Southwest Gas (SWX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. is a regulated energy company that provides natural gas distribution services through its subsidiary, Southwest Gas Corporation. The utility delivers natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers, primarily in Arizona, Nevada and portions of California, serving communities across the desert Southwest.

The company’s utility operations include the acquisition, transportation and distribution of natural gas through a network of pipelines and related infrastructure. Southwest Gas also supports customer services such as new connections, system maintenance, energy-use assistance and safety programs.

Southwest Gas traces its history to 1931, when it began serving customers in the southwestern United States. In addition to its regulated utility business, the company has been associated with Centuri Group, a provider of utility infrastructure services, including the construction, maintenance and replacement of natural gas and electric networks for utilities and other infrastructure owners.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $86.81 to $88.86
• 50-Day Range: $86.93 to $93.05
• 52-Week Range: $76.74 to $94.46
• Volume: 585,897 shs
• Average Volume: 402,744 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.35
• Dividend Yield: 2.97%
• Price Target: $103.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Southwest Gas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Southwest Gas scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Southwest Gas has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Southwest Gas has a consensus price target of $103.20, representing about 18.7% upside from its current price of $86.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Southwest Gas has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Southwest Gas are expected to grow by 15.76% in the coming year, from $4.25 to $4.92 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Southwest Gas is 11.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Southwest Gas is 11.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Southwest Gas has a PEG Ratio of 2.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Southwest Gas has a P/B Ratio of 1.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.67% of the float of Southwest Gas has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Southwest Gas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.15.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Southwest Gas has recently decreased by 16.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Southwest Gas pays a meaningful dividend of 2.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Southwest Gas does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Southwest Gas is 33.68%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Southwest Gas will have a dividend payout ratio of 52.44% next year. This indicates that Southwest Gas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.70

News Sentiment

Southwest Gas has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Southwest Gas this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Southwest Gas insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.63% of the stock of Southwest Gas is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.77% of the stock of Southwest Gas is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Today: 9/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SWX
• CIK: 1692115
• Web: www.swgasholdings.com
• Phone: (702) 876-7237
• Fax: 702-876-7037
• Employees: 2,453
• Year Founded: 1931

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Southwest Gas: $103.20
• High Price Target: $107.00
• Low Price Target: $100.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.66
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.45
• P/E Growth: 2.09
• Net Income: $439.83 million
• Net Margins: 31.85%
• Pretax Margin: 21.22%
• Return on Equity: 6.79%
• Return on Assets: 2.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.83
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.25
• Cash Flow: $8.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.67
• Book Value: $54.88 per share
• Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 72,450,000
• Free Float: 71,990,000
• Market Cap: $6.30 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.57