Southwest Gas (SWX) Competitors $78.39 +0.86 (+1.11%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.42 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 10/17/2025 06:06 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SWX vs. NFG, UGI, NJR, CPK, NWN, OKE, ATO, SR, OGS, and MDUShould you be buying Southwest Gas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southwest Gas include National Fuel Gas (NFG), UGI (UGI), NewJersey Resources (NJR), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), Northwest Natural Gas (NWN), ONEOK (OKE), Atmos Energy (ATO), Spire (SR), ONE Gas (OGS), and MDU Resources Group (MDU). Southwest Gas vs. Its Competitors National Fuel Gas UGI NewJersey Resources Chesapeake Utilities Northwest Natural Gas ONEOK Atmos Energy Spire ONE Gas MDU Resources Group National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) and Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) are both mid-cap gas utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk. Do analysts rate NFG or SWX? National Fuel Gas currently has a consensus target price of $98.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.36%. Southwest Gas has a consensus target price of $82.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.03%. Given National Fuel Gas' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe National Fuel Gas is more favorable than Southwest Gas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score National Fuel Gas 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Southwest Gas 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NFG or SWX? 74.0% of National Fuel Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Southwest Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of National Fuel Gas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Southwest Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NFG or SWX? Southwest Gas has higher revenue and earnings than National Fuel Gas. Southwest Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Fuel Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNational Fuel Gas$1.94B3.98$77.51M$2.6632.22Southwest Gas$5.11B1.10$198.82M$2.6829.25 Is NFG or SWX more profitable? National Fuel Gas has a net margin of 11.15% compared to Southwest Gas' net margin of 4.06%. National Fuel Gas' return on equity of 20.81% beat Southwest Gas' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets National Fuel Gas11.15% 20.81% 7.03% Southwest Gas 4.06%6.98%2.20% Does the media favor NFG or SWX? In the previous week, National Fuel Gas had 5 more articles in the media than Southwest Gas. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for National Fuel Gas and 5 mentions for Southwest Gas. National Fuel Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Southwest Gas' score of 0.83 indicating that National Fuel Gas is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment National Fuel Gas 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Southwest Gas 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NFG or SWX a better dividend stock? National Fuel Gas pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Southwest Gas pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. National Fuel Gas pays out 80.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Southwest Gas pays out 92.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. National Fuel Gas has increased its dividend for 55 consecutive years. Which has more risk & volatility, NFG or SWX? National Fuel Gas has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southwest Gas has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNational Fuel Gas beats Southwest Gas on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Southwest Gas News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SWX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SWX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouthwest GasUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.64B$11.01B$17.22B$21.84BDividend Yield3.16%3.55%4.59%3.62%P/E Ratio29.2513.4758.1632.43Price / Sales1.102.4832.5160.32Price / Cash8.449.9219.3324.21Price / Book1.531.652.294.59Net Income$198.82M$565.00M$748.50M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.08%1.92%1.35%1.31%1 Month Performance-0.79%5.00%8.88%-1.47%1 Year Performance5.20%10.26%55.06%9.54% Southwest Gas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SWXSouthwest Gas4.1892 of 5 stars$78.39+1.1%$82.33+5.0%+4.6%$5.64B$5.11B29.252,435NFGNational Fuel Gas4.6559 of 5 stars$84.83+0.1%$98.00+15.5%+37.3%$7.66B$1.94B31.892,311News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastUGIUGI3.1449 of 5 stars$31.74-0.1%$31.33-1.3%+30.3%$6.83B$7.21B16.714,850NJRNewJersey Resources3.474 of 5 stars$45.17-1.2%$51.43+13.9%-0.7%$4.59B$1.80B11.041,372CPKChesapeake Utilities4.0649 of 5 stars$134.81-2.0%$124.50-7.6%+9.5%$3.24B$787.20M24.031,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNWNNorthwest Natural Gas3.8798 of 5 stars$43.87-1.7%$48.00+9.4%+13.3%$1.80B$1.15B17.341,452Insider TradeOKEONEOK4.7483 of 5 stars$69.60+0.7%$98.69+41.8%-29.4%$43.51B$21.70B13.575,177Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementATOAtmos Energy4.3627 of 5 stars$175.58-0.5%$164.70-6.2%+22.7%$28.33B$4.17B24.125,260News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSRSpire3.5246 of 5 stars$82.81+0.6%$81.36-1.7%+34.0%$4.86B$2.59B17.893,475OGSONE Gas3.1179 of 5 stars$79.73-0.9%$78.06-2.1%+10.1%$4.83B$2.08B19.033,900Positive NewsMDUMDU Resources Group4.1304 of 5 stars$18.91+0.8%$18.67-1.3%-34.2%$3.83B$1.76B17.8411,000News CoverageAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies National Fuel Gas Alternatives UGI Alternatives NewJersey Resources Alternatives Chesapeake Utilities Alternatives Northwest Natural Gas Alternatives ONEOK Alternatives Atmos Energy Alternatives Spire Alternatives ONE Gas Alternatives MDU Resources Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SWX) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House DoorsWhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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