NYSE:SWXSouthwest Gas Stock Price, Forecast & News

Southwest Gas' stock was trading at $61.93 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SWX stock has increased by 11.4% and is now trading at $68.99. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Gas in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Southwest Gas.

Southwest Gas is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Southwest Gas.

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The utilities provider reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.22. The utilities provider had revenue of $836.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $538.75 million. Southwest Gas had a net margin of 6.14% and a return on equity of 8.37%. Southwest Gas's revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.77 earnings per share. View Southwest Gas' earnings history.

Southwest Gas declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 8th. Investors of record on Monday, August 17th will be given 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 3.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. View Southwest Gas' dividend history.

Southwest Gas updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 7th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.75-4.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.87.

5 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Southwest Gas' stock. Their forecasts range from $72.00 to $87.00. On average, they expect Southwest Gas' stock price to reach $78.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Southwest Gas.

Media coverage about SWX stock has trended neutral recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Southwest Gas earned a news impact score of 0.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Southwest Gas.

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

Southwest Gas' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.34%), Reinhart Partners Inc. (0.33%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.06%), Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%) and 6 Meridian (0.01%). 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.

SWX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including 6 Meridian, and Mount Yale Investment 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.

SWX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Reinhart Partners Inc., Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. 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.

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One share of SWX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $68.99.

Southwest Gas has a market capitalization of $3.80 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.

The official website for Southwest Gas is 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.