NYSE:SWX Southwest Gas Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Southwest Gas Holdings Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $60.08 -2.18 (-3.50 %) (As of 09/23/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$59.82Now: $60.08▼$62.3750-Day Range$61.55MA: $65.65▼$74.1552-Week Range$45.68Now: $60.08▼$92.09Volume287,198 shsAverage Volume411,995 shsMarket Capitalization$3.36 billionP/E Ratio15.98Dividend Yield3.66%Beta0.19 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media 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. The company also provides trenching and installation, replacement, and maintenance services for energy distribution systems; industrial construction solutions; and electrical distribution and transmission utility infrastructure services in the Gulf Coast and Mid-Atlantic region. 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.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingSouthwest Gas has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $75.17, Southwest Gas has a forecasted upside of 25.1% from its current price of $60.08.Amount of Analyst CoverageSouthwest Gas has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.0 Community Rank Outperform VotesSouthwest Gas has received 268 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesSouthwest Gas has received 403 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentSouthwest Gas has received 60.06% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Southwest Gas and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe SWX will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe SWX will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldSouthwest Gas pays a meaningful dividend of 3.66%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthSouthwest Gas has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Southwest Gas is 57.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Southwest Gas will have a dividend payout ratio of 53.77% next year. This indicates that Southwest Gas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Southwest Gas insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $29,336.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.75% of the stock of Southwest Gas is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions85.22% of the stock of Southwest Gas is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Southwest Gas are expected to grow by 10.13% in the coming year, from $3.85 to $4.24 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Southwest Gas is 15.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.54.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Southwest Gas is 15.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 19.57.Price to Earnings Growth RatioSouthwest Gas has a PEG Ratio of 3.24. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSouthwest Gas has a P/B Ratio of 1.31. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.2Community Rank: 2.0Dividend Strength: 4.2Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™3.04 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Gas transmission & distribution Sub-IndustryGas Utilities SectorUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:SWX Previous Symbol CUSIP84489510 CIK92416 Webwww.swgasholdings.com Phone702-876-7237Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.01 Current Ratio0.94 Quick Ratio0.94Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio15.98 Forward P/E Ratio15.61 P/E Growth3.24 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.12 billion Price / Sales1.08 Cash Flow$9.10 per share Price / Cash Flow6.60 Book Value$45.87 per share Price / Book1.31Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.94 Net Income$213.94 million Net Margins6.55% Return on Equity8.84% Return on Assets2.74%Miscellaneous Employees2,295 Outstanding Shares55,915,000Market Cap$3.36 billion Next Earnings Date11/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $60.08 -2.18 (-3.50 %) (As of 09/23/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive SWX News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SWX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) Frequently Asked Questions How has Southwest Gas' stock price been impacted by COVID-19? Southwest Gas' stock was trading at $61.93 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SWX stock has decreased by 3.0% and is now trading at $60.08. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Southwest Gas? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Gas in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Southwest Gas. When is Southwest Gas' next earnings date? Southwest Gas is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Southwest Gas. How were Southwest Gas' earnings last quarter? Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.28. The utilities provider earned $757.25 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $271.93 million. Southwest Gas had a net margin of 6.55% and a return on equity of 8.84%. Southwest Gas's revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.41 earnings per share. View Southwest Gas' earnings history. How often does Southwest Gas pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Southwest Gas? Southwest Gas declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.57 per share on Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. View Southwest Gas' dividend history. What guidance has Southwest Gas issued on next quarter's earnings? Southwest Gas issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, 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 $3.91. What price target have analysts set for SWX? 6 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Southwest Gas' stock. Their forecasts range from $63.00 to $87.00. On average, they anticipate Southwest Gas' share price to reach $75.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Southwest Gas. Are investors shorting Southwest Gas? Southwest Gas saw a decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 403,300 shares, a decrease of 46.8% from the August 15th total of 757,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 320,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.3 days. View Southwest Gas' Short Interest. Who are some of Southwest Gas' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Southwest Gas include Atmos Energy (ATO), ONEOK (OKE), UGI (UGI), National Fuel Gas (NFG), New Jersey Resources (NJR), South Jersey Industries (SJI), Northwest Natural (NWN) and Chesapeake Utilities (CPK). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Southwest Gas own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Southwest Gas investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Honeywell International (HON), Procter & Gamble (PG), Verizon Communications (VZ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Home Depot (HD), AT&T (T), Raytheon Technologies (RTX), Walmart (WMT) and Pfizer (PFE). Who are Southwest Gas' key executives? Southwest Gas' management team includes the following 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) What is Southwest Gas' stock symbol? Southwest Gas trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SWX." Who are Southwest Gas' major shareholders? Southwest Gas' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.18%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (3.40%), Gabelli Funds LLC (2.03%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.72%), Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (1.23%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.06%). Company insiders that own Southwest Gas stock include Eric Debonis, Jane Lewis-Raymond, John P Hester, Justin L Brown, Kenneth J Kenny, Paul M Daily, Robert L Boughner 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 Victory Capital Management Inc., FMR LLC, Macquarie Group Ltd., AQR Capital Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Reaves W H & Co. Inc., and ProShare Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Southwest Gas company stock in the last year include Eric Debonis, and Kenneth J Kenny. View insider buying and selling activity for Southwest Gas. Which major investors are buying Southwest Gas stock? SWX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Reinhart Partners Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Two Sigma Advisers LP, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., and Barclays PLC. Company insiders that have bought Southwest Gas stock in the last two years include Eric Debonis, Jane Lewis-Raymond, John P Hester, Justin L Brown, Paul M Daily, and Robert L Boughner. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $60.08. How big of a company is Southwest Gas? Southwest Gas has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion and generates $3.12 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $213.94 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.94 on an earnings per share basis. Southwest Gas employs 2,295 workers across the globe. What is Southwest Gas' official website? The official website for Southwest Gas is www.swgasholdings.com. 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 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 9/24/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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