Southwest Gas Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:SWX)

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

Southwest Gas announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 25th. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.545 per share on Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 14th. View Southwest Gas' Dividend History.

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.02. The utilities provider had revenue of $713.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.70 million. Southwest Gas had a return on equity of 8.86% and a net margin of 6.61%. Southwest Gas's revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.44 EPS. View Southwest Gas' Earnings History.

Southwest Gas is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 5th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Southwest Gas.

Southwest Gas updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, 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 $3.94.

4 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Southwest Gas' stock. Their predictions range from $91.00 to $96.00. On average, they anticipate Southwest Gas' stock price to reach $93.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Southwest Gas.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Gas in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Southwest Gas.

Media coverage about SWX stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Southwest Gas earned a news sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Southwest Gas.

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).

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Southwest Gas' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.38%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.35%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.06%), Bowling Portfolio Management LLC (0.04%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.04%) and Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Southwest Gas stock include Eric Debonis, Gregory J Peterson, John P Hester, Justin L Brown, Karen S Haller, Kenneth J Kenny, Paul M Daily, 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 Hennessy Advisors Inc., Private Asset Management Inc., Pacer Advisors Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc. and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Southwest Gas company stock in the last year include Eric Debonis, John P Hester, Kenneth J Kenny and Thomas E Chestnut. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southwest Gas.

SWX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Meeder Asset Management Inc. and First Hawaiian Bank. Company insiders that have bought Southwest Gas stock in the last two years include Eric Debonis, Justin L Brown, Paul M Daily and Thomas A Thomas. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SWX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $89.22.

Southwest Gas has a market capitalization of $4.85 billion and generates $2.88 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $182.28 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.68 on an earnings per share basis. Southwest Gas employs 2,312 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Southwest Gas.

The official website for Southwest Gas is http://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.