EverGen Infrastructure (OTCMKTS:EVGIF) and Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) Head-To-Head Review

EverGen Infrastructure (OTCMKTS:EVGIF) and Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for EverGen Infrastructure and Southwest Gas, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EverGen Infrastructure	0	0	0	0	0.00
Southwest Gas	0	1	7	0	2.88

Southwest Gas has a consensus target price of $98.29, indicating a potential upside of 10.46%. Given Southwest Gas’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Southwest Gas is more favorable than EverGen Infrastructure.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.8% of Southwest Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Southwest Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares EverGen Infrastructure and Southwest Gas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EverGen Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Gas	31.85%	6.91%	2.64%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares EverGen Infrastructure and Southwest Gas”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EverGen Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Gas	$1.94 billion	3.32	$439.83 million	$7.66	11.62

Southwest Gas has higher revenue and earnings than EverGen Infrastructure.

Summary

Southwest Gas beats EverGen Infrastructure on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EverGen Infrastructure

EverGen Infrastructure Corp. acquires, develops, builds, owns, and operates a portfolio of renewable natural gas (RNG), waste to energy, and related infrastructure projects in Canada and North America. It operates through RNG production; and Organic Waste and Composting segments. The company operates the Fraser Valley Biogas project, an anaerobic digestion facility that utilizes local agriculture and commercial food processing waste to generate renewable natural gas and renewable fertilizer; and Sea to Sky Soils project, which processes organics to produce stable compost. It also operates the Pacific Coast Renewables, GrowTEC, and Radius projects. In addition, the company sells RNG, electricity, and organic compost and soil. EverGen Infrastructure Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Southwest Gas

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, distributes and transports natural gas in Arizona, Nevada, and California. The company operates through Natural Gas Distribution, Utility Infrastructure Services, and Pipeline and Storage segments. It also provides trenching, installation, and replacement of underground pipes, as well as maintenance services for energy distribution systems. As of December 31, 2023, it had 2,226,000 residential, commercial, industrial, and other natural gas customers. Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1931 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.