At the time of writing, Southwest Gas Holdings Inc [SWX] stock is trading at $67.11, up 0.30%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The SWX shares have lost -6.69% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.80%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc [NYSE: SWX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 14, 2025, when Jefferies initiated its Hold rating and assigned the stock a price target of $73. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $65 on November 30, 2022. Argus upgraded its rating to a Buy but $100 remained the price target by the analyst firm on June 09, 2022. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on March 30, 2022, and upped its price target to $88. In a note dated January 29, 2021, JP Morgan downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $63.
For the past year, the stock price of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc fluctuated between $64.31 and $80.29. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $89 within the next 12 months. Southwest Gas Holdings Inc [NYSE: SWX] shares were valued at $67.11 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 32.62% based on the average SWX price forecast.
Analyzing the SWX fundamentals
According to Southwest Gas Holdings Inc [NYSE:SWX], the company’s sales were 5.11B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -7.12% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.18% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.44.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 65.67 points at the first support level, and at 64.23 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 69.02, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 70.93.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Southwest Gas Holdings Inc [NYSE:SWX] has a current ratio of 0.79. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.75, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.2. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.94, the price to book ratio is 1.37 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.31.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Stefani Robert J, SVP/Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Mar 28 ’25 when 2000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Stefani Robert J completed a deal on Mar 28 ’25 to buy 2000.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner ICAHN CARL C sold 2.1 million shares on Mar 24 ’25.
