Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, purchases, distributes, and transports natural gas in Arizona, Nevada, and California. The company operates through Natural Gas Operations and Construction Services segments. As of December 31, 2017, it had 2,015,000 residential, commercial, industrial, and other natural gas customers. The company installs, replaces, repairs, and maintains energy distribution systems from the town border station to the end-user; and develops industrial construction solutions. The company also serves customers in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario in Canada. Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Gas transmission & distribution
Sub-IndustryGas Utilities
SectorUtilities
Phone702-876-7237
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$2.55 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees2,285
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 declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 15th. Investors of record on Friday, February 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share on Friday, March 1st. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 14th. View Southwest Gas' Dividend History.
How were Southwest Gas' earnings last quarter?
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) released its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.11. The utilities provider earned $668.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $224 million. Southwest Gas had a net margin of 7.39% and a return on equity of 10.01%. The firm's revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.21 EPS. View Southwest Gas' Earnings History.
When is Southwest Gas' next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for SWX?
6 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Southwest Gas' shares. Their forecasts range from $69.00 to $93.00. On average, they anticipate Southwest Gas' share price to reach $79.8333 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.4%. 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, 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Southwest Gas.
Has Southwest Gas been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about SWX stock have been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Southwest Gas earned a news sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.
Who are some of Southwest Gas' key competitors?
Who are Southwest Gas' key executives?
Southwest Gas' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. John P. Hester, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)
- Ms. Karen S. Haller, Exec. VP/Chief Legal and Admin. Officer & Corp. Sec. (Age 55)
- Mr. Paul M. Daily, Pres & CEO of Centuri Construction Group Inc. (Age 62)
- Mr. Gregory J. Peterson, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 59)
- Ms. Lori L. Colvin, VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 51)
Who are Southwest Gas' major shareholders?
Southwest Gas' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.61%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (3.92%), Northern Trust Corp (2.97%), Gabelli Funds LLC (2.64%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.31%) and Cohen & Steers Inc. (2.01%). Company insiders that own Southwest Gas stock include Eric Debonis, Gregory J Peterson, Justin L Brown, Karen S Haller, Kenneth J Kenny, Thomas A Thomas and Thomas E Chestnut. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Southwest Gas.
Which institutional investors are selling Southwest Gas stock?
SWX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Advisors LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., First National Bank of Omaha, Reaves W H & Co. Inc., Barclays PLC, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL, New York State Common Retirement Fund and Gabelli Funds LLC. Company insiders that have sold Southwest Gas company stock in the last year include Eric Debonis, Justin L Brown, Karen S Haller, Kenneth J Kenny and Thomas E Chestnut. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southwest Gas.
Which institutional investors are buying Southwest Gas stock?
SWX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Cohen & Steers Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Rhumbline Advisers and Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc.. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Southwest Gas' stock price today?
One share of SWX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $83.51.
How big of a company is Southwest Gas?
Southwest Gas has a market capitalization of $4.13 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.
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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