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Southwest Gas (SWX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$77.11 +0.58 (+0.76%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$76.10 -1.01 (-1.32%)
As of 07/11/2025 05:34 PM Eastern
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About Southwest Gas Stock (NYSE:SWX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$75.86
$77.38
50-Day Range
$67.89
$77.11
52-Week Range
$64.31
$80.29
Volume
520,743 shs
Average Volume
383,230 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.54 billion
P/E Ratio
24.79
Dividend Yield
3.22%
Price Target
$77.25
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Southwest Gas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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59th Percentile Overall Score

SWX MarketRank™: 

Southwest Gas scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 62nd out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Southwest Gas has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Southwest Gas has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Southwest Gas' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Southwest Gas are expected to grow by 21.78% in the coming year, from $3.03 to $3.69 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Southwest Gas is 24.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Southwest Gas is 24.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.00.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Southwest Gas has a PEG Ratio of 1.95. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Southwest Gas has a P/B Ratio of 1.50. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Southwest Gas' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.07% of the float of Southwest Gas has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Southwest Gas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Southwest Gas has recently increased by 32.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Southwest Gas pays a meaningful dividend of 3.24%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Southwest Gas does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Southwest Gas is 79.74%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Southwest Gas will have a dividend payout ratio of 67.21% next year. This indicates that Southwest Gas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Southwest Gas' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.07% of the float of Southwest Gas has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Southwest Gas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Southwest Gas has recently increased by 32.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Southwest Gas has a news sentiment score of 0.60. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Southwest Gas this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for SWX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Southwest Gas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Southwest Gas insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.39% of the stock of Southwest Gas is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    92.77% of the stock of Southwest Gas is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Southwest Gas' insider trading history.
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SWX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Southwest Gas' stock was trading at $70.71 at the start of the year. Since then, SWX stock has increased by 9.1% and is now trading at $77.11.

Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 12th. The utilities provider reported $1.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.04. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 18.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Southwest Gas subsidiaries include and Utility Financial Corp., Canyon Pipeline Construction Inc., Canyon Special Projects LLC, Canyon Traffic Control LLC, Carson Water Company, Centuri Canada Division Inc., Centuri Group Inc., and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Southwest Gas include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.36%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.20%), Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC (0.01%) and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Paul M Daily, Robert J Stefani and Justin L Brown.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of SWX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Southwest Gas investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Chevron (CVX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/12/2025
Record date for 6/2 Dividend
5/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend
5/15/2025
Dividend Payable
6/02/2025
Today
7/11/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/05/2025
Record date for 9/2 Dividend
8/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend
8/15/2025
Dividend Payable
9/02/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - GAS DISTR
Sub-Industry
Gas Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:SWX
CIK
1692115
Employees
2,435
Year Founded
1931

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$82.00
Low Price Target
$74.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.11
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.79
Forward P/E Ratio
25.45
P/E Growth
1.95
Net Income
$198.82 million
Net Margins
4.66%
Pretax Margin
5.67%
Return on Equity
6.76%
Return on Assets
2.08%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.15
Current Ratio
0.79
Quick Ratio
0.79

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.11 billion
Price / Sales
1.08
Cash Flow
$9.36 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.24
Book Value
$51.31 per share
Price / Book
1.50

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
71,910,000
Free Float
71,633,000
Market Cap
$5.54 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.48

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This page (NYSE:SWX) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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