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 declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share on Tuesday, September 4th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 14th. View Southwest Gas' Dividend History.

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.03. The utilities provider had revenue of $754.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $524.56 million. Southwest Gas had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 7.69%. Southwest Gas's revenue for the quarter was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.45 earnings per share. 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 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Southwest Gas' shares. Their predictions range from $69.00 to $89.00. On average, they anticipate Southwest Gas' stock price to reach $76.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.7%. View Analyst Ratings for Southwest Gas.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Gas in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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).

Media coverage about SWX stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. Accern ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Southwest Gas earned a news impact score of 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the utilities provider an impact score of 45.88 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

Southwest Gas' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include First National Bank of Omaha (0.12%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.11%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.05%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Southwest Gas stock include Eric Debonis, Gregory J Peterson, 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 Bank of Montreal Can, First National Bank of Omaha and Boston Advisors LLC. 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 Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. 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 $78.08.

Southwest Gas has a market capitalization of $3.75 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.