Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (SWX) Stock Analysis
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Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Gas
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $88.95 — A.R:R is negative (-0.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.9).
Southwest Gas Holdings distributes natural gas to approximately 2.28 million customers in Arizona, Nevada, and California through Southwest Gas Corporation, regulated by the ACC, PUCN, and CPUC respectively. Revenue comes from rate-regulated distribution margins under decoupled... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $88.95 — A.R:R is negative (-0.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.9). Chart setup: RSI 42 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.60, earnings proximity 78d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.
Latest news
- Carl Icahn Sells Potion In Southwest Gas Holdings — benzinga May 15, 2026 negative
- This Southwest Gas Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Tuesday — benzinga May 12, 2026 positive
- Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage On Southwest Gas Hldgs with Overweight Rating, Announces Price Target of $105 — benzinga May 12, 2026 positive
- JP Morgan Upgrades Southwest Gas Hldgs to Overweight, Announces $100 Price Target — benzinga May 7, 2026 positive
- Citigroup Maintains Buy on Southwest Gas Hldgs, Raises Price Target to $106 — benzinga May 6, 2026 positive
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Revenue shrinking — -21.6% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $88.95 — A.R:R is negative (-0.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.9). Chart setup: RSI 42 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $85.05. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $91.87 (+3.3% upside). Prior stop was $85.05. Stop-loss: $85.05.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.9); Consecutive earnings misses (3).
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. trades at a P/E of 26.6 (forward 17.9). TrendMatrix value score: 5.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
12 analysts cover SWX with a consensus score of 4.4/5. Average price target: $100.
What does Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. do?Southwest Gas Holdings distributes natural gas to approximately 2.28 million customers in Arizona, Nevada, and...
Southwest Gas Holdings distributes natural gas to approximately 2.28 million customers in Arizona, Nevada, and California through Southwest Gas Corporation, regulated by the ACC, PUCN, and CPUC respectively. Revenue comes from rate-regulated distribution margins under decoupled rate structures, with Arizona contributing 53% of operating margin in 2025.