Positive sentiment towards SWX reflected by a fall of -6.03% in short interest

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 $21,999,980 were sold by Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. on Jul 08 ’25. At $20.75 per share, Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. sold 1,060,240 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 46,185,710 shares worth approximately $3.55 billion following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Stefani Robert J sold 7,000 shares, netting a total of over 525,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $75.00 each, the insider now holds 24,665 shares.

Before that, Stefani Robert J had added 7,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $525,000, the Officer bought Southwest Gas Holdings Inc shares for $75.00 each.

As published in a research note from Jefferies on July 08, 2025, Southwest Gas Holdings Inc [SWX] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $82. Analysts at BofA Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underperform”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of January 14, 2025, Jefferies has initiated its “Hold” rating for SWX.

Analyzing SWX Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Southwest Gas Holdings Inc [NYSE: SWX] plunged -0.04% to $76.97. The stock’s lowest price that day was $76.695, but it reached a high of $78.32 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.57%. Over the course of the year, Southwest Gas Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 6.18%.

Support And Resistance Levels for Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (SWX)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.52 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Southwest Gas Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by 99818.0 shares to 1.66 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.76 million shares. A decline of -6.03% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.87.

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 15.58% from the previous closing price of $77.0. 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 May 13, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $77.

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