Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX – Get Free Report) and EverGen Infrastructure (OTCMKTS:EVGIF – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.8% of Southwest Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Southwest Gas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Southwest Gas and EverGen Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Southwest Gas | 31.85% | 6.91% | 2.64% |
| EverGen Infrastructure | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Southwest Gas | $1.94 billion | 3.33 | $439.83 million | $7.66 | 11.64 |
| EverGen Infrastructure | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Southwest Gas has higher revenue and earnings than EverGen Infrastructure.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Southwest Gas and EverGen Infrastructure, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Southwest Gas | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.88 |
| EverGen Infrastructure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Southwest Gas currently has a consensus price target of $98.29, indicating a potential upside of 10.20%. Given Southwest Gas’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Southwest Gas is more favorable than EverGen Infrastructure.
Summary
Southwest Gas beats EverGen Infrastructure on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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