Southwest Gas Holdings

Yield per half year: +5.76%
Dividend yield: 3.21%
Sector: Utilities

Company Analysis Southwest Gas Holdings

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1. Summary

Advantages

  • Dividends (3.21%) are higher than the sector average (2.84%).
  • The stock's return over the last year (15.46%) is higher than the sector average (11.13%).

Disadvantages

  • Price (81.03 $) is higher than fair price (34.96 $)
  • Current debt level 42.07% has increased over 5 years from 32.68%.
  • The company's current efficiency (ROE=5.84%) is lower than the sector average (ROE=12.16%)

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2. Share price and performance

2.1. Share price

2.3. Market efficiency

Southwest Gas Holdings Utilities Index
7 days 0.5% -2% -0.7%
90 days 1.1% -1.2% 2.5%
1 year 15.5% 11.1% 16.7%

SWX vs Sector: Southwest Gas Holdings has outperformed the "Utilities" sector by 4.33% over the past year.

SWX vs Market: Southwest Gas Holdings has underperformed the market marginally by -1.27% over the past year.

Stable price: SWX is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "New York Stock Exchange" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.

Long period: SWX with weekly volatility of 0.2973% over the past year.

3. Summary of the report

3.1. General

P/E: 25.44
P/S: 0.9895

3.2. Revenue

EPS 2.76
ROE 5.84%
ROA 1.66%
ROIC 3.78%
Ebitda margin 19.11%

5. Fundamental Analysis

5.1. Stock price and price forecast

The fair price is calculated taking into account the Central Bank refinancing rate and earnings per share (EPS)

Above fair price: The current price (81.03 $) is higher than the fair price (34.96 $).

Price is higher than fair: The current price (81.03 $) is 56.9% higher than the fair price.

5.2. P/E

P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (25.44) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (24.16).

P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (25.44) is lower than that of the market as a whole (55.8).

5.2.1 P/E Similar companies

5.3. P/BV

P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (1.37) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (2.45).

P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (1.37) is lower than that of the market as a whole (17.5).

5.3.1 P/BV Similar companies

5.5. P/S

P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (0.9895) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (2.65).

P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (0.9895) is lower than that of the market as a whole (27.73).

5.5.1 P/S Similar companies

5.5. EV/Ebitda

EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (9.99) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (12.64).

EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (9.99) is lower than that of the market as a whole (32.44).

6. Profitability

6.1. Profitability and revenue

6.2. Earnings per share - EPS

6.3. Past profitability Net Income

Yield Trend: Negative and has fallen by -2.88% over the last 5 years.

Accelerating profitability: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the average return for 5 years (-2.88%).

Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the return for the sector (-8.19%).

6.4. ROE

ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (5.84%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (12.16%).

ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (5.84%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (38.86%).

6.6. ROA

ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (1.66%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (3.31%).

ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (1.66%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (11.32%).

6.6. ROIC

ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (3.78%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (6.86%).

ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (3.78%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (10.23%).

7. Finance

7.1. Assets and debt

Debt level: (42.07%) is quite low in relation to assets.

Increasing debt: over 5 years, the debt has increased from 32.68% to 42.07%.

Excess of debt: The debt is not covered by net income, percentage 2544.25%.

7.2. Profit growth and share price

8. Dividends

8.1. Dividend yield vs Market

High yield: The dividend yield of the company 3.21% is higher than the average for the sector '2.84%.

8.2. Stability and increase in payments

Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 3.21% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=1.

Weak dividend growth: The company's dividend yield 3.21% has been growing weakly or stagnant over the past 5 years. Growth over only 0 years.

8.3. Payout percentage

Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (89.41%) are at a comfortable level.

9. Insider trades

9.1. Insider trading

Insider Buying Exceeds insider sales by 100% over the last 3 months.

9.2. Latest transactions

Transaction date Insider Type Price Volume Quantity
10.09.2025 Sandoval Brian E
Director
Purchase 78.57 1 886 24
05.09.2025 Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.
10% Owner
Sale 19.6 536 299 000 27 362 210
19.11.2024 Icahn Partners LP
Stockholder
Purchase 76.74 106 669 000 1 390 000
02.06.2023 ICAHN CARL C
10% Owner
Purchase 57.99 28 241 487
01.06.2023 ICAHN CARL C
10% Owner
Purchase 57.99 531 478 9 165

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