Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Southwest Gas (SWX)

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

• 5/11/2026 – Southwest Gas is now covered by Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “overweight” rating and a $105.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/11/2026 – Southwest Gas was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Company to “strong-buy”.
• 5/9/2026 – Southwest Gas was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 5/7/2026 – Southwest Gas was given a new $100.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 5/7/2026 – Southwest Gas was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Southwest Gas was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b+)” to “buy (a-)”.
• 5/6/2026 – Southwest Gas had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $99.00 to $106.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/18/2026 – Southwest Gas was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.

Southwest Gas Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a $0.645 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. This is an increase from Southwest Gas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. Southwest Gas’s payout ratio is currently 35.94%.

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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.

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