Southwest Gas (SWX) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Southwest Gas (NYSE: SWX):

• 10/9/2026 – Southwest Gas is now covered by Wolfe Research. They set a “peer perform” rating and a $92.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Southwest Gas had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $106.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/4/2026 – Southwest Gas was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 9/29/2026 – Southwest Gas is now covered by Scotiabank. They set a “sector outperform” rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/26/2026 – Southwest Gas was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 9/14/2026 – Southwest Gas was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b+)” to “buy (b)”.
• 8/31/2026 – Southwest Gas was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b+)”.
• 8/17/2026 – Southwest Gas was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (a-)” to “buy (b)”.

Southwest Gas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th were paid a dividend of $0.6450 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 17th. This represents a $2.58 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Southwest Gas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.68%.

Insider Transactions at Southwest Gas

In other news, SVP Julie Williams sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.81, for a total value of $204,525.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 26,450 shares in the company, valued at $2,163,874.50. This represents a 8.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc (NYSE: SWX) is an energy company whose principal business is the regulated distribution of natural gas through its Southwest Gas Corporation subsidiary. The utility delivers natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial and other customers, providing an essential energy service for heating, cooking and business operations.

Southwest Gas serves customers across portions of Arizona, Nevada and California through an extensive network of pipelines and related infrastructure.