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Stocks Info
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Gas industry. The current market capitalization of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is $5.25B. A total of 0.61 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 358.71K shares.
In the most recent transaction, ICAHN CARL C sold 1,390,000 shares of SWX for 76.74 per share on Nov 19 ’24. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 9,632,604 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 19 ’24, Icahn Partners LP bought 1,390,000 shares at 76.74 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Stefani Robert J disposed of 10,233 shares on Aug 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $72.56. This resulted in the SVP/Chief Financial Officer holding 33,205 shares of SWX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Stefani Robert J sold 767 shares at $73.14 per share on Aug 26 ’24. Company shares held by the SVP/Chief Financial Officer now total 43,438.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Southwest Gas Holdings Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.39%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.47. SWX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.2% when it declared a $0.62 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/15/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/18/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 3.25%. The SWX stock dividend was $0.62 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SWX has a high of $80.29 and a low of $64.31.
As of this writing, SWX has an earnings estimate of $1.64 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.92 per share and a lower estimate of $1.12.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. SWX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $222.70M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $6.32B in debt and $3.11B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $48.82, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.15B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SWX is Buy with a score of 3.43.
