

Some companies that are related to Southwest Gas include ENN ENERGY HOLD/ADR (XNGSY), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), Nextdecade (NEXT), RGC Resources (RGCO), Corning Natural Gas (CNIG) and China Natural Gas (CHNGQ).

News articles about SWX stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. Accern rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Southwest Gas earned a daily sentiment score of 0.06 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the utilities provider an impact score of 46.47 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Southwest Gas' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.68%), Gabelli Funds LLC (2.77%), Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (1.85%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.44%), Millennium Management LLC (1.39%) and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (1.28%). Company insiders that own Southwest Gas stock include Eric Debonis, Gregory J Peterson, John P Hester, Karen S Haller, Kenneth J Kenny, Roy R Centrella, Thomas A Thomas and Thomas E Chestnut. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Southwest Gas.

SWX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Hennessy Advisors Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and Gamco Investors INC. ET AL. Company insiders that have sold Southwest Gas company stock in the last year include Eric Debonis, Gregory J Peterson, Karen S Haller, Kenneth J Kenny and Thomas E Chestnut. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southwest Gas.

SWX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Rothschild Asset Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., Reaves W H & Co. Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Shelter Harbor Advisors LP and Sei Investments Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SWX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $77.32.

Southwest Gas has a market capitalization of $3.61 billion and generates $2.55 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $193.84 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.62 on an earnings per share basis. Southwest Gas employs 2,285 workers across the globe.

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.