The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Southwest Gas Holdings Inc shares valued at $1,886 were purchased by Sandoval Brian E on Sep 10 ’25. At $78.57 per share, Sandoval Brian E acquired 24 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 1,562 shares worth approximately $0.12 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. sold 27,362,210 shares, netting a total of over 536,299,316 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $19.60 each, the insider now holds 0 shares.
Before that, Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. had sold 18,823,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $367,058,250, the 10% Owner traded Southwest Gas Holdings Inc shares for $19.50 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 18,823,500 shares, worth approximately $2.16 billion.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on August 29, 2025, Southwest Gas Holdings Inc [SWX] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $84. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of May 23, 2025, BofA Securities has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” for SWX. Earlier on January 14, 2025, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for SWX stock.
Analyzing SWX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Southwest Gas Holdings Inc [NYSE: SWX] rose 0.82% to $79.11. The stock’s lowest price that day was $78.52, but it reached a high of $79.855 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.44%. Over the course of the year, Southwest Gas Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 9.46%.
Is Southwest Gas Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.19 million shares to 1.24 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 1.43 million shares. A decline of -15.54% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.31 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.31.
Which companies own the most shares of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (SWX)?
In terms of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 89 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.42% from the previous closing price of $78.47. Analysts anticipate Southwest Gas Holdings Inc stock to reach 100 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 78. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Southwest Gas Holdings Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On December 13, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “an Underperform” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $73.
