Southwest Gas Stock Forecast, Price & News

Southwest Gas' stock was trading at $61.93 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SWX shares have increased by 6.9% and is now trading at $66.19.
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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."
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Southwest Gas is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020.
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Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SWX) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the 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%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.41 earnings per share.
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Southwest Gas declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 16th will be given a dividend of $0.57 per share on Tuesday, December 1st. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.44%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th.
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Southwest Gas issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 6th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.75-4.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.91.

6 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Southwest Gas' stock. Their forecasts range from $63.00 to $87.00. On average, they expect Southwest Gas' share price to reach $75.17 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.6% from the stock's current price.
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Southwest Gas saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 645,100 shares, an increase of 27.4% from the September 30th total of 506,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 287,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days.
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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Reinhart Partners Inc. (0.36%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.27%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.21%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.13%), State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D (0.07%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.05%). 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.
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SWX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Retirement Systems of Alabama, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Hennessy Advisors Inc., New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., LSV Asset Management, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., and First Hawaiian Bank. Company insiders that have sold Southwest Gas company stock in the last year include Eric Debonis, and Kenneth J Kenny.
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SWX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Reinhart Partners Inc., Pacer Advisors Inc., Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Ziegler Capital Management LLC, Tributary Capital Management LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, CWM LLC, and NEXT Financial Group 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.
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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 $66.19.

Southwest Gas has a market capitalization of $3.70 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 or via email at [email protected]