Southwest Gas (SWX) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) is expected to release its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, August 5th. Analysts expect Southwest Gas to announce earnings of $0.47 per share and revenue of $416.2040 million for the quarter. Southwest Gas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.170-4.320 EPS. Interested persons may visit the the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.88 by $0.03. Southwest Gas had a net margin of 19.95% and a return on equity of 6.95%. The firm had revenue of $585.12 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $695.52 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.58 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 21.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Southwest Gas to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Southwest Gas Trading Up 0.9%

NYSE SWX opened at $92.80 on Wednesday. Southwest Gas has a 12 month low of $75.75 and a 12 month high of $94.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The company has a market capitalization of $6.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.58. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $89.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.11.

Southwest Gas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a $0.645 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 17th. This represents a $2.58 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Southwest Gas’s payout ratio is presently 37.39%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in Southwest Gas in the second quarter worth about $428,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Southwest Gas by 38.7% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,273 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $422,000 after acquiring an additional 1,472 shares during the period. Oxford Asset Management LLP bought a new position in shares of Southwest Gas during the second quarter valued at approximately $379,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Southwest Gas by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 4,526 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $362,000 after purchasing an additional 388 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jain Global LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Southwest Gas during the 4th quarter worth approximately $358,000. 92.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on SWX. UBS Group set a $100.00 target price on shares of Southwest Gas in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on Southwest Gas in a research note on Monday, May 11th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $105.00 price target for the company. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Southwest Gas from $99.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Southwest Gas from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Southwest Gas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, July 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $97.29.

Southwest Gas Company Profile

Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE: SWX) is a publicly traded natural gas utility that provides regulated gas distribution services to residential, commercial, industrial and electric generation customers. The company’s core activities include the transportation, distribution and sale of natural gas through an extensive network of pipelines, service lines and metering facilities. Southwest Gas also offers related services such as system maintenance, pipeline safety inspections, emergency response and line extensions to support customer growth and ensure reliable gas delivery.

Founded in 1931 in southern Nevada, Southwest Gas has grown through strategic acquisitions and organic expansion to become one of the nation’s larger natural gas utilities by customer count.