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Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. SWX
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (SWX) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.71% (safety: moderate).
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Mizuho | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-12 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (init) |
| 2026-05-07 | JP Morgan | Overweight (up) |
| 2026-05-06 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-01-15 | Citigroup | Buy (up) |
| 2025-10-29 | Mizuho | Outperform (init) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.025 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.098 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.045 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.612 |
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| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWX | Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | 5/9 | 1.43 | 15 | -1% |
| OKE | ONEOK INC /NEW/ | 6/9 | 1.05 | 16.6 | +55% |
| CTRI | Centuri Holdings, Inc. | 6/9 | 1.73 | 138.1 | +13.1% |
| CPK | CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP | 5/9 | 1.16 | 21.5 | +18.1% |
| RGCO | RGC RESOURCES INC | 6/9 | 1.06 | 18.5 | +12.6% |
| NEXT | NextDecade Corp | 1/9 | -0.41 | — | — |
| NPPXF | NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP | 6/9 | 2.95 | — | -1.3% |
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About Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, Southwest Gas Corporation, purchases, distributes, and transports natural gas for residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Arizona, Nevada, and California in the United States. The company offers tariff sales and transportation services. It also operates a pipeline transmission system, including an LNG storage facility. As of December 31, 2025, the company served approximately 2,281,000 customers with 1,224,000 in Arizona, 849,000 in Nevada, and 208,000 in California. Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
FAQ
Is SWX financially healthy?
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does SWX pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 2.71% with a 40.6% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is SWX?
In FY2025, Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. had a return on equity of 11.1%.
Is SWX overvalued or undervalued?
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. trades at about 15.2× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.6×–36.5×, median 27.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SWX?
The average Wall-Street price target for Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. is $99.25, about 7.7% above the recent price, from 8 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is SWX a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 15.0×, a dividend yield of 2.71%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.