NYSE:SWX - Southwest Gas Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Southwest Gas announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.545 per share on Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. View Southwest Gas' Dividend History.

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.16. The utilities provider earned $725.23 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $229.10 million. Southwest Gas had a net margin of 6.26% and a return on equity of 8.11%. Southwest Gas's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.25 earnings per share. View Southwest Gas' Earnings History.

Southwest Gas issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.75-$4.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.01.

4 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Southwest Gas' stock. Their forecasts range from $83.00 to $96.00. On average, they anticipate Southwest Gas' share price to reach $91.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Southwest Gas.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Gas in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Southwest Gas.

Media stories about SWX stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog 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 media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Southwest Gas.

Some companies that are related to Southwest Gas include ONEOK (OKE), Atmos Energy (ATO), UGI (UGI), New Jersey Resources (NJR), National Fuel Gas (NFG), South Jersey Industries (SJI), Northwest Natural (NWN) and Chesapeake Utilities (CPK).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Southwest Gas investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Home Depot (HD), Procter & Gamble (PG), PPL (PPL), Union Pacific (UNP), Walmart (WMT), Alibaba Group (BABA), Honeywell International (HON) and AT&T (T).

Southwest Gas' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (3.20%), Gabelli Funds LLC (2.11%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.02%), FMR LLC (1.60%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.53%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.32%). Company insiders that own Southwest Gas stock include Eric Debonis, John P Hester, Justin L Brown, Karen S Haller, Kenneth J Kenny, Paul M Daily, Robert L Boughner, 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 Alliancebernstein L.P., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Moody Aldrich Partners LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., AQR Capital Management LLC and FMR LLC. 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.

SWX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Franklin Resources Inc., Reaves W H & Co. Inc., Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, UBS Group AG, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can and Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC. Company insiders that have bought Southwest Gas stock in the last two years include Eric Debonis, Justin L Brown, Paul M Daily, Robert L Boughner and Thomas A Thomas. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SWX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $71.69.

Southwest Gas has a market capitalization of $3.92 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.

The official website for Southwest Gas is http://www.swgasholdings.com/.

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.